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Traditionally, South Korean professional baseball games have a maximum number of extra innings before a game is declared an official tie. The KBO abolished this limit for the 2008 season, but it was reinstated in 2009, with a 12-inning limit imposed during the regular season, [ 5 ] and a 15-inning limit for playoff games.
Baseball is believed to have been introduced to Korea in 1905 by American missionaries during the Korean Empire, after which it gradually attained prominence. [1] [2] After the division of the Korean Peninsula into North Korea and South Korea in 1945 and the further destabilisation of the Korean War from 1950–53, baseball has become one of the most popular sports in South Korea.
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The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; Korean: 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League ( KBO 리그 ) and KBO Futures League ( KBO 퓨처스리그 ( farm league ) since 1982.
The following is the current leaderboard for career stolen bases in KBO League Korean baseball. The first KBO Stolen Base King was Kim Il-kwon, who stole 363 bases in a career that spanned from 1982 to 1991. His record was broken in 1997 by Lee Sun-cheol, who held the record for four years at 371 career steals, until Jeon Jun-ho surpassed him ...
The following is the current leaderboard for career home runs in KBO League Korean baseball. Lee Seung-yeop is the player with most home runs in KBO history, with 467. Lee Man-soo was the KBO's first Home Run King, retiring in 1997 with 252 career home runs.
The following is the current leaderboard for career wins in KBO League Korean baseball. Players with 100 or more wins. Stats updated at the end of the 2024 season. [1]
The following is the current leaderboard for career hits in KBO League Korean baseball. Players with 2,000 or more hits. Bold: denotes active player. [a]