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The KBO League (Korean: KBO 리그) is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea, contested by ten teams. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. [2] The Kia Tigers are the most successful team, having won 12 of the 43 championships.
From 1982 to 1988, the regular season was divided into two — a spring season and a fall season — with a first-half pennant winner and a latter-half pennant winner. In 1999–2000, the KBO had two divisions of four teams each — the Dream League and the Magic League. From 1989 to 1998, and from 2001 onward, the KBO featured a single division.
It has been held since the KBO League's first season in 1982 and is the final series of the post-season play-offs. From 2005 to 2013, the winner of the Korean Series went on to play in the Asia Series. The teams finishing in fourth and fifth place in the regular season face each other in the wild card game, which was added to the KBO League ...
The cycle itself is rare in KBO, occurring 31 times since Oh Dae-seok 's first cycle in 1982, the first season of KBO League. In terms of frequency within the KBO league, it is a record that is more frequent than no-hitter (19 times in KBO history). Of the 10 current KBO League teams, only the SSG Landers have never had at least one player hit ...
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 2025 KBO League season, officially known as the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League (Korean: 2025 신한 SOL Bank KBO 리그) for sponsorship reasons, is an upcoming professional baseball season based in South Korea; the 44th in the history of the KBO League.
(In the KBO's first year, 1982, the award was given exclusively for defensive prowess, similar to the MLB Gold Glove Award). [citation needed] All outfielders are grouped for three outfielder awards and designated hitters have been included since 1984. League leaders in major offensive and pitching categories earn automatic nominations for the ...
Toggle the table of contents. List of KBO career win leaders ... The following is the current leaderboard for career wins in KBO League Korean ... List of Major ...