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Established
1982 (41 years old)

First Recorded Event
2012-03-17

Current Season
2023

API Football ID
5

Sport

Baseball

Location
South Korea

Gender
Male

Alternate Names

TV Rights
US - Naver TV [2021]

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Upcoming Events

01 Apr 23	Doosan Bears	-	Lotte Giants	Jamsil Baseball Stad @ 12:00pm
01 Apr 23	SSG Landers	-	Kia Tigers	Incheon SSG Landers @ 12:00pm
01 Apr 23	Kiwoom Heroes	-	Hanwha Eagles	Gocheok Sky Dome @ 12:00pm
01 Apr 23	Samsung Lions	-	NC Dinos	Daegu Samsung Lions @ 12:00pm
01 Apr 23	KT Wiz	-	LG Twins	Suwon Baseball Stadi @ 12:00pm
02 Apr 23	Doosan Bears	-	Lotte Giants	Jamsil Baseball Stad @ 12:00pm
02 Apr 23	Kiwoom Heroes	-	Hanwha Eagles	Gocheok Sky Dome @ 12:00pm
02 Apr 23	KT Wiz	-	LG Twins	Suwon Baseball Stadi @ 12:00pm
02 Apr 23	Samsung Lions	-	NC Dinos	Daegu Samsung Lions @ 12:00pm
02 Apr 23	SSG Landers	-	Kia Tigers	Incheon SSG Landers @ 12:00pm
Latest Results
08 Nov 22	SSG Landers	4 - 3	Kiwoom Heroes	Incheon SSG Landers
07 Nov 22	SSG Landers	5 - 4	Kiwoom Heroes	Incheon SSG Landers
05 Nov 22	Kiwoom Heroes	6 - 3	SSG Landers	Gocheok Sky Dome
04 Nov 22	Kiwoom Heroes	2 - 8	SSG Landers	Gocheok Sky Dome
02 Nov 22	SSG Landers	6 - 1	Kiwoom Heroes	Incheon SSG Landers
01 Nov 22	SSG Landers	6 - 7	Kiwoom Heroes	Incheon SSG Landers
28 Oct 22	Kiwoom Heroes	4 - 1	LG Twins	Gocheok Sky Dome
27 Oct 22	Kiwoom Heroes	6 - 4	LG Twins	Gocheok Sky Dome
25 Oct 22	LG Twins	6 - 7	Kiwoom Heroes	Jamsil Baseball Stad
24 Oct 22	LG Twins	6 - 3	Kiwoom Heroes	Jamsil Baseball Stad

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The KBO League (Korean: KBO 리그), officially as Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League for sponsorship, is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982, and has expanded to ten franchises. The KBO League is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers are the most successful team, having won 11 out of the 38 championships.

In comparison with American Major League Baseball, ESPN reports that the KBO level of play "appears to be somewhere between Double-A and Triple-A, on average, though the best players are more likely to be MLB-quality than your typical Double-A league." Historically, the KBO is known for its vocal and exuberant fan base, as well as the widespread practice of bat flips (ppa-dun (Korean: 빠던), a portmanteau of the "first syllables of the words for 'bat' and 'throw'") by hitters after stroking what they think will be a home run. In the KBO, the bat flipping tradition dates back to the 1990s.

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