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The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) of South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
 is the country's professional baseball
Professional baseball

Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....
 league. KBO was originally founded with six teams in 1982 and currently has eight teams. The teams are generally named after the companies or business conglomerates which own them.

first game was played on March 27, 1982 between Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions

Samsung Lions is a South Korea professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization....
 and the MBC Blue Dragons (now the LG Twins
LG Twins

The LG Twins are a South Korean baseball team based in Seoul. The team was known as the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Blue Dragons until 1989, when they were taken over by the LG Group....
) in Dongdaemun Stadium
Dongdaemun Stadium

Dongdaemun Stadium, was in Seoul, South Korea, included a multi-purpose athletics stadium, a Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium, and other sports facilities....
, Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
. Then-president Chun Doo-hwan
Chun Doo-hwan

Chun Doo-hwan was former ROK Army general and the President of South Korea of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. Chun was sentenced to death in 1996 for authorizing the Gwangju massacre, but later pardoned by President Kim Young-sam on the advice of then President-elect Kim Dae-jung, whom Chun himself had sentenced to death some 20 years earlier...
 threw the first pitch .

The inaugural teams were:



In 1985, the Sammi Superstars became known as the Cheongbo Pintos.






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The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) of South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
 is the country's professional baseball
Professional baseball

Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....
 league. KBO was originally founded with six teams in 1982 and currently has eight teams. The teams are generally named after the companies or business conglomerates which own them.

History

The first game was played on March 27, 1982 between Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions

Samsung Lions is a South Korea professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization....
 and the MBC Blue Dragons (now the LG Twins
LG Twins

The LG Twins are a South Korean baseball team based in Seoul. The team was known as the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Blue Dragons until 1989, when they were taken over by the LG Group....
) in Dongdaemun Stadium
Dongdaemun Stadium

Dongdaemun Stadium, was in Seoul, South Korea, included a multi-purpose athletics stadium, a Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium, and other sports facilities....
, Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
. Then-president Chun Doo-hwan
Chun Doo-hwan

Chun Doo-hwan was former ROK Army general and the President of South Korea of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. Chun was sentenced to death in 1996 for authorizing the Gwangju massacre, but later pardoned by President Kim Young-sam on the advice of then President-elect Kim Dae-jung, whom Chun himself had sentenced to death some 20 years earlier...
 threw the first pitch .

The inaugural teams were:

  • Samsung Lions
    Samsung Lions

    Samsung Lions is a South Korea professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization....
    , based in Daegu
    Daegu

    Daegu , also spelled Taegu , officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon....
    .
  • Haitai Tigers, based in Gwangju
    Gwangju

    Gwangju Metropolitan City is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated Special cities of Korea under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister....
    .
  • Lotte Giants
    Lotte Giants

    The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team in Busan, Korea. They are one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league....
    , based in Busan
    Busan

    Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan is the largest seaport city in South Korea. Busan has a population of 3.65 million and is South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul....
    .
  • MBC Cheongryong (Blue Dragons), based in Seoul
    Seoul

    Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
    .
  • OB Bears, based in Daejeon
    Daejeon

    Daejeon is the capital city of Chungcheongnamdo Province, located in the center of South Korea. It is the fifth largest city in South Korea, with a population of 1,442,856 at the end of 2005....
    .
  • Sammi Superstars, based in Incheon
    Incheon

    Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
    .


In 1985, the Sammi Superstars became known as the Cheongbo Pintos. The next year, 1986, saw some major changes, with the OB Bears moving from Daejeon
Daejeon

Daejeon is the capital city of Chungcheongnamdo Province, located in the center of South Korea. It is the fifth largest city in South Korea, with a population of 1,442,856 at the end of 2005....
 to share the Jamsil Baseball Stadium
Jamsil Baseball Stadium

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The stadium holds 30,265 people and was built in 1982....
 with MBC Cheongryong in Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
. A new team, the Binggeurae Eagles, joined to replace OB in Daejeon
Daejeon

Daejeon is the capital city of Chungcheongnamdo Province, located in the center of South Korea. It is the fifth largest city in South Korea, with a population of 1,442,856 at the end of 2005....
 and expanding the league to seven teams. 1988 saw the Cheongbo Pintos change ownership again, becoming the Taepyeongyang Dolphins. In 1990, MBC Cheongryong became the LG Twins
LG Twins

The LG Twins are a South Korean baseball team based in Seoul. The team was known as the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Blue Dragons until 1989, when they were taken over by the LG Group....
 and an eighth team was added, the Ssangbangul Raiders who represented the Jeollabuk-do
Jeollabuk-do

Jeollabuk-do is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's Division of Korea in 1945, then became part of South Korea....
 region.

There was little change in the 90's except for a few major sponsors: 1993 saw the Binggeurae Eagles become the Hanhwa Eagles
Hanhwa Eagles

The Hanwha Eagles are a professional baseball team based in Daejeon City, South Korea. Founded in 1986, they are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship....
, in 1995 the Taepyeongyang Dolphins became the Hyundai Unicorns
Hyundai Unicorns

Seoul Heroes is a South Korean professional baseball team. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship which culminates in the Korean Series....
 and the OB Bears in 1999 became the Doosan Bears
Doosan Bears

Doosan Bears are a Korean professional baseball team founded in . The Doosan Bears won the Korean Series in 1982, the inaugural Korean Baseball Organization season....
. Bigger changes were affected in 2000 when the Hyundai Unicorns
Hyundai Unicorns

Seoul Heroes is a South Korean professional baseball team. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship which culminates in the Korean Series....
 moved from Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
 to Suwon
Suwon

Suwon is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately 30 kilometres south of Seoul and is one of the most populous of Seoul's satellite cities....
, and a new team, the SK Wyverns
SK Wyverns

SK Wyverns is a Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. It is based in Incheon. They play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium....
 took their place in Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
. The Ssangbangul Raiders became defunct. In 2001, the Haitai Tigers became the Kia Tigers
Kia Tigers

The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final....
.

In 2008, the Hyundai Unicorns franchise was sold, renamed the Woori Heroes and moved to Mok-dong in Seoul, after a disappointing season in 2007 both on and off the field. Despite winning championships in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2004, fans never really took to the team after their move from Incheon. Also, while the franchises in Daegu
Daegu

Daegu , also spelled Taegu , officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon....
, Busan
Busan

Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan is the largest seaport city in South Korea. Busan has a population of 3.65 million and is South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul....
, Gwangju
Gwangju

Gwangju Metropolitan City is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated Special cities of Korea under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister....
 and Daejeon
Daejeon

Daejeon is the capital city of Chungcheongnamdo Province, located in the center of South Korea. It is the fifth largest city in South Korea, with a population of 1,442,856 at the end of 2005....
 did not have to compete with other teams for fans, the Suwon
Suwon

Suwon is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately 30 kilometres south of Seoul and is one of the most populous of Seoul's satellite cities....
-based Unicorns struggled to compete with the nearby Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
 franchises.

As of 2007, founding member the Kia Tigers
Kia Tigers

The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final....
 (formerly the Haitai Tigers) had won 9 of the 26 national championships.

Most players are Korean, but teams are allowed a limited number foreign players, with Americans, Dominicans and Cubans featuring in the league. The foreign player limit is currently set at two.

On the 17th of July every year, the best players participate in the Korean All-star game. The teams participating are divided into two regions: East (SK, Samsung, Doosan, Lotte) and West (Kia, Hanhwa, LG and Woori). The titles 'East' and 'West' do not directly correspond to the geographical regions of the teams involved, as both SK and Doosan, being from Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
 and Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
 respectively, are clearly based on the Western region of Korea, despite representing the East. Unlike in the MLB, the Korean All-star game does not determine home-ground advantage in the Korean Series
Korean Series

The Korean Series is the championship series of the Korea Baseball Organization. It has been held since the KBO's first season in and is the final series of in the post-season play-offs....
. The most recent Korean All-star game was played in Busan
Busan

Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan is the largest seaport city in South Korea. Busan has a population of 3.65 million and is South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul....
 and won 6:3 by the East team.

Many of the players who excel in the Korean league go on to play for teams in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. Current successful players in the NPB who have played for Korean teams in the past include Lee Seung-Yeop for the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants

The are a Professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League of Japan's top-tier major league, Nippon Professional Baseball, and they play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988....
 (former Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions

Samsung Lions is a South Korea professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization....
 player), Lee Byung-gyu for the Chunichi Dragons
Chunichi Dragons

The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chubu region of Japan. The team is in the Central League. They won the 2007 Japan Series and Konami Cup Asia Series 2007....
 (former LG Twins player), Lim Chang-Yong
Lim Chang-Yong

Lim Chang-Yong is a South Korean baseball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was part of the South Korean baseball team which won the bronze medal....
 for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Tokyo Yakult Swallows

are a professional baseball team in Japan's Central League.The Swallows are named after their corporate owners, the Yakult Corporation. From 1950 to 1965, the team was owned by the former Japanese National Railways and called the Kokutetsu Swallows; the team was then owned by the newspaper Sankei Shimbun from 1965 to 1968 and called the '...
, and Tyrone Woods
Tyrone Woods

Tyrone Woods is a Nippon Professional Baseball first baseman who is currently a free agent. He was the 5th pick of the Montreal Expos in the MLB draft as a high school third baseman....
 also for the Chunichi Dragons
Chunichi Dragons

The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chubu region of Japan. The team is in the Central League. They won the 2007 Japan Series and Konami Cup Asia Series 2007....
 (former Doosan Bears
Doosan Bears

Doosan Bears are a Korean professional baseball team founded in . The Doosan Bears won the Korean Series in 1982, the inaugural Korean Baseball Organization season....
 player).

Current teams


TeamStadiumCapacityCity
Doosan Bears
Doosan Bears

Doosan Bears are a Korean professional baseball team founded in . The Doosan Bears won the Korean Series in 1982, the inaugural Korean Baseball Organization season....
Jamsil Baseball Stadium
Jamsil Baseball Stadium

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The stadium holds 30,265 people and was built in 1982....
30,500Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
Hanhwa Eagles
Hanhwa Eagles

The Hanwha Eagles are a professional baseball team based in Daejeon City, South Korea. Founded in 1986, they are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship....
Daejeon Baseball Stadium
Daejeon Baseball Stadium

Daejeon Baseball Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Daejeon, South Korea. The stadium is located in Busa-dong, Jung-gu , in central Daejeon. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Hanhwa Eagles....
10,500Daejeon
Daejeon

Daejeon is the capital city of Chungcheongnamdo Province, located in the center of South Korea. It is the fifth largest city in South Korea, with a population of 1,442,856 at the end of 2005....
Kia Tigers
Kia Tigers

The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final....
Moodeung Stadium
Moodeung Stadium

Moodeung Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Kia Tigers, formerly the Haitai Tigers. The stadium is one of the oldest stadiums in Korea....
13,400Gwangju
Gwangju

Gwangju Metropolitan City is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated Special cities of Korea under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister....
Lotte Giants
Lotte Giants

The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team in Busan, Korea. They are one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league....
Sajik Baseball Stadium
Sajik Baseball Stadium

Sajik Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Sajik-dong, Dongnae-gu, in the city of Busan, South Korea. It is the home of the Lotte Giants. The stadium holds 30,543 people....
30,000Busan
Busan

Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan is the largest seaport city in South Korea. Busan has a population of 3.65 million and is South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul....
LG Twins
LG Twins

The LG Twins are a South Korean baseball team based in Seoul. The team was known as the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Blue Dragons until 1989, when they were taken over by the LG Group....
Jamsil Baseball Stadium
Jamsil Baseball Stadium

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The stadium holds 30,265 people and was built in 1982....
30,500Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions

Samsung Lions is a South Korea professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization....
Daegu Baseball Stadium
Daegu Baseball Stadium

Daegu Baseball Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Daegu, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Samsung Lions. The stadium holds 13,941 people and was built in 1981....
12,000Daegu
Daegu

Daegu , also spelled Taegu , officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon....
SK Wyverns
SK Wyverns

SK Wyverns is a Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. It is based in Incheon. They play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium....
Munhak Baseball Stadium
Munhak Baseball Stadium

Munhak Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Incheon, South Korea. It is the home stadium of SK Wyverns. The stadium holds 30,480 people and was built in 2001. It is adjacent to Incheon Munhak Stadium....
30,400Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
HeroesMokdong Baseball Stadium
Mokdong Baseball Stadium

Mokdong Baseball Stadium is a stadium located in Seoul, South Korea. The stadium is home of the Woori Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization....
14,500Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...


Season structure


Currently, each team plays 126 games in the regular season. Each team plays every other team 18 times.

The KBO season culminates in its championship series, known as the Korean Series
Korean Series

The Korean Series is the championship series of the Korea Baseball Organization. It has been held since the KBO's first season in and is the final series of in the post-season play-offs....
. Currently, the top four teams qualify for the post-season; the team with the best record gains a direct entry into the series. The other three teams compete in a step-ladder playoff: the first, best-of-five series involves teams finishing 3rd and 4th; the winner of this series then plays off in a best-of-seven series against the team finishing 2nd. The winner of this final playoff wins the other entry into the best-of-seven Korean Series.

Champions

  • 1982: OB Bears
    Doosan Bears

    Doosan Bears are a Korean professional baseball team founded in . The Doosan Bears won the Korean Series in 1982, the inaugural Korean Baseball Organization season....
  • 1983: Haitai Tigers
    Kia Tigers

    The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final....
  • 1984: Lotte Giants
    Lotte Giants

    The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team in Busan, Korea. They are one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league....
  • 1985: Samsung Lions
    Samsung Lions

    Samsung Lions is a South Korea professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization....
  • 1986: Haitai Tigers
    Kia Tigers

    The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final....
  • 1987: Haitai Tigers
    Kia Tigers

    The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final....
  • 1988: Haitai Tigers
    Kia Tigers

    The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final....
  • 1989: Haitai Tigers
    Kia Tigers

    The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final....
  • 1990: LG Twins
    LG Twins

    The LG Twins are a South Korean baseball team based in Seoul. The team was known as the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Blue Dragons until 1989, when they were taken over by the LG Group....
  • 1991: Haitai Tigers
    Kia Tigers

    The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final....
  • 1992: Lotte Giants
    Lotte Giants

    The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team in Busan, Korea. They are one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league....
  • 1993: Haitai Tigers
    Kia Tigers

    The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final....
  • 1994: LG Twins
    LG Twins

    The LG Twins are a South Korean baseball team based in Seoul. The team was known as the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Blue Dragons until 1989, when they were taken over by the LG Group....
  • 1995: OB Bears
    Doosan Bears

    Doosan Bears are a Korean professional baseball team founded in . The Doosan Bears won the Korean Series in 1982, the inaugural Korean Baseball Organization season....
  • 1996: Haitai Tigers
    Kia Tigers

    The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final....
  • 1997: Haitai Tigers
    Kia Tigers

    The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final....
  • 1998: Hyundai Unicorns
    Hyundai Unicorns

    Seoul Heroes is a South Korean professional baseball team. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship which culminates in the Korean Series....
  • 1999: Hanhwa Eagles
    Hanhwa Eagles

    The Hanwha Eagles are a professional baseball team based in Daejeon City, South Korea. Founded in 1986, they are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship....
  • 2000: Hyundai Unicorns
    Hyundai Unicorns

    Seoul Heroes is a South Korean professional baseball team. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship which culminates in the Korean Series....
  • 2001: Doosan Bears
    Doosan Bears

    Doosan Bears are a Korean professional baseball team founded in . The Doosan Bears won the Korean Series in 1982, the inaugural Korean Baseball Organization season....
  • 2002: Samsung Lions
    Samsung Lions

    Samsung Lions is a South Korea professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization....
  • 2003: Hyundai Unicorns
    Hyundai Unicorns

    Seoul Heroes is a South Korean professional baseball team. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship which culminates in the Korean Series....
  • 2004: Hyundai Unicorns
    Hyundai Unicorns

    Seoul Heroes is a South Korean professional baseball team. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship which culminates in the Korean Series....
  • 2005: Samsung Lions
    Samsung Lions

    Samsung Lions is a South Korea professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization....
  • 2006: Samsung Lions
    Samsung Lions

    Samsung Lions is a South Korea professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization....
  • 2007: SK Wyverns
    SK Wyverns

    SK Wyverns is a Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. It is based in Incheon. They play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium....
  • 2008: SK Wyverns
    SK Wyverns

    SK Wyverns is a Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. It is based in Incheon. They play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium....


See also

  • Sports in South Korea
  • List of professional sports leagues
    List of professional sports leagues

    A sports league is a professional body that governs the competition of its teams. They make the rules for competition and behavior and discipline its members as necessary....
  • Players from South Korea in Major League Baseball
    List of players from South Korea in Major League Baseball

    This is an alphabetical list of baseball players from South Korea who have played in Major League Baseball between 1994 and 2009....
  • Non-Korean baseball players in Korea
  • Man Soo Lee
    Man Soo Lee

    Man Soo Lee is the former bullpen catcher for the Chicago White Sox, and current bench coach of the SK Wyverns of the Korean Baseball Organization....


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