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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.
The South Korea women's national baseball team is a national team of South Korea and is controlled by the Korea Baseball Association. It represents the nation in women's international competition. The team is a member of the Baseball Federation of Asia.
The 2023 KBO League season was the 42nd season in the history of the KBO League.The regular season began on April 1 and concluded on October 17. [1] A postseason followed, culminating with the Korean Series championship.
No changes were made to the league's makeup from the prior season, with the same 10 teams competing. [2] Each team is scheduled to play 144 games, via facing every other team 16 times. [3] The league announced some operational changes: [4] If two teams are tied for the final playoff spot (5th place), the teams will play a single-game tiebreaker.
On July 6, the KBO hosted an all-star game for the 2024 season. Like in previous all-star games, the ten KBO teams were divided into two All-Star teams: the Nanum All-Stars (나눔) and the Dream All-Stars (드림). The game was hosted at Incheon SSG Landers Field, the SSG Landers' home stadium. The Nanum All-Stars won the match 4–2.
Japanese baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki angered many South Koreans after he told reporters ahead of the inaugural 2006 WBC that he wanted to beat South Korea and other Asian teams so overwhelmingly ...
Baseball's South Korean governing body is the Korea Baseball Organization, a member of the International Baseball Federation and the organization responsible for the nation's participation in such international competitions such as the Olympics, World Baseball Classic and the Asian Games. The KBO also manages Korea's national team.
The Women's Baseball Association Korea (WBAK; Korean: 한국여자야구연맹) is the governing body for the women's amateur leagues of baseball in South Korea. WBAK was founded in 2007. WBAK was founded in 2007.