The KBO League 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. The Kia Tigers are the most successful team,having won 12 of the 43 championships.
Lim Chang-yong is a former South Korean professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball,Nippon Professional Baseball,and KBO League baseball. In the KBO,Lim ranks among the top ten pitchers in terms of career wins,strikeouts,and saves.
Julio César DePaula is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins,and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles.
Justin Joseph Thomas is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,Pittsburgh Pirates,Boston Red Sox,and New York Yankees. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters,the KBO League for the Kia Tigers,and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions.
Yang Hyeon-jong is a Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. He made his MLB debut with the Rangers in 2021. He won the Korean Series in 2009,2017,and 2024,and was the Korean Series MVP and KBO MVP in 2017 as well. He is the KBO all–time leader in strikeouts.
Park Jung-jin is a South Korean left-handed relief pitcher who plays for the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Professional Baseball.
Wilin Arismendy Rosario Hernández is a Dominican professional baseball catcher and first baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies,the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles,Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers,and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions.
Cory S. Riordan is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the KBO League for the LG Twins,and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Lamigo Monkeys and Fubon Guardians.
Warwick Anthony Saupold,nicknamed "Aussie",is an Australian former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles. Saupold has also played all eight seasons of the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with the Perth Heat,and represented Australia.
Andrew William Albers is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays,Minnesota Twins,and Seattle Mariners,as well as in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes. Prior to beginning his professional career,he played college baseball at the University of Kentucky. Albers has also competed for the Canadian national baseball team.
Nicholas Gordon Kingham is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Toronto Blue Jays,in the KBO League for the SK Wyverns and Hanwha Eagles,and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the CTBC Brothers.
Caleb Russell Clay is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles. He was drafted in the 1st round of the 2006 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox.
Dietrich Enns is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays,in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions,and in the KBO League for the LG Twins.
Jacob Daniel Brigham is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2015 with the Atlanta Braves,and has also played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Nexen / Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League and for the Wei Chuan Dragons in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Félix Ricardo Peña is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels,and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles. He made his MLB debut in 2016.
Chadwick Micah Bell is an American baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles.
Miguel Mejía is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Brother Elephants and Lamigo Monkeys,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Ryan Nicholas Carpenter is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. He has also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Rakuten Monkeys as well as in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles.
Jordan Blake Balazovic is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins,and in the KBO League for the Doosan Bears.
Ryan Weiss is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He has previously played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Fubon Guardians.
