The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982 and based in the southwestern city of Gwangju. Until 2001,they were known as the Haitai Tigers. The Tigers are members of the KBO League and are the most successful team in Korean baseball,having won the national Korean Series championship 11 times with a perfect 11–0 record. Their home stadium is Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju.
Tae-Hyon Chong is a retired South Korean underhand pitcher who played 17 years Korea Professional Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Chong was considered as a submarine pitcher with an unusual delivery. His primary pitches were a sinking fastball (sinker),usually sitting around 80 mph,and a curveball.
The 2007 Korean Series began on Monday,22 October,at the Munhak Baseball Stadium in Incheon. It featured the SK Wyverns,who had claimed home ground advantage by finishing in first place at the end of the season,and the Doosan Bears,who had finished second and had swept the Hanhwa Eagles in a best-of-5 playoff series to advance to the next round. The SK Wyverns won the series in six games,after becoming the first team in Korean Series history to claim victory after losing the first two games. The series was also notable for the inability of teams to win at their home grounds and for some unsavory and aggressive incidents between the two teams that marred the first three games.
Jeong Keun-woo is a former second baseman and shortstop who last played for the SK Wyverns,Hanhwa Eagles,and LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.
Jin Kab-yong is a retired catcher who last played for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He batted and threw right-handed.
Kim Min-jae is a coach for the Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization. Previously,Kim was a shortstop for the Lotte Giants,SK Wyverns and Hanwha Eagles. He batted and threw right-handed.
The Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League.
Kang Bong-Kyu is an outfielder who played for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed. From 2017,he is the batting coach for the Samsung Lions
Yoo Han-joon is a retired South Korean outfielder for the KT Wiz in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.
Kang Kwi-tae is a South Korean catcher for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.
Park Hyun-june is a South Korean pitcher. He previously played for the SK Wyverns and the LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.
Yoon Ji-woong is a South Korean relief pitcher who plays for the NC Dinos of the KBO League. He bats and throws left-handed.
Ko Jong-wook is a South Korean outfielder for the Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
Choi Dong-won was a South Korean pitcher in the KBO League who played for the Lotte Giants and Samsung Lions. Choi batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Busan.
Mo Chang-min is an infielder who plays for the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization League. He bats and throws right-handed.
Lee Ji-young is a South Korean catcher for the SSG Landers of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.
Park Hae-min is a South Korean center fielder for the LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
Choi Sung-hoon is a South Korean pitcher for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws left-handed. Choi was selected 16th overall by the LG Twins in the 2012 KBO Draft.
Kim Min-sik is a catcher who plays for the SSG Landers in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
This article is about the 2018 Korean Series only. For the previous Korean Series,see 2017 Korean Series.
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