The KBO League,officially the Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League,is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. 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 11 of the 42 championships.
Lee Man-soo,also spelled as Man Soo Lee,is a former Korea Professional Baseball catcher and First baseman and manager. After a distinguished career as a professional player in South Korea from 1982 to 1997,Lee moved on to coaching in 1998,including positions on the coaching staff of the Chicago White Sox,and came back to South Korea in 2006 to serve as a bench coach for the SK Wyverns.
The Samsung Lions are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in the southeastern city of Daegu and are members of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Daegu Samsung Lions Park. They have won the Korean Championship eight times,and also finished as runners-up on ten occasions. The Samsung Lions are the first team to win four consecutive Korean Series titles (2011–2014),and are also the first team to win the regular season league title for five consecutive years (2011–2015).
Lee Seung-yuop is a retired baseball player and the current manager of the Doosan Bears. He spent most of his career with the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. At the age of 26,he became the youngest professional baseball player in the world to hit 300 home runs. He formerly held the Asian home run record of 56 homers in a season,established in 2003 while playing for Samsung in the KBO. The record was broken by Wladimir Balentien of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows,on September 15,2013,when he hit his 56th and 57th Home Runs of the season against the Hanshin Tigers of the Nippon Professional Baseball League. He holds the KBO records for career home runs,runs scored,RBIs,total bases,and slugging percentage. Combined,across the KBO and NPB,Lee has also recorded more hits than any other native-born South Korean player.
The Korean Series is the final championship series of the KBO League. It has been held since the KBO League's first season in 1982 and is the final series of the post-season play-offs. From 2005 to 2013,the winner of the Korean Series went on to play in the Asia Series.
Kim Ki-tai is a former South Korean baseball player who played for the Ssangbangwool Raiders,Samsung Lions and SK Wyverns and is a former manager of Kia Tigers in the KBO League. He is generally considered as the KBO's best-ever designated hitter.
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.
Brandon Michael Knight is an American professional baseball pitcher and coach. Knight played Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees and the New York Mets,Nippon Professional Baseball for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters,and in the KBO League for the Nexen Heroes. He is the current pitching coach for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO.
Jong Hyun-Wook,nicknamed "Slave Jong (정노예)",is a former South Korean relief pitcher in the KBO League.
Bae Young-Soo is a former South Korean starting pitcher who played 18 seasons in the KBO League. He batted and threw right-handed. He was well known as a franchise player for his former hometown club,the Samsung Lions.
Yun Sung-hwan is a starting pitcher for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. His nickname is Yun Taeja,for being the best pitcher that Sun Dong-yol has trained.
Lee Young-wook is an outfielder who is a free agent. He previously played for the Samsung Lions,and Kia Tigers in the Korea Professional Baseball. He bats and throws left-handed.
Lee Ji-young is a South Korean catcher for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.
Park Hae-min is a South Korean outfielder for the LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
The KT Wiz are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Suwon. They are a member of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Suwon Baseball Stadium in Suwon.
Ryu Joong-il is a former South Korean baseball player who is currently a former manager of the LG Twins of the KBO League.
Choi Hyoung-woo is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder who plays for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League.
Kim Yong-hee is a retired player and former manager in the KBO League.
Oh Jae-il is a South Korean professional baseball infielder for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League.
Lee Kang-chul is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher and current manager of the KT Wiz.
