The 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.
The Doosan Bears are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul. Founded in 1982,they are a member of the KBO League. The Bears have won six Korean Series titles and play their home games at Seoul's Jamsil Baseball Stadium.
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).
Hong Sung-heon is a former South Korean designated hitter. He batted and threw right-handed.
Kim Dong-Joo is a retired South Korean third baseman,who played his entire career for the Doosan Bears in the KBO League. He batted and threw right-handed.
Kim Tae-kyun is a South Korean first baseman who played for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed. He is one of the top career hitters in the KBO,with a lifetime batting average over .320,and more than 300 career home runs and 1300 runs batted in.
Park Yong-taik is a South Korean outfielder who has played his entire career for the LG Twins in the KBO League. With 2,504 career hits,he is the all-time career hit leader in the KBO. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
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.
Lee Dae-ho is a South Korean professional baseball player who played as a first baseman. During his career,he played for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League,Orix Buffaloes and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),and the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Lee Taek-keun is an outfielder who plays for the Kiwoom Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.
Jang Won-sam is a South Korean left-handed starting pitcher who plays for the LG Twins in the KBO League.
Song Seung-jun is a South Korean former professional baseball player. A pitcher,Song played for the Lotte Giants in the Korea Baseball Organization. Prior to playing for Lotte,Song played minor league baseball in the United States from 1999 through 2006. He bats and throws right-handed. Song's bread-and-butter pitch is a forkball.
Choi Jeong is a third baseman who has played his whole career for the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed. Choi's 488 career home runs rank first on the KBO all-time list. His 313 career hit-by-pitches (HBP) is the most in the KBO as well as the world record. He was hit by his 288th pitch in 2021 and surpassed Hughie Jennings' 287 hit-by-pitches.
Park Han-yi is a South Korean former professional baseball outfielder He played for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League.
Yang Joon-hyuk is a South Korean retired professional baseball player. A left-handed hitter and outfielder,he spent most of his career with the Samsung Lions. He is known by the nickname "Yangshin",or "God,Yang". He retired from baseball after the 2010 season.
Jeong Seong-hoon is South Korean former professional baseball player. He represented the South Korea national baseball team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Lee Ho-Joon is a former South Korean professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed. Lee ranks fourth all-time in the KBO League in both home runs and runs batted in.
Yoo Hee-kwan is a South Korean former starting pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He bats and throws left-handed.
Shim Jeong-soo is a former South Korean professional baseball outfielder who played for the Doosan Bears,the Hyundai Unicorns,and the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. A power hitter,Shim's teams won the Korean Series five teams —once with the Bears,twice with the Unicorns,and twice with the Lions. In fact,Shim's teams won four consecutive KBO championships from 2003 to 2006.
