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.
SSG Landers are a South Korean professional baseball team. The team was originally established as the SK Wyverns but was renamed as the SSG Landers in 2021 after Shinsegae acquired the team from SK Group. They are a member of the KBO League. Based in Incheon, they play their home games at Incheon SSG Landers Field.
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).
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 a 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.
Hong Sung-heon is a former South Korean designated hitter. He batted and threw right-handed.
Park Jae-hong is a retired South Korean outfielder in the KBO League. Park was considered one of the best five-tool players in the KBO. He was the first player in KBO history to have 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases and the only player to have more than two seasons of 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases, doing so a record three times:. He was a 30-30 player in his debut season (1996), the only person to do so until Mike Trout, who did it in 2012.
The Hyundai Unicorns were a South Korean professional baseball team based in Suwon. They were a member of the KBO League. The Unicorns won the KBO championship four times.
Lee Jin-young is a South Korean former right fielder. He batted and threw left-handed. He is now a coach for the South Korea national baseball team.
Jeong Keun-woo is a second baseman and shortstop who currently plays for the LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.
The Ssangbangwool Raiders were a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1990 and dissolved upon bankruptcy of the team's owner after the 1999 season. They were based in the North Jeolla Province and were members of the Korea Baseball Organization. They made the playoffs twice in their nine-year KBO history, losing both times, never making it to the Korean Series.
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 429 career home runs rank second 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.
Kim Sung-keun is a retired South Korean left-handed baseball pitcher and KBO League manager. Over the course of his managerial career, Kim managed seven different KBO League teams, and is only the second manager in the history of the league to record 1,000 victories. He is a four-time KBO Manager of the Year, and as manager of the SK Wyverns led the team to victory in the Korean Series three times. His nickname is the "Baseball God."
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.
KBO Futures League or Korea Baseball Futures League is South Korea's second level of baseball, below the KBO League. It serves as a farm league with the purpose to develop professional players on-demand to play in the KBO League. The league consists of two divisions — the Southern League and the Northern League. These leagues are governed by the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The league plays an 80-game season.
Youm Kyoung-youb is a South Korean former baseball player and the current manager of the KBO League team LG Twins. He previously managed the Nexen Heroes and the SK Wyverns.
Choi Hyoung-woo is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder who plays for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League.
Kim Won-hyong is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher and coach, who is currently the head coach of the Doosan Bears. He is the youngest pitcher in the KBO to ever throw a no-hitter. Over his 20-year playing career, he pitched for the Ssangbangwool Raiders and the SK Wyverns. A starting pitcher for most of his career, he converted to a reliever in his last few seasons. He won three Korean Series championships with the Wyverns.
