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.
Jin Pil-jung,is a former South Korean baseball pitcher. He is currently the General 2nd Pitching Coach for the Lotte Giants.
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.
Hyun-jin Ryu is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles.
Kim Kyung-moon is the former manager of the NC Dinos,and a former catcher in the Korea Baseball Organization.
Sun Dong-yol is a South Korean retired baseball pitcher and former manager. He was a pitcher in the KBO League and Nippon Professional Baseball,and the former manager of the Samsung Lions and the Kia Tigers in the KBO.
Kim Si-jin is a retired pitcher and a former manager in the Korea Baseball Organization.
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.
Han Dae-hwa is a former South Korean third baseman and the former manager of the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization. Han played 17 years in the KBO League,for the OB Bears,the Haitai Tigers,the LG Twins,and the Ssangbangwool Raiders. He was an eight-time KBO League Golden Glove Award-winner and a six-time Korean Series champion.
Jang Hyo-Jo was a South Korean outfielder in the Korean professional baseball league who played for the Samsung Lions and Lotte Giants. Jang batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Busan.
Baek In-chun is a retired Korean baseball player. Baek spent most of his career playing in Nippon Professional Baseball. He finished his career in Korea with the KBO League and then got into managing. Baek holds the KBO record for highest batting average in a season;as a manager he led the LG Twins to their first KBO championship.
Seo Geon-chang is a South Korean professional baseball infielder who is currently playing for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. Seo is the first player in KBO history to have recorded 200 hits in a season.
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.
Kim Tae-hyoung is a South Korean professional baseball manager and former player. As manager of the Doosan Bears,he led the team into seven consecutive Korean Series appearances between 2015 and 2021,and won the championship on three occasions.
Kim Jae-bak is a South Korean former professional baseball shortstop and manager. Nicknamed the "Ground Fox," he batted and threw right-handed. He played ten seasons in the KBO League,for the MBC Cheongryong/LG Twins from 1982 to 1991,and for the Pacific Dolphins in 1992. As manager of the Hyundai Unicorns from 1996 to 2006,he guided the team to four Korean Series championships.
Lee Kang-chul is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher and current manager of the KT Wiz.
