2019 KBO League |
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League | KBO League |
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Sport | Baseball |
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Duration | March 23 – October 1 |
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Number of games | 144 per team |
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Number of teams | 10 |
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Total attendance | 7,286,008 |
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Regular Season |
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Season champions | Doosan Bears |
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Season MVP | Josh Lindblom (Doosan) |
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Postseason |
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Wild Card champions | LG Twins |
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Wild Card runners-up | NC Dinos |
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Semi-playoffs champions | Kiwoom Heroes |
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Semi-playoffs runners-up | LG Twins |
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Playoffs champions | Kiwoom Heroes |
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Playoffs runners-up | SK Wyverns |
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Korean Series |
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Champions | Doosan Bears |
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Runners-up | Kiwoom Heroes |
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Finals MVP | Oh Jae-il (Doosan) |
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KBO League seasons |
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← 2018 |
The 2019 KBO League season was the 38th season in the history of the KBO League. The regular season began on March 23 and ended on October 1.[1] The All-Star break was extended from four days to seven.[2]
Standings
Doosan Bears ranked ahead of SK Wyverns due to winning their head-to-head season series 9-7.[3]
League Leaders
Foreign players
Each team could sign up to three foreign players, one of whom must be a hitter. In 2019, the KBO League capped salaries for new foreign players at US$1 million.[6]
Team | Player | Position | In KBO Since | Salary |
Samsung Lions | Justin Haley | Pitcher | 2019 | $900,000 |
Deck McGuire | Pitcher | 2019 | $950,000 |
Darin Ruf | Infielder | 2017 | $1,700,000 |
NC Dinos | Eddie Butler | Pitcher | 2019 | $1,000,000 |
Drew Rucinski | Pitcher | 2019 | $1,000,000 |
Christian Bethancourt | Catcher | 2019 | $1,000,000 |
Jake Smolinski | Outfielder | 2019 | TK |
Doosan Bears | Seth Frankoff | Pitcher | 2018 | $1,230,000 |
Josh Lindblom | Pitcher | 2015 | $1,920,000 |
José Miguel Fernández | Infielder | 2019 | $700,000 |
Kiwoom Heroes | Jake Brigham | Pitcher | 2017 | $900,000 |
Eric Jokisch | Pitcher | 2019 | $500,000 |
Jerry Sands | Outfielder | 2018 | $500,000 |
SK Wyverns | Brock Dykxhoorn | Pitcher | 2019 | $700,000 |
Jamie Romak | Outfielder | 2017 | $1,300,000 |
Ángel Sánchez | Pitcher | 2018 | $1,200,000 |
Hanwha Eagles | Chad Bell | Pitcher | 2019 | $600,000 |
Jared Hoying | Outfielder | 2018 | $1,400,000 |
Warwick Saupold | Pitcher | 2019 | $1,000,000 |
Kia Tigers | Jeremy Hazelbaker | Outfielder | 2019 | $700,000 |
Preston Tucker | Outfielder | 2019 | $270,000 |
Jacob Turner | Pitcher | 2019 | $1,000,000 |
Joe Wieland | Pitcher | 2019 | $1,000,000 |
Lotte Giants | Carlos Asuaje | Infielder | 2019 | $550,000 |
Jacob Wilson | Infielder | 2019 | $400,000 |
Brooks Raley | Pitcher | 2015 | $1,170,000 |
Jake Thompson | Pitcher | 2019 | $900,000 |
LG Twins | Casey Kelly | Pitcher | 2019 | $1,000,000 |
Tommy Joseph | Infielder | 2019 | $1,000,000 |
Tyler Wilson | Pitcher | 2018 | $1,500,000 |
KT Wiz | Raúl Alcántara | Pitcher | 2019 | $670,000 |
William Cuevas | Pitcher | 2019 | $650,000 |
Mel Rojas Jr. | Outfielder | 2017 | $1,600,000 |
Foreign hitters
Postseason
Wild Card
The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.
LG Twins (2) vs. NC Dinos (0)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
1 | October 3 | NC Dinos – 1, LG Twins – 3 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:00 | 23,757 |
Semi-playoff
Kiwoom Heroes (3) vs. LG Twins (1)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
1 | October 6 | LG Twins – 0, Kiwoom Heroes – 1 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 2:49 | 16,300 |
2 | October 7 | LG Twins – 4, Kiwoom Heroes – 5 (10 inn.) | Gocheok Sky Dome | - | 14,589 |
3 | October 9 | Kiwoom Heroes – 2, LG Twins – 4 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | - | 25,000 |
4 | October 10 | Kiwoom Heroes – 10, LG Twins – 5 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | - | 21,600 |
Playoff
SK Wyverns (0) vs. Kiwoom Heroes (3)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
1 | October 14 | Kiwoom Heroes – 3, SK Wyverns – 0 (11 inn.) | Munhak Baseball Stadium | - | 19,356 |
2 | October 15 | Kiwoom Heroes – 8, SK Wyverns – 7 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | - | 17,546 |
3 | October 17 | SK Wyverns – 1, Kiwoom Heroes – 10 | Gocheok Sky Dome | - | 14,051 |
Korean Series
Doosan Bears (4) vs. Kiwoom Heroes (0)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
1 | October 22 | Kiwoom Heroes – 6, Doosan Bears – 7 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | - | 25,000 |
2 | October 23 | Kiwoom Heroes – 5, Doosan Bears – 6 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | - | 25,000 |
3 | October 25 | Doosan Bears – 5, Kiwoom Heroes – 0 | Gocheok Sky Dome | - | 16,300 |
4 | October 26 | Doosan Bears – 11, Kiwoom Heroes – 9 | Gocheok Sky Dome | - | - |
Attendances
Team | Total attendance | Home average | Change vs. 2018 |
LG Twins | 1,000,400 | 13,894 | -10% |
Doosan Bears | 983,474 | 13,659 | -12% |
SK Wyverns | 982,962 | 13,652 | -5% |
NC Dinos | 710,274 | 9,865 | +60% |
KIA Tigers | 692,163 | 9,613 | -20% |
Samsung Lions | 691,681 | 9,607 | -8% |
Lotte Giants | 679,208 | 9,33 | -25% |
Hanwha Eagles | 555,225 | 7,711 | -24% |
KT Wiz | 536,735 | 7,455 | -20% |
Kiwoom Heroes | 453,886 | 6,304 | -0% |
Total | 7,286,008 | 10,119 | -10% |
See also
References
- ^ "2019 KBO season opener on March 23 will be earliest ever-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ 유, 지호 (2018-05-16). "Baseball league extends midseason break for 2019". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "KBO". KBO.
- ^ "Batting Leaders". KBO.
- ^ "Pitching Leaders". KBO.
- ^ "KBO's final foreign player signed-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
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