2023 KBO League season

The 2023 KBO League season is the ongoing 42nd season in the history of the KBO League. The regular season began on April 1 and is scheduled to conclude on October 17.[1] A postseason will then follow, culminating with the championship Korean Series. SSG Landers entered the season as the defending champions.

2023 KBO League
LeagueKBO League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 1 – October 17
Number of games144 per team
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)KBS, MBC, SBS
Draft
Picked byHanwha Eagles
Regular Season
Season championsLG Twins
Postseason
Wild Card championsNC Dinos
  Wild Card runners-upDoosan Bears
Semi-playoffs championsNC Dinos
  Semi-playoffs runners-upSSG Landers
Korean Series

No changes were made to the league's makeup from the prior season, with the same 10 teams competing.[2] Each team is scheduled to play 144 games via facing every other team 16 times.[3]

Transactions

Retirement
  • On November 16, 2022, Shin Jae-young retired from professional baseball.[4]
  • On September 1, 2022, Na Ji-wan retired from professional baseball.[5]

Draft

The 2023 Korea Baseball Organization draft took place on September 15, 2022, at Westin Josun Hotel, Jung-gu, Seoul.[6]

Preseason

The preseason began on March 13 and ended on March 28, 2023.[7]

Preseason standings
Last updated March 30, 2023[8]
Rank Team GP W L D PCT GB Home Road
1Hanwha Eagles139310.75005-1-34-0-0
2Samsung Lions1410400.71406-0-44-0-0
3LG Twins148600.57120-0-28-0-4
4SSG Landers135530.50030-0-05-3-5
4KT Wiz146620.50034-2-22-0-4
6Kia Tigers135620.4553.53-2-22-0-4
6Doosan Bears135620.4553.50-0-25-2-4
8NC Dinos134720.3644.53-1-51-1-2
9Lotte Giants134810.33353-1-61-0-2
10Kiwoom Heroes144910.3085.52-0-82-1-1

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on April 1, 2023.[9]

Regular season standings
Last updated October 17, 2023[8]
Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road Postseason
1 LG Twins 14486562.606–45-25-141-31-1Korean Series
2 KT Wiz 14479623.5606½41-30-238-32-1Playoff
3 SSG Landers 14476653.5399½39-32-237-33-1Semi-playoff
4 NC Dinos 14475672.5281141-29-134-38-1Wildcard Game
5 Doosan Bears 14474682.5211237-35-137-33-1
6 Kia Tigers 14473692.5141338-31-235-38-0Did not qualify
7 Lotte Giants 14468760.4721938-35-030-41-0
8 Samsung Lions 14461821.42725½32-39-029-43-1
9 Hanwha Eagles 14458806.4202632-40-126-40-5
10 Kiwoom Heroes 14458833.41127½33-36-225-47-1

Note: Tie results are ignored by the league when computing winning percentage and games behind.

Postseason
Wild CardSemi-playoffPlayoffKorean Series
1LG Twins0
2KT Wiz00
3SSG Landers04NC Dinos0
4NC Dinos24NC Dinos3
5Doosan Bears0

Wild Card

The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.

NC Dinos (2) vs. Doosan Bears (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 19NC Dinos − 14, Doosan Bears − 9Changwon NC Park4:0512,299

Semi-playoff

SSG Landers (0) vs. NC Dinos (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 22NC Dinos – 4, SSG Landers – 3Incheon SSG Landers Field2:4622,500 
2October 23NC Dinos – 7, SSG Landers – 3Incheon SSG Landers Field3:5519,777 
3October 25SSG Landers – 6, NC Dinos – 7Changwon NC Park4:0216,649

Playoff

KT Wiz (0) vs. NC Dinos (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 30NC Dinos – 0, KT Wiz – 0Suwon Baseball Stadium-- 
2October 31NC Dinos – 0, KT Wiz – 0Suwon Baseball Stadium-- 
3November 2KT Wiz – 0, NC Dinos – 0Changwon NC Park-- 
4November 3†KT Wiz – 0, NC Dinos – 0Changwon NC Park-- 
5November 5†NC Dinos – 0, KT Wiz – 0Suwon Baseball Stadium--

† If necessary

Korean Series

See also

References
  1. "Daily Schedule". koreabaseball.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  2. "Team Information". koreabaseball.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  3. "KBO Procedures". koreabaseball.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  4. "SSG랜더스, 일부 선수 재계약 불가 통보". SSG Landers (in Korean). 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  5. "KIA 타이거즈 나지완 은퇴". Kia Tigers (in Korean). 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  6. "2023 KBO 신인 드래프트 결과". Korea Baseball Organization (in Korean). 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  7. "2023 KBO 시범경기 일정 발표". Korea Baseball Organization (in Korean). 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  8. "팀순위". Korea Baseball Organization (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  9. "2023 신한은행 SOL KBO 리그 개막 'D-1' 개막전 전 구장 매진 눈앞!". Korea Baseball Organization (in Korean). 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
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