The 2023 KBO League season was the 42nd season in the history of the

KBO League 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 ar ...

. The regular season began on April 1 and concluded on October 17. A postseason followed, culminating with the

Korean Series The Korean Series is the final championship series of the KBO League. It has been held since the KBO League's first season in and is the final series of the post-season play-offs. From to 2013, the winner of the Korean Series went on to play in ...

championship.

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entered the season as the defending champions. No changes were made to the league's makeup from the prior season, with the same ten teams competing. Each team played 144 games via facing every other team 16 times.

Transactions

Retirement

*On November 16, 2022,

Shin Jae-young Shin Jae-young (born November 18, 1989) is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. 2016 He even won the KBO Rookie of the Year with an ERA of 15 wins, seven losses and 3.90 wins in the 2016 seaso ...

retired from professional baseball. * On September 1, 2022,

Na Ji-wan Na Jiwan (, born May 19, 1985) is a South Korean former professional baseball outfielder. From 2008 to 2022, he played for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He batted and threw right-handed. Amateur career While attending Shinil Junior High Sc ...

retired from professional baseball.

Draft

The 2023 Korea Baseball Organization draft took place on September 15, 2022, at Westin Josun Hotel,

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Preseason

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

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on April 1, 2023. Note: Tie results are ignored by the league when computing

winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. The statistic is commonly used in standings or rankings to compare teams or individuals. It is defined as wins divided by the total number of match ...

and

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Postseason

Wild Card

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

Semi-playoff

Playoff

Korean Series

References

External links

* (in Korean) * (in English) {{KBO League KBO League seasons KBO League season KBO League season