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2019 KBO League season

This article is about the 2019 KBO League season only. For the previous season, see 2018 KBO League season. For information on all of baseball, see 2019 in baseball.

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]

2019 KBO League
LeagueKBO League
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 23 – October 1
Number of games144 per team
Number of teams10
Total attendance7,286,008
Regular Season
Season championsDoosan Bears
Season MVPJosh Lindblom (Doosan)
Postseason
Wild Card championsLG Twins
  Wild Card runners-upNC Dinos
Semi-playoffs championsKiwoom Heroes
  Semi-playoffs runners-upLG Twins
Playoffs championsKiwoom Heroes
  Playoffs runners-upSK Wyverns
Korean Series
ChampionsDoosan Bears
  Runners-upKiwoom Heroes
Finals MVPOh Jae-il (Doosan)
KBO League seasons

Standings

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RankTeamPWLDPct.GBPostseason
1Doosan Bears14488551.615–Korean Series
2SK Wyverns14488551.6150.0Playoff
3Kiwoom Heroes14486571.6012.0Semi-playoff
4LG Twins14479641.5529.0Wild Card
5NC Dinos14473692.51414.5
6kt Wiz14471712.50016.5Did not qualify
7KIA Tigers14462802.43725.5
8Samsung Lions14460831.42028.0
9Hanwha Eagles14458860.40330.5
10Lotte Giants14448933.34039.0

Doosan Bears ranked ahead of SK Wyverns due to winning their head-to-head season series 9-7.[3]

League Leaders

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Foreign players

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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]

TeamPlayerPositionIn KBO SinceSalary
Samsung LionsJustin HaleyPitcher2019$900,000
Deck McGuirePitcher2019$950,000
Darin RufInfielder2017$1,700,000
NC DinosEddie ButlerPitcher2019$1,000,000
Drew RucinskiPitcher2019$1,000,000
Christian BethancourtCatcher2019$1,000,000
Jake SmolinskiOutfielder2019TK
Doosan BearsSeth FrankoffPitcher2018$1,230,000
Josh LindblomPitcher2015$1,920,000
José Miguel FernándezInfielder2019$700,000
Kiwoom HeroesJake BrighamPitcher2017$900,000
Eric JokischPitcher2019$500,000
Jerry SandsOutfielder2018$500,000
SK WyvernsBrock DykxhoornPitcher2019$700,000
Jamie RomakOutfielder2017$1,300,000
Ángel SánchezPitcher2018$1,200,000
Hanwha EaglesChad BellPitcher2019$600,000
Jared HoyingOutfielder2018$1,400,000
Warwick SaupoldPitcher2019$1,000,000
Kia TigersJeremy HazelbakerOutfielder2019$700,000
Preston TuckerOutfielder2019$270,000
Jacob TurnerPitcher2019$1,000,000
Joe WielandPitcher2019$1,000,000
Lotte GiantsCarlos AsuajeInfielder2019$550,000
Jacob WilsonInfielder2019$400,000
Brooks RaleyPitcher2015$1,170,000
Jake ThompsonPitcher2019$900,000
LG TwinsCasey KellyPitcher2019$1,000,000
Tommy JosephInfielder2019$1,000,000
Tyler WilsonPitcher2018$1,500,000
KT WizRaúl AlcántaraPitcher2019$670,000
William CuevasPitcher2019$650,000
Mel Rojas Jr.Outfielder2017$1,600,000

Foreign hitters

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TeamPlayerBatting
Average		Home RunsRBINotes
Doosan BearsJosé Miguel Fernández.3441588KBO hits leader; Golden Glove Award
Hanwha EaglesJared Hoying.2841873
Kia TigersJeremy Hazelbaker.14625Released by the team
Preston Tucker.311950Signed to replace Jeremy Hazelbaker
KT WizMel Rojas Jr..32224104Golden Glove Award
LG TwinsTommy Joseph.274936
Lotte GiantsCarlos Asuaje.252221Released by the team
Jacob Wilson.251937Signed to replace Carlos Asuaje
NC DinosChristian Bethancourt.246829Released by the team
Jake Smolinski.229942Signed to replace Christian Bethancourt
Nexen HeroesJerry Sands.30528113KBO RBI leader; Golden Glove Award
Samsung LionsDarin Ruf.29122101
SK WyvernsJamie Romak.2762995

Postseason

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Wild Card

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

LG Twins (2) vs. NC Dinos (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 3NC Dinos – 1, LG Twins – 3Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:0023,757

Semi-playoff

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Kiwoom Heroes (3) vs. LG Twins (1)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 6LG Twins – 0, Kiwoom Heroes – 1Gocheok Sky Dome2:4916,300 
2October 7LG Twins – 4, Kiwoom Heroes – 5 (10 inn.)Gocheok Sky Dome-14,589 
3October 9Kiwoom Heroes – 2, LG Twins – 4Jamsil Baseball Stadium-25,000 
4October 10Kiwoom Heroes – 10, LG Twins – 5Jamsil Baseball Stadium-21,600

Playoff

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SK Wyverns (0) vs. Kiwoom Heroes (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 14Kiwoom Heroes – 3, SK Wyverns – 0 (11 inn.)Munhak Baseball Stadium-19,356 
2October 15Kiwoom Heroes – 8, SK Wyverns – 7Munhak Baseball Stadium-17,546 
3October 17SK Wyverns – 1, Kiwoom Heroes – 10Gocheok Sky Dome-14,051

Korean Series

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Main article: 2019 Korean Series

Doosan Bears (4) vs. Kiwoom Heroes (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 22Kiwoom Heroes – 6, Doosan Bears – 7Jamsil Baseball Stadium-25,000 
2October 23Kiwoom Heroes – 5, Doosan Bears – 6Jamsil Baseball Stadium-25,000 
3October 25Doosan Bears – 5, Kiwoom Heroes – 0Gocheok Sky Dome-16,300 
4October 26Doosan Bears – 11, Kiwoom Heroes – 9Gocheok Sky Dome--

Attendances

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TeamTotal attendanceHome averageChange vs. 2018
LG Twins1,000,40013,894-10%
Doosan Bears983,47413,659-12%
SK Wyverns982,96213,652-5%
NC Dinos710,2749,865+60%
KIA Tigers692,1639,613-20%
Samsung Lions691,6819,607-8%
Lotte Giants679,2089,33-25%
Hanwha Eagles555,2257,711-24%
KT Wiz536,7357,455-20%
Kiwoom Heroes453,8866,304-0%
Total7,286,00810,119-10%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 유, 지호 (2018-05-16). "Baseball league extends midseason break for 2019". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  3. ^ "KBO". KBO.
  4. ^ "Batting Leaders". KBO.
  5. ^ "Pitching Leaders". KBO.
  6. ^ "KBO's final foreign player signed-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
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