2023 KBO League season

The 2023 KBO League season was the 42nd season in the history of the KBO League. The regular season began on April 1 and concluded on October 17.[1] A postseason followed, culminating with the Korean Series championship. SSG Landers entered the season as the defending champions.

This article is about the 2023 KBO League season only. For the previous season, see 2022 KBO League season. For information on all of baseball, see 2023 in baseball.

2023 KBO League
LeagueKBO League
SportBaseball
Defending championsSSG Landers (2022)
DurationApril 1 – October 17
Number of games144 per team
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)KBS, MBC, SBS
Regular Season
Season championsLG Twins
Season MVPErick Fedde (NC Dinos)
Postseason
Wild Card championsNC Dinos
  Wild Card runners-upDoosan Bears
Semi-playoffs championsNC Dinos
  Semi-playoffs runners-upSSG Landers
Playoffs championsKT Wiz
  Playoffs runners-upNC Dinos
Korean Series
ChampionsLG Twins
  Runners-upKT Wiz
Finals MVPOh Ji-hwan

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

The LG Twins won both the regular season and the Korean Series.

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[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[8]
Rank Team GP W L D 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 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 (3) vs. NC Dinos (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 30NC Dinos – 9, KT Wiz – 5Suwon Baseball Stadium3:1516,241 
2October 31NC Dinos – 3, KT Wiz – 2Suwon Baseball Stadium2:4915,453 
3November 2KT Wiz – 3, NC Dinos – 0Changwon NC Park3:0717,400 
4November 3KT Wiz – 11, NC Dinos – 2Changwon NC Park3:1417,400 
5November 5NC Dinos – 2, KT Wiz – 3Suwon Baseball Stadium2:5117,329

Korean Series
Main article: 2023 Korean Series

LG Twins (4) vs. KT Wiz (1)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1November 7KT Wiz – 3, LG Twins – 2Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:1423,750 
2November 8KT Wiz – 4, LG Twins – 5Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:0723,750 
3November 10LG Twins – 8, KT Wiz – 7Suwon Baseball Stadium4:0617,600 
4November 11LG Twins – 15, KT Wiz – 4Suwon Baseball Stadium3:4617,600 
5November 13KT Wiz – 2, LG Twins – 6Jamsil Baseball Stadium2:5623,750

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). November 16, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  5. "KIA 타이거즈 나지완 은퇴". Kia Tigers (in Korean). September 1, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  6. "2023 KBO 신인 드래프트 결과". Korea Baseball Organization (in Korean). September 15, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  7. "2023 KBO 시범경기 일정 발표". Korea Baseball Organization (in Korean). February 3, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  8. "팀순위". Korea Baseball Organization (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  9. "2023 신한은행 SOL KBO 리그 개막 'D-1' 개막전 전 구장 매진 눈앞!". Korea Baseball Organization (in Korean). March 31, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
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