2019 KBO League season

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)

Standings
Rank TeamPWLDPct.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

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
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
  Wild Card Semi-playoff Playoff Korean Series
                                     
  1 Doosan Bears 4
  2 SK Wyverns 0     3 Kiwoom Heroes 0
  3 Kiwoom Heroes 3     3 Kiwoom Heroes 3
  4 LG Twins 2     4 LG Twins 1
  5 NC Dinos 0

Wild Card

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

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

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
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
Team Total attendance Home average Change 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 Giants679,2089,433-25%
Hanwha Eagles555,2257,711-24%
KT Wiz536,7357,455-20%
Kiwoom Heroes453,8866,304-0%
Total 7,286,008 10,119 -10%

See also

References
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  2. 유지호 (2018-05-16). "Baseball league extends midseason break for 2019". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
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  6. "KBO's final foreign player signed-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". Koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
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