The 2024 KBO League season, officially known as the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League season (Korean: 2024 신한 SOL 뱅크 KBO 리그) for sponsorship reasons, is an ongoing professional baseball season based in South Korea; the 43rd in the history of the KBO League. The league's format and makeup were not changed in the 2024 season from the previous season, with the same ten teams competing; the Kia Tigers, Doosan Bears, Lotte Giants, NC Dinos, LG Twins, Hanwha Eagles, KT Wiz, Samsung Lions, SSG Landers, and the Kiwoom Heroes.[1] The Landers updated their team logo and cap insignia before the 2024 season.[2]
| 2024 KBO League Season | |
|---|---|
 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League | |
| Association | KBO |
| League | KBO League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Defending champions | LG Twins (2023) |
| Hosts | Shinhan Bank |
| Duration | Mar 23 – Oct 1 |
| Number of games | 144 per team |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Total attendance | 9,683,468 |
| Average attendance | 14,852 |
| TV partner(s) | KBS, MBC, SBS & SPOTV |
| Streaming partner(s) | TVING |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Kia Tigers | 87–55–2 (.613) |
| Second place | Samsung Lions | 78–64–2 (.549) |
| Third place | LG Twins | 76–66–2 (.535) |
| Fourth place | Doosan Bears | 74–68–2 (.521) |
| Fifth place | - | 0–0–0 (–) |
| Season MVP | - |
| Preseason | |
| First place | Doosan Bears |
| Runners-up | LG Twins |
| All-Star Game | |
| 2024 KBO All-Stars | Nanum All-Stars |
| Runners-up | Dream All-Stars |
| Season MVP | Choi Hyoung-woo (Kia) |
| Postseason | |
| Wild Card champions | - |
| Wild Card runners-up | - |
| Semi-playoff champions | - |
| Semi-playoff runners-up | - |
| Playoff champions | - |
| Playoff runners-up | - |
| Korean Series | |
| Date | - |
| Venue | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field & TBD |
| Champions | - (0th title) |
| Runners-up | - |
| Finals MVP | - |
The Twins entered the season as the defending champions from the 2023 season.[3]
The preseason started on March 9 and ended on March 19, with the Bears holding the top spot in the standings; finishing with a record of 8-0-1 (W-L-D) and a flawless win percentage of 1.000.
The regular season started on March 23 and will end on October 1, with each team having played 144 games. The Tigers were the regular season champions; with a record of 87-55-2 and a win percentage of 0.613.
On July 6, the Nanum All-Stars won the 2024 KBO all-star game against the Dream All-Stars, 4-2. There was a break from July 7–8.
KT and SSG finished the regular season with an identical record: 72-70-2 (.507), so they played a game against each other to determine the final standings.
A postseason will then proceed, with the top 5 teams from the regular season playing against each other for a winning championship title in the Korean Series (한국시리즈).
Sponsorship & Background
editThe KBO League is the highest level of baseball in South Korea. The Kia Tigers have been the most successful team; winning 11 of the 42 championships.
The league is known for the teams' massive fanbases, with upbeat walk-up and fight songs for each player.
The 2024 season's league sponsor continues to be Shinhan Bank, as it has been since 2018. League names have changed since the sponsorship as follows:
| Season | Sponsor | League name |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | Shinhan Bank | Shinhan Bank MY CAR KBO League |
| 2020–2023 | Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League | |
| 2024 | Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League |
Events
editRetirement
editChoo Shin-soo (추신수) #17, RF - SSG Landers
In December 2023, it was announced that the 2024 season would be Choo Shin-soo's final season in professional baseball. Choo, who spent 15 years in Major League Baseball from 2005-2020, played in Seattle, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Texas. He turned 42 on July 13. Sadly, due to a shoulder injury, he was limited to playing only 77 of the 144 games played.[4]
Draft
editThe 2024 KBO draft took place at Westin Chosun Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul at 2 pm on February 14.
Preseason
editThe preseason began on March 9, and ended on March 19, 2024[5]
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | D | PCT | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doosan Bears | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | - | 4–0–0 | 4–0–1 |
| 2 | LG Twins | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 2 | 2–0–0 | 4–2–0 |
| 3 | Hanwha Eagles | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.625 | 3 | 3–3–2 | 2–0–0 |
| 4 | NC Dinos | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.600 | 4–2–0 | 2–2–0 | |
| 5 | KT Wiz | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.500 | 4 | 3–2–0 | 1–2–1 |
| 6 | Kia Tigers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.400 | 5 | 2-2-0 | 2–4-0 |
| Samsung Lions | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.400 | 2-3-0 | 2-3-0 | ||
| 8 | Lotte Giants | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 2-3-0 | 1-2-0 | |
| 9 | SSG Landers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.300 | 6 | 2-4-0 | 1–3-0 |
| 10 | Kiwoom Heroes | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | 7 | 0–0–8 | 1-7-0 |
Statistics last updated on March 19, 2024.
Regular season
editThe regular season of the 2024 season began on March 23 and will end on October 1. Each team will play 144 games, facing every other team 16 times. Regular season games are played every day except Mondays usually during the afternoon or evening.
Attendance
editSource:[7]
- April 9 (17 days after regular season began): Total attendance surpassed 1,000,000.
- April 28 (36 days after regular season began): Total attendance surpassed 2,000,000.
- June 16 (85 days after regular season began): Total attendance surpassed 5,000,000.
Standings
editThese are the current 2024 KBO League regular season standings.
Current 1st-place team • Kia Tigers
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | D | PCT | GB | Home | Road | STRK | BA | ERA | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kia Tigers | 133 | 81 | 50 | 2 | 0.618 | - | 38-28-1 | 43-22-1 | W5 | 0.301 | 4.38 | Clinched PS |
| 2 | Samsung Lions | 134 | 75 | 57 | 2 | 0.568 | 6.5 | 39-31-0 | 36-26-2 | W3 | 0.270 | 4.44 | |
| 3 | LG Twins | 132 | 68 | 62 | 2 | 0.523 | 12.5 | 36-31-1 | 32-31-1 | L2 | 0.282 | 4.60 | Eliminated from PR |
| 4 | KT Wiz | 134 | 67 | 65 | 2 | 0.508 | 14.5 | 30-32-1 | 37-33-1 | W3 | 0.276 | 5.15 | |
| 5 | Doosan Bears | 133 | 65 | 66 | 2 | 0.496 | 16 | 33-31-1 | 32-35-1 | L1 | 0.277 | 4.90 | |
| 6 | SSG Landers | 132 | 62 | 68 | 2 | 0.477 | 18.5 | 30-34-1 | 32-34-1 | L1 | 0.270 | 5.32 | Eliminated from PR |
| 7 | Hanwha Eagles | 132 | 61 | 69 | 2 | 0.469 | 19.5 | 28-36-2 | 33-33-0 | W1 | 0.270 | 4.98 | |
| 8 | Lotte Giants | 131 | 59 | 68 | 4 | 0.465 | 20 | 33-27-3 | 26-41-1 | L2 | 0.281 | 5.03 | |
| 9 | NC Dinos | 131 | 58 | 71 | 2 | 0.450 | 22 | 32-32-0 | 26-39-2 | L4 | 0.273 | 4.87 | |
| 10 | Kiwoom Heroes | 132 | 56 | 76 | 0 | 0.424 | 25.5 | 31-40-0 | 25-36-0 | W2 | 0.265 | 5.06 | |
Legend • Korean Series: (1st place) Clinched 1st place as regular season champions, guaranteed spot in Korean Series • PS, PO: (2nd place) Clinched runner-up spot for the regular season, guaranteed spot in playoff • PS, SPO: (3rd place) Guaranteed spot in semi-playoff PS, WC or PS, WC: (4th & 5th place) Guaranteed spot in Wild Card game(s) • Did not qualify: (Bottom 5) Did not qualify for the postseason; decisively eliminated from the playoffs • —: Not enough data.
Standings are correct as of September 13, 2024.
Note: Draw results are ignored by the league when calculating win percentage and games behind.
All-Star Game
editOn July 6, the KBO hosted an all-star game for the 2024 season (July 5 was the Minor League all-star game; with 2 teams named Bukbu and Nambu). After all-star weekend, a break was observed; from July 7–8. The game started at 6:00 PM KST. The Nanum All-Stars won 4-2. Like previous all-star games, the 10 teams was divided into two teams: the Nanum All-Stars (나눔) and the Dream All-Stars (드림). The game was hosted at Incheon SSG Landers Field, the Landers' home stadium. This year, teams were located in the teams as follows:
| Team | All-Star Team |
|---|---|
| Kia Tigers | Nanum All-Stars |
| Hanwha Eagles | |
| LG Twins | |
| NC Dinos | |
| Kiwoom Heroes | |
| Doosan Bears | Dream All-Stars |
| KT Wiz | |
| Lotte Giants | |
| Samsung Lions | |
| SSG Landers | |
The best players (candidates) from each team were voted by fans, and the players with the most votes played in the all-star game.
The most voted infielders and pitchers within their position group played in the all-star game. The top 3 outfielders played in the all-star game in available positions, regardless if they are all on the same team.
Here is the program for the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO All-Star Game.
| Fan Autographs |
|---|
| Shinhan SOL Bank SUMMER RACE |
| Opening Show |
| Officials' Declaration |
| Anthem |
| 2024 KBO All-Star Game |
| Cleaning Show & Water Festival |
| Fireworks |
The 5 (pitchers & infielders) and 15 (outfielders) candidates are shown below. Ranks are provided for each position (by votes).
Nanum All-Star Candidates
edit| Nanum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITCHERS | ||||
| Rank | Name | Position | No. | Team |
| 1 | Yang Hyeon-jong | SP | 54 | Kia |
| 2 | Ryu Hyun-Jin | 99 | Hanwha | |
| 3 | Choi Won-tae | 20 | LG | |
| 4 | Ariel Jurado | 75 | Kiwoom | |
| 5 | Kyle Hart | 30 | NC | |
| 1 | Jeon Sang-hyun | RP | 51 | Kia |
| 2 | Lee Min-woo | 27 | Hanwha | |
| 3 | Lee Woo-chan | 21 | LG | |
| 4 | Cho Sang-woo | 11 | Kiwoom | |
| 5 | Kim Jae-yeol | 32 | NC | |
| 1 | Jung Hai-young | CP | 62 | Kia |
| 2 | Joo Hyun-sang | 66 | Hanwha | |
| 3 | You Young-chan | 54 | LG | |
| 4 | Ju Seung-woo | 30 | Kiwoom | |
| 5 | Lee Yong-chan | 22 | NC | |
| INFIELDERS | ||||
| Rank | Name | Position | No. | Team |
| 1 | Kim Tae-gun | C | 42 | Kia |
| 2 | Park Dong-won | 27 | LG | |
| 3 | Choi Jae-hoon | 13 | Hanwha | |
| 4 | Kim Hyung-jun | 25 | NC | |
| 5 | Kim Jae-hyun | 32 | Kiwoom | |
| 1 | An Chi-hong | 1B | 3 | Hanwha |
| 2 | Lee Woo-sung | 25 | Kia | |
| 3 | Austin Dean | 23 | LG | |
| 4 | Choi Joo-hwan | 53 | Kiwoom | |
| 5 | Matthew Davidson | 24 | NC | |
| 1 | Kim Hye-seong | 2B | 3 | Kiwoom |
| 2 | Kim Sun-bin | Kia | ||
| 3 | Shin Min-jae | 4 | LG | |
| 4 | Moon Hyun-bin | 64 | Hanwha | |
| 5 | Park Min-woo | 2 | NC | |
| 1 | Kim Do-yeong | 3B | 5 | Kia |
| 2 | Roh Si-hwan | 8 | Hanwha | |
| 3 | Moon Bo-gyeong | 2 | LG | |
| 4 | Song Sung-mun | 24 | Kiwoom | |
| 5 | Seo Ho-cheol | 5 | NC | |
| 1 | Park Chan-ho | SS | 1 | Kia |
| 2 | Hwang Young-mook | 95 | Hanwha | |
| 3 | Oh Ji-hwan | 10 | LG | |
| 4 | Kim Whee-jip | 44 | NC | |
| 5 | Kim Ju-won | 7 | ||
| OUTFIELDERS | ||||
| Rank | Name | Position | No. | Team |
| 1 | Yonathan Perlaza | RF | 30 | Hanwha |
| 2 | Ronnie Dawson | 27 | Kiwoom | |
| 3 | Na Sung-bum | 47 | Kia | |
| 4 | Socrates Brito | LF | 30 | Kia |
| 5 | Park Kun-woo | RF | 37 | |
| 6 | Choi Won-jun | CF | 16 | |
| 7 | Hong Chang-ki | RF | 51 | LG |
| 8 | Park Hae-min | CF | 17 | |
| 9 | Moon Sung-ju | LF | 8 | |
| 10 | Jung Eun-won | 43 | Hanwha | |
| 11 | Lee Ju-hyeong | 2 | Kiwoom | |
| 12 | Choi In-ho | 41 | Hanwha | |
| 13 | Kwon Hui-dong | LF | 36 | NC |
| 14 | Lee Yong-kyu | LF | 15 | |
| 15 | Kim Seong-uk | CF | 38 | |
| DESIGNATED HITTERS | ||||
| 1 | Choi Hyoung-woo | DH | 34 | Kia |
| 2 | Son Ah-seop | 31 | NC | |
| 3 | Chae Eun-song | 22 | Hanwha | |
| 4 | Kim Hyun-soo | LG | ||
| 5 | Lee Won-seok | 17 | Kiwoom | |
Dream All-Star Candidates
edit| Dream | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITCHERS | ||||
| Rank | Name | Position | No. | Team |
| 1 | Won Tae-in | SP | 18 | Samsung |
| 2 | Gwak Been | 47 | Doosan | |
| 3 | Kim Kwang-hyun | 29 | SSG | |
| 4 | Park Se-woong | 21 | Lotte | |
| 5 | Wes Benjamin | 43 | KT | |
| 1 | Kim Taek-yeon | RP | 63 | Doosan |
| 2 | Choi Ha-neul | 37 | Samsung | |
| 3 | Choi Jun-yong | 18 | Lotte | |
| 4 | Jo Byeong-hyeon | 19 | SSG | |
| 5 | Kim Min-su | 26 | KT | |
| 1 | Kim Won-jung | CP | 34 | Lotte |
| 2 | Oh Seung-hwan | 21 | Samsung | |
| 3 | Hong Geon-hui | 17 | Doosan | |
| 4 | Moon Seung-won | 42 | SSG | |
| 5 | Park Yeong-hyun | 60 | KT | |
| INFIELDERS | ||||
| Rank | Name | Position | No. | Team |
| 1 | Yang Eui-ji | C | 25 | Doosan |
| 2 | Kang Min-ho | 47 | Samsung | |
| 3 | Yoo Kang-nam | 27 | Lotte | |
| 4 | Lee Ji-young | 59 | SSG | |
| 5 | Jang Sung-woo | 22 | KT | |
| 1 | David MacKinnon | 1B | 24 | Samsung |
| 2 | Yang Suk-hwan | 53 | Doosan | |
| 3 | Na Seung-yeup | 51 | Lotte | |
| 4 | Ko Myeong-jun | 18 | SSG | |
| 5 | Moon Sang-chul | 24 | KT | |
| 1 | Ryu Ji-hyuk | 2B | 16 | Samsung |
| 2 | Kang Seung-ho | 23 | Doosan | |
| 3 | Go Seung-min | 65 | Lotte | |
| 4 | Kim Sung-hyun | 6 | SSG | |
| 5 | Cheon Seong-ho | 14 | KT | |
| 1 | Kim Young-woong | 3B | 30 | Samsung |
| 2 | Choi Jeong | 14 | SSG | |
| 3 | Heo Kyoung-min | 13 | Doosan | |
| 4 | Han Dong-hui | 25 | Lotte | |
| 5 | Hwang Jae-gyun | 10 | KT | |
| 1 | Lee Jae-hyeon | SS | 7 | Samsung |
| 2 | Son Ho-young | 33 | Lotte | |
| 3 | Park Seong-han | 2 | SSG | |
| 4 | Park Jun-young | 9 | Doosan | |
| 5 | Kim Sang-su | 7 | KT | |
| OUTFIELDERS | ||||
| Rank | Name | Position | No. | Team |
| 1 | Yoon Dong-hee | CF | 91 | Lotte |
| 2 | Jung Soo-bin | 31 | Doosan | |
| 3 | Kim Ji-chan | CF | 58 | Samsung |
| 4 | Hwang Seong-bin | LF | 0 | Lotte |
| 5 | Guillermo Heredia | LF | 27 | SSG |
| 6 | Choi Ji-hoon | CF | 54 | SSG |
| 7 | Víctor Reyes | RF | 29 | Lotte |
| 8 | Lee Sung-gyu | RF | 13 | Samsung |
| 9 | Jo Soo-haeng | LF | 51 | Doosan |
| 10 | Kim Seong-yoon | CF | 39 | Samsung |
| 11 | Han Yoo-seom | RF | 35 | SSG |
| 12 | Henry Ramos | 4 | Doosan | |
| 13 | Mel Rojas Jr. | LF | 3 | KT |
| 14 | Bae Jeong-dae | CF | 27 | |
| 15 | Kim Min-hyuck | 53 | ||
| DESIGNATED HITTERS | ||||
| 1 | Koo Ja-wook | DH | 5 | Samsung |
| 2 | Kang Baek-ho | 50 | KT | |
| 3 | Jeon Jun-woo | 8 | Lotte | |
| 4 | Kim Jae-hwan | 32 | Doosan | |
| 5 | Choo Shin-soo | 17 | SSG | |
Voting concluded on June 16, 2024.
Nanum All-Stars Lineup
editHere is the final confirmed lineup and boxscore for the Nanum All-Stars. (Substitute batters not shown, not all relief pitchers shown)
Manager: Youm Kyoung-youb (Twins)
| • | Name | No. | Pos. | Team | BA | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | Votes | PV | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Do-yeong | 5 | 3B | Kia | 0.200 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,353,562 | 160 | 44.26 | ||
| 2 | Kim Hye-seong | 3 | 2B | Kiwoom | 0.500 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,286,124 | 189 | 45.50 | ||
| 3 | Ronnie Dawson | 27 | CF | Kiwoom | 0.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,012,694 | 96 | 30.91 | ||
| 4 | Austin Dean | 23 | 1B | LG | 0.500 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| 5 | Na Sung-bum | 47 | RF | Kia | 0.250 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,133,876 | 114 | 35.21 | ||
| 6 | Choi Hyoung-woo | 34 | DH | Kia | 0.750 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,167,426 | 98 | 34.45 | ||
| 7 | Yonathan Perlaza | 30 | LF | Hanwha | 0.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,276,715 | 142 | 40.92 | ||
| 8 | Park Dong-won | 27 | C | LG | 0.500 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 923,264 | 130 | 32.14 | ||
| 9 | Park Chan-ho | 1 | SS | Kia | 0.500 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,130,559 | 124 | 36.07 | ||
| Name | No. | Pos. | Team | ERA | IP | NP | R | HR | SO | BB | HB | Votes | PV | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryu Hyun-jin | 99 | SP | Hanwha | 0.00 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 979,867 | 155 | 35.69 | ||
| Jeon Sang-hyun | 51 | RP | Kia | 0.00 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,254,528 | 111 | 37.55 | ||
| Joo Hyun-sang | 66 | CP | Hanwha | 0.00 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,396,077 | 144 | 43.69 |
Dream All-Stars Lineup
editHere is the final confirmed lineup and player statistics for the Dream All-Stars. (Substitute batters not shown, not all relief pitchers shown)
| • | Name | No. | Pos. | Team | BA | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | Votes | PV | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koo Ja-wook | 5 | DH | Samsung | 0.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,183,482 | 74 | 32.56 | ||
| 2 | Jung Soo-bin | 31 | CF | Doosan | 0.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,041,628 | 87 | 30.70 | ||
| 3 | Yang Eui-ji | 25 | C | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,362,773 | 195 | 47.72 | |||
| 4 | Choi Jeong | 14 | 3B | SSG | 0.500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 963,312 | 159 | 35.71 | ||
| 5 | David MacKinnon | 24 | 1B | Samsung | 0.667 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,167,200 | 95 | 34.17 | ||
| 6 | Yoon Dong-hee | 91 | RF | 0.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,038,735 | 66 | 28.68 | |||
| 7 | Ryu Ji-hyuk | 16 | 2B | 0.333 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,303,367 | 49 | 32.83 | |||
| 8 | Lee Jae-hyeon | 7 | SS | Samsung | 0.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,178,109 | 71 | 32.17 | ||
| 9 | Hwang Seong-bin | 0 | LF | Lotte | 0.333 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| Name | No. | Pos. | Team | ERA | IP | NP | R | HR | SO | BB | HB | Votes | PV | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won Tae-in | 18 | SP | Samsung | 0.00 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,282,671 | 111 | 38.16 | ||
| Kim Taek-yeon | 63 | RP | Doosan | 9.00 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,345,257 | 211 | 48.83 | ||
| Oh Seung-hwan | 21 | CP | Samsung | 0.00 | 2/3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 846,628 | 112 | 28.80 |
Results
editHere are the results for the 2024 KBO All-Star Game between the Nanum All-Stars and the Dream All-Stars.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanum All-Stars | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dream All-Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: Nanum: Ryu Hyun-jin Dream: Won Tae-in WP: Ryu Hyun-jin LP: Kim Min Sv: Joo Hyun-sang Home runs: Nanum: Choi Hyoung-woo (Top 2nd, solo off Kim Min) & Austin Dean (Top 3rd, 2 run off William Cuevas) Dream: David MacKinnon (Bottom 4th, 2 run off Kim Jae-yeol) Attendance: 22,500 Umpires: Lee Ki-joong, Moon Dong-gyoon, Kim Jun-hui, Lee Yong-hyuck, Jung Jong-soo, Jung Jun-yung Notes: Series tied 4-4 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final: Nanum 4, Dream 2
Nanum All-Stars WIN 2024 KBO All-Star Game
All Time Record:
| Year | All-Star Teams | Teams | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–1998 | Eastern All-Stars
Western All-Stars |
East: Samsung, OB, Lotte, Hyundai
West: LG, Ssangbangwool, Haitai, Hanwha |
• |
| 1999–2000 | Dream All-Stars
Magic All-Stars |
Dream: Lotte, Doosan, Hyundai, Haitai
Magic: Hanwha, Samsung, LG, SK |
Dream wins 2–0–1 |
| 2001–2014 | Eastern All-Stars
Western All-Stars |
East: Samsung, Doosan, Lotte, SK
West: LG, Nexen, NC, Kia, Hanwha |
East wins 24-14
(including 1982–1998) |
| 2015–present | Dream All-Stars
Nanum All-Stars |
Dream: Samsung, Doosan, Lotte, SSG, KT
Nanum: LG, Kiwoom, NC, Kia, Hanwha |
Tied 4-4 |
Postseason
editThe 2024 KBO League postseason will begin in the fall. Kia, Samsung, LG, Doosan are qualified for the playoffs.
The Kia Tigers, Samsung Lions LG Twins, Doosan Bears are guaranteed a spot in the postseason spot (top 5). The Tigers won the pennant race (1st place).
Magic & Tragic Numbers
edit| Rank | Team | PR | PS | Max / Min Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kia | 4 (18) | -6 (30) | 1 / 1 | Clinched PR |
| 2 | Samsung | -1 (24) | 2 / 2 | Clinched PS | |
| 3 | LG | 6 (19) | 3 / 3 | ||
| 5 | Doosan | 10 (14) | 4 / 4 | ||
| 4 | KT | 7 (16) | 5 / 5 | ||
| 6 | SSG | 14 (10) | |||
| 7 | Hanwha | 15 (9) | 3 / 10 | Did not qualify | |
| 8 | Lotte | 17 (8) | |||
| 9 | NC | 19 (6) | |||
| 10 | Kiwoom | 21 (3) | 4 / 10 | ||
Magic and tragic numbers are correct as of September 13, 2024.
Information
- Magic and tragic numbers are provided both for the pennant race (1st place) and postseason (5th place).
- If a team's postseason magic number reaches 0, they are no longer in danger of being eliminated and are guaranteed a spot in the top 5. Conversely, if the team's postseason tragic number reaches (0), they have been decisively eliminated and no longer have any chance of playing in the postseason.
- A team's magic number decreases by one if the team wins, or if the next contending team loses. The next contending team is the team with the best chance of taking the 5th place spot. This is typically the 6th place team, but may not be, depending on how many draws and remaining games the other teams have. This is vice-versa for the tragic number.
- If two teams in contention finish the regular season with an identical W-L-D record, they will play a tiebreaker game with no inning limits on the following day to determine the final standings. The venue will be determined by the teams' performance against each other.
- PR = Pennant Race (1st place) • PS = Postseason (top 5)
- The numbers without parentheses are the magic numbers, whereas the team's tragic number is in parentheses.
Qualification
editIn order for a team to qualify for the postseason, they must rank 5th or higher in the regular season. 5th and 4th place are guaranteed to play in the Wild Card, 3rd in the semi-playoff, 2nd in the playoff, and 1st in the Korean Series.
In the regular season standings, there is a Postseason column; indicating the postseason status of each team.
Postseason Bracket
edit| Wild Card | Semi-playoff | Playoff | Korean Series | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kia Tigers | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Samsung Lions | - | PO | Playoff winner | - | |||||||||||||
| 3 | LG Twins | - | SPO | Semi-playoff winner | - | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Doosan Bears | 1 | WC | Wild Card winner | - | |||||||||||||
| 5 | KT Wiz | - | ||||||||||||||||
Statistics & Scores
editThese are the 2024 KBO League postseason statistics. Statistics and scores will be updated daily from when the playoffs begin.
5th Place tiebreak
This year, KT Wiz and SSG Landers tied in standings causing a extra tiebreaker game to happen. [9]
Wild Card
editThe series will start with a 1–0 advantage for the Bears. KT Wiz needs to win 2 times to proceed to the next round, whereas Doosan can advance with just 1 win (or even a draw).
Doosan Bears (1) vs KT Wiz (-)
edit| Game | Date | Score | Venue | Time | Duration | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 2, 2024 | KT Wiz – 0, Doosan Bears – 0 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 18:30 KST | 0:00 | 0 |
| 2 | October 3, 2024 If necessary | - | 14:00 KST | 0:00 | 0 |
Semi-playoff
editQuarterfinals - Best of 5 series.
| Game | Date | Score | Venue | Time | Duration | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | WC – 0, LG – 0 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 |
| 2 | TBD | WC – 0, LG – 0 | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 | |
| 3 | TBD | LG – 0, WC – 0 | Home of Wild Card winner | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 |
| 4 | If necessary | - | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 | |
| 5 | If necessary | - | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 |
Playoff
editSemi-finals - Best of 5 series.
Samsung Lions (-) vs Semi-playoff winner (-)
edit| Game | Date | Score | Venue | Time | Duration | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | SPO – 0, Samsung – 0 | Daegu Samsung Lions Park | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 |
| 2 | TBD | SPO – 0, Samsung – 0 | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 | |
| 3 | TBD | Samsung – 0, SPO – 0 | Home of semi-playoff winner | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 |
| 4 | TBD | Samsung – 0, SPO – 0 | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 | |
| 5 | TBD | SPO – 0, Samsung – 0 | Daegu Samsung Lions Park | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 |
Finals - Best of 7 series.
Kia Tigers (-) vs Playoff winner (-)
edit| Game | Date | Score | Venue | Time | Duration | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | PO – 0, Kia – 0 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 |
| 2 | TBD | PO – 0, Kia – 0 | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 | |
| 3 | TBD | Kia – 0, PO – 0 | Home of playoff winner | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 |
| 4 | TBD | Kia – 0, PO – 0 | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 | |
| 5 | TBD | PO – 0, Kia – 0 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 |
| 6 | If necessary | - | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 | |
| 7 | If necessary | - | --:-- KST | 0:00 | 0 |
Winner is the champion of the 2024 Korean Series.
Legend • WC: Wild Card winner • SPO: Semi-playoff winner • PO: Playoff winner
Note: All dates and times are in KST (Korean Standard Time). All statistics will be updated daily whenever possible.
References
edit- ^ "KBO". eng.koreabaseball.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ "New look Landers". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ "LG Twins Ends 29-Year Long Wait With Historic Win". LG Global. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Ex-MLB All-Star Choo Shin-soo makes final KBO regular-season appearance". koreatimes. October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ "New KBO season to open March 23, doubleheaders in play from beginning". The Korea Times. October 29, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "KBO". eng.koreabaseball.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "MyKBOStats Statistics". MyKBOStats.
- ^ "MyKBOStats Magic (Tragic) Numbers". MyKBOStats.
- ^ "사상 첫 5위 결정전 성사…KT-SSG, 내일 수원서 단판 '끝장 승부'". 동아일보 (in Korean). September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.