27/03/2026 3 Minute Read

LG Twins aim for back-to-back Korean Series as KBO season opens March 28

The 2015-2016 Doosan Bears are the last team to win back-to-back crowns. The Twins lost the 2025 Korean Series MVP and WBSC Premier12 winner Hyun-Soo Kim, but confirmed the core of the 2025 champion team, including World Baseball Classic star Bo-Gyeong Moon (pictured above; WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images).

Categories: Asia , Baseball , KBO , Men's Baseball

20/03/2026 1 Minute Read

Australia international star Jack O'Loughlin lands deal with KBO's Samsung Lions

The strikeout leader of the 2025-26 Australian Baseball League signed a temporary contract, which the Lions could make permanent after six weeks. He pitched 6.1 innings, allowing only an unearned run at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

06/02/2026 2 Minute Read

Unprecedented 78 MLB All-Stars highlight World Baseball Classic rosters

The 20 rosters include 36 players who were All-Stars in 2025, the reigning MLB MVPs and Cy Young Award winners, six NPB MVPs, and two KBO MVPs. The World Baseball Classic is scheduled from March 5 to 17.

28/11/2025 1 Minute Read

KBO's Kiwoom Heroes post Sung-mun Song, Korea's captain at WBSC Premier12 2024

A left-handed hitter, Song has primarily played at third base during his KBO career. He captained Korea at the WBSC Premier12 2024. Negotiation time will expire on Sunday, December 21. "I think I poured everything I have into this season. I think I will be able to accept whatever outcome I get," Song told the Korean press.

28/11/2025 1 Minute Read

First players signed under new KBO "import players quota" rule

Starting in the 2026 season, KBO clubs will be able to add an Asian or Australian import player to their roster alongside three foreigners. The KT Wiz and Hanwha Eagles became the first teams to announce Asian signings. Pictured above: Koki Sugimoto (left, JPN) and Wang Yan-Cheng (TPE).

10/11/2025 3 Minute Read

Over 22,000 fans enjoy Exchange Series featuring KBO, NPB, and CPBL teams in Taiwan

CPBL 2025 Taiwan Series winner Rakuten Monkeys claimed two wins, while Japan's Rakuten Golden Eagles and KT Wiz from Korea recorded a draw and a loss.

Categories: Baseball , CPBL , KBO , NPB

31/10/2025 2 Minute Read

LG Twins defeat Hanwha Eagles in five games, claim 2025 Korean Series

After giving up Game Three, the Twins' bullpen supported Anders Tolhurst in the title clincher. It's their second title in three years. Beijing 2008 gold medalist and WBSC Premier12 winner Hyun-soo Kim (pictured above) earned MVP honours at 37.

24/10/2025 2 Minute Read

WBSC Premier12 star Cody Ponce leads Hanwha Eagles to their first Korean Series in 19 years

The Eagles defeated the Samsung Lions in five games. They will face the regular-season winner, the LG Twins, in the best-of-seven final series, which opens on Saturday, October 25. The Twins have a roster loaded with WBSC Premier12 2024 stars.

Categories: Asia , Associate members , Baseball , KBO

06/10/2025 2 Minute Read

NC Dinos beat Samsung Lions to open KBO 2025 postseason

The winner of the Wild Card best-of-three series between the fourth and fifth-place finishers of the regular season will face the third-place SSG Landers in a best-of-five series. The winner will play a best-of-five semifinal against the second-place Hanwha Eagles for a spot in the best-of-seven Korean Series against the pennant winners, the LG Twins. WBSC Premier12 star Cody Ponce won the pitching Triple Crown. The 2025 regular season had a record 12,312,519 paying spectators.

23/09/2025 1 Minute Read

Cody Ponce and Drew Anderson to make KBO history

The two pitchers will end the season first and second in all-time strikeouts in a single season. Ponce is a WBSC Premier12 alum. In 2025, the KBO League surpassed the 10 million spectator mark for the second consecutive season.