Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Wiz beat Bears to become first underdogs ever to win KBO Wildcard

The KT Wiz became the first KBO team ever to finish the regular season in fifth place and go on to win the Wildcard on Thursday, beating the Doosan Bears 1-0 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in southern Seoul.

2024-10-03

NewJeans' Minji throws ceremonial first pitch — in pictures

Minji of girl group NewJeans threw the ceremonial first pitch for the Doosan Bears on Wednesday.

2024-10-03

KT Wiz beat SSG Landers to take final KBO postseason ticket

Mel Rojas Jr. smacked a go-ahead three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning for a two-homer day on Tuesday as the KT Wiz rallied past the SSG Landers 4-3 to secure the final KBO postseason ticket.

2024-10-01

Landers, Wiz to face off in first-ever fifth-place tiebreaker for final playoff spot

The SSG Landers won their final 2024 KBO regular season game against the Kiwoom Heroes 7-2 on Monday, tying for fifth place with the KT Wiz.

2024-10-01

Veteran slugger and MLB All-Star Choo Shin-soo makes final KBO appearance

Choo Shin-soo, the most successful Korean hitter in Major League history, made the final regular season appearance of his stories career at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Monday.

2024-10-01

Historic fifth-place tiebreaker a possiblity as Wiz, Landers both win on Saturday

The KT Wiz and SSG Landers both won their games Saturday, leaving the Landers in their final 2024 KBO regular season game to decide whether the two sides will play a head-to-head fifth-place tiebreaker for a final spot in the postseason.

2024-09-29

Dinos ace Kyle Hart loses bid for Triple Crown

NC Dinos ace Kyle Hart has lost his bid to become just the second foreign pitcher to win a Triple Crown in KBO history.

2024-09-26

Four of five contenders decided as KBO playoffs start on Oct. 2

The 2024 KBO postseason will start on Oct. 2 with the Wildcard, with the pennant-winning Kia Tigers set to face the playoffs winner in the Korean Series starting on Oct. 21.

2024-09-26

Tigers' Yang Hyeon-jong ends regular season with another record

Kia Tigers ace Yang Hyeon-jong became the first pitcher in KBO history to pitch at least 170 innings a season for 10 consecutive KBO seasons on Wednesday as the Tigers lost 5-2 to the Lotte Giants at home in Gwangju.

2024-09-26

Kia Tigers secure 2024 KBO pennant with 7 games still to play

The Kia Tigers secured the 2024 KBO pennant on Tuesday, earning a ticket straight to the Korean Series with seven games still left to play on the regular season.

2024-09-17