Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

The 2025 KBO season starts tomorrow. Here's how the teams line up.

The 2025 KBO season kicks off on Saturday, with 144 games standing between each of the 10 teams and a shot at the playoffs in the fall. Here's how the teams line up going into the new campaign.

2025-03-21

Heroes outfielder savors first preseason home run in KBO

People may dismiss a preseason home run as meaningless, but don't tell that to Kiwoom Heroes outfielder Park Ju-hong.

2025-03-18

Kiwoom Heroes continue confident preseason campaign

The Kiwoom Heroes may not be any pundit's pick to reach the postseason in the KBO this year, but they have compiled one of the best records in the exhibition campaign.

2025-03-18

Heroes manager not rushing Yasiel Puig into preseason action

Yasiel Puig, the former National League All-Star back for a second tour of duty with the Kiwoom Heroes in the KBO, has not played for a week in the ongoing preseason due to some muscle spasms.

2025-03-18

Dodgers' Korean rookie Kim Hye-seong to start season in minor leagues

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Korean rookie Kim Hye-seong will begin the season in the minor leagues.

2025-03-12

Ruben Cardenas returns to KBO with Kiwoom Heroes

After getting a brief taste of Korean baseball last year with the Samsung Lions, American outfielder Ruben Cardenas is back in the KBO, this time with the Kiwoom Heroes.

2025-02-14

Kiwoom Securities sees 89% profit surge in 2024

Kiwoom Securities on Wednesday reported its 2024 net profit of 834.9 billion won ($574.8 million), up 89.4 percent from a year earlier.

2025-02-05

Korean All-Star infielder Kim Hye-seong open to MLB negotiations until January

Korean All-Star infielder Kim Hye-seong has been posted for MLB clubs, with teams free to negotiate with him until an early January deadline.

2024-12-05

Kim Hye-seong says MLB posting process will begin after U.S. Thanksgiving

As he eyes a jump to the MLB, Korean All-Star second baseman Kim Hye-seong says his posting process will begin after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday this week.

2024-11-27

Heroes bring back Puig, sign 2 new foreign players

The Kiwoom Heroes have reunited with former major league All-Star outfielder Yasiel Puig.

2024-11-26