2024 KBO League season

Professional baseball season in South Korea

This article is about the 2024 KBO League season only. For the previous season, see 2023 KBO League season. For information on all of baseball, see 2024 in baseball.

Sports season

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| 10,731,646
Average attendance| 15,115
TV partner(s)| KBS, MBC, SBS & SPOTV
Streaming partner(s)| TVING (Korea)
SOOP Live (Rest of the World)
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| KT Wiz | 72–70–2 (.507)
Season MVP| Voting in progress
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| KT Wiz
Wild Card runners-up| Doosan Bears
Semi-playoff champions| LG Twins
Semi-playoff runners-up| KT Wiz
Playoff champions| Samsung Lions
Playoff runners-up| LG Twins
Korean Series
Date| October 21 – 28
Venue| Gwangju-Kia Champions Field & Daegu Samsung Lions Park
Champions| Kia Tigers (12th title)
Runners-up| Samsung Lions
Finals MVP| Kim Sun-bin (Kia)
KBO League seasons

← 2023

2025 →

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]

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 ended on October 1, with each team having played 144 games (KT and SSG played a tiebreaker game). 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: 5th, 72-70-2 (.507), so they played a game against each other on October 1 to determine the final standings. KT won the tiebreaker game, 4-3, meaning the Wiz advanced to the playoffs and the Landers were eliminated.

A postseason is in progress, with the top 5 teams from the regular season playing against each other for a winning championship title in the Korean Series (한국시리즈).

KT (5) eliminated the Bears (4) in the Wild Card (2-1).

The Twins (3) eliminated KT (5) in the semi-playoff (3-2).

The Lions (2) eliminated the Twins (3) in the playoff (3-1).

The Tigers (1) won the 2024 Korean Series against the Lions (2) (4-1).

## Sponsorship & Background

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The KBO League is the highest level of baseball in South Korea. The Kia Tigers have been the most successful team; winning 12 of the 43 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

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2018–2019 | Shinhan Bank | Shinhan Bank MY CAR KBO League
2020–2023 | Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League
2024 | Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League

## Events

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### Retirement

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Choo 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 to 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

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The 2024 KBO draft took place at Westin Chosun Hotel in Jung District, Seoul at 2 pm on February 14.

## Preseason

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These are the final preseason standings.

The preseason began on March 9, and ended on March 19, 2024.[5]

Preseason standings[6] Rank  | Team  | GP | W  | L  | D  | PCT | GB | Home  | Road

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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

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The regular season of the 2024 season began on March 23 and ended on October 1. Each team played 144 games, facing every other team 16 times. Regular season games were played every day except Mondays usually during the afternoon or evening.

## Standings

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These are the final 2024 KBO League regular season standings.

Regular season champions: Kia Tigers

Regular season standings[6] Rank  | Team  | GP | W | L | D | PCT | GB | Home | Road | STRK | Postseason

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1  | Kia Tigers | 144  | 87  | 55  | 2  | 0.613  | \-  | 42-30-1  | 45-25-1  | W2  | Korean Series
2  | Samsung Lions | 144  | 78  | 64  | 2  | 0.549  | 9  | 41-32-0  | 37-32-2  | L1  | Playoff
3  | LG Twins | 144  | 76  | 66  | 2  | 0.535  | 11  | 39-33-1  | 37-33-1  | W2  | Semi-Playoff
4  | Doosan Bears | 144  | 74  | 68  | 2  | 0.521  | 13  | 39-31-1  | 35-37-1  | W4  | Wild Card Game
5  | KT Wiz | 144  | 72  | 70  | 2  | 0.507  | 15  | 34-36-1  | 38-34-1  | W3
6  | SSG Landers | 144  | 72  | 70  | 2  | 0.507  | 15  | 35-35-1  | 37-35-1  | W4  | Did not qualify
7  | Lotte Giants | 144  | 66  | 74  | 4  | 0.471  | 20  | 37-31-3  | 29-43-1  | W1
8  | Hanwha Eagles | 144  | 66  | 76  | 2  | 0.465  | 21  | 30-39-2  | 36-37-0  | L2
9  | NC Dinos | 144  | 61  | 81  | 2  | 0.430  | 26  | 34-39-0  | 27-42-2
10  | Kiwoom Heroes | 144  | 58  | 86  | 0  | 0.403  | 30  | 32-41-0  | 26-45-0  | L5

Standings last updated on October 1, 2024.

Note: Draw results are ignored by the league when calculating win percentage and games behind.

## All-Star Game

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On 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:

2024 KBO All-Star Teams  Team  | All-Star Team

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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.

Program  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

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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

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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

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Here 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)

Nanum All-Stars Batting  •  | Name  | No.  | Pos.  | Team  |  | BA | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP |  | Votes  | PV | Score

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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
Nanum All-Stars Pitching  Name  | No.  | Pos.  | Team  |  | ERA | IP | NP | R | HR | SO | BB | HB |  | Votes  | PV | Score

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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

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Here is the final confirmed lineup and player statistics for the Dream All-Stars. (Substitute batters not shown, not all relief pitchers shown)

Manager: Lee Kang-chul (Wiz)

Dream All-Stars Batting  •  | Name  | No.  | Pos.  | Team  |  | BA | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP |  | Votes  | PV | Score

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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  | \-
Dream All-Stars Pitching  Name  | No.  | Pos.  | Team  |  | ERA | IP | NP | R | HR | SO | BB | HB |  | Votes  | PV | Score

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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

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Here are the results for the 2024 KBO All-Star Game between the Nanum All-Stars and the Dream All-Stars.

July 6, 2024 6:04 – 8:52 PM KST at Incheon SSG Landers Field Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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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 the 2024 KBO All-Star Game

All Time Record:

KBO All-Star all-time record  Year  | All-Star Teams  | Teams  | Result

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1982–1998  | Eastern All-Stars

Western All-Stars

| East: Samsung, OB, Lotte, Hyundai

West: LG, Ssangbangwool, Haitai, Hanwha

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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

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The 2024 KBO League postseason began on October 2. Kia, Samsung, LG, Doosan and KT were qualified for the playoffs.

The Tigers won the pennant race (1st place).

### Qualification

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In 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

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| Wild Card| | | Semi-playoff| | | Playoff| | | Korean Series
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### Statistics & Scores

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These are the 2024 KBO League postseason scores. Statistics and scores will be updated daily.

#### 5th Place tiebreaker game

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This year, the KT Wiz and SSG Landers tied in standings, causing an extra tiebreaker game to be played.[7]

October 1, 2024 17:00 KST at Suwon KT Wiz Park Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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SSG Landers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0
KT Wiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 4 | 5 | 0
Home runs:
SSG: Choi Jeong (#1, 8th inning off Ko Young-pyo, 1 run)
KT: Rojas (#1, 1st inning off Elías, 1 run; #2, 8th inning off Kim Kwang-hyun, 3 run)
Umpires: Park Joong-chul, Kim Jung-guk, Kim Ik-su, Ham Ji-woong
Notes: First tiebreak game for 5th place ever
Boxscore

#### Wild Card

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The series started with a 1-0 advantage for the Bears. KT won the series 2-1. This is the first time in KBO history that a fifth-placed team advanced to the semi-playoffs.

### Doosan Bears (1) vs KT Wiz (2)

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Wild Card  Game  | Date  | Score  | Venue  | Time  | Duration  | Attendance

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1  | October 2, 2024 | KT Wiz – 4, Doosan Bears – 0  | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 18:30 KST | 3:13 | 23,750
2  | October 3, 2024 | KT Wiz – 1, Doosan Bears – 0  | 14:00 KST | 2:55 | 23,750

#### Semi-playoff

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Quarterfinals \- Best of 5 series.

The Twins eliminated the Wiz in 5 games.

### LG Twins (3) vs KT Wiz (2)

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1 | October 5, 2024 | KT Wiz – 3, LG Twins – 2  | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 14:00 KST | 2:36 | 23,750
2 | October 6, 2024 | KT Wiz – 2, LG Twins – 7 | 14:00 KST | 3:17 | 23,750
3 | October 8, 2024 | LG Twins – 6, KT Wiz – 5  | Suwon KT Wiz Park | 18:30 KST | 3:07 | 17,600
4 | October 9, 2024 | LG Twins – 5, KT Wiz – 6 | 14:00 KST | 4:10 | 17,600
5 | October 11, 2024 | KT Wiz – 1, LG Twins – 4 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 18:30 KST | 2:42 | 23,750

#### Playoff

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Semi-finals \- Best of 5 series.

Game 2 was rained out, so the game was played on October 15, instead of the 14th.[8][unreliable source?]

Game 4 was rained out, so the game was played on October 19, instead of the 18th.[9][unreliable source?]

Samsung ultimately won the series 3-1.

### Samsung Lions (3) vs LG Twins (1)

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Playoff  Game  | Date  | Score  | Venue  | Time  | Duration  | Attendance

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1 | October 13, 2024 | LG Twins – 4, Samsung Lions – 10 | Daegu Samsung Lions Park | 14:00 KST | 3:15 | 23,550
2 | October 15, 2024 | LG Twins – 5, Samsung Lions – 10 | 18:30 KST | 3:20 | 23,550
3 | October 17, 2024 | Samsung Lions – 0, LG Twins – 1 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 18:30 KST | 2:48 | 23,750
4  | October 19, 2024 | Samsung Lions – 1, LG Twins – 0  | 14:00 KST | 2:54 | 23,750

#### 2024 Korean Series

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Finals \- Best of 7 series.

The Tigers won the Korean Series in 5 games. This is the first time in 37 years that they won a Korean Series at home.

### Kia Tigers (4) vs Samsung Lions (1)

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2024 Korean Series  Game  | Date  | Score  | Venue  | Time  | Duration  | Attendance

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1 | October 21–23, 2024 | Samsung Lions – 1, Kia Tigers – 5 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | 18:30 KST, 16:00 KST | 3:16 (1:48, 1:28) | 19,300
2 | October 23, 2024 | Samsung Lions – 3, Kia Tigers – 8 | 18:30 KST | 3:08 | 19,300
3 | October 25, 2024 | Kia Tigers – 2, Samsung Lions – 4 | Daegu Samsung Lions Park | 18:30 KST | 3:09 | 23,550
4 | October 26, 2024 | Kia Tigers – 9, Samsung Lions – 2  | 14:00 KST | 3:17 | 23,550
5 | October 28, 2024 | Samsung Lions – 5, Kia Tigers – 7 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | 18:30 KST | 3:51 | 19,300

Kia Tigers are the 2024 Korean Series champions.

Legend • WC: Wild Card winner • SPO: Semi-playoff winner • PO: Playoff winner

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Note: All dates and times are in KST (Korean Standard Time). All statistics will be updated daily whenever possible.

## References

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1. ^ "KBO". eng.koreabaseball.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
2. ^ "New look Landers". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
3. ^ "LG Twins Ends 29-Year Long Wait With Historic Win". LG Global. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
4. ^ "Ex-MLB All-Star Choo Shin-soo makes final KBO regular-season appearance". The Korea Times. October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
5. ^ "New KBO season to open March 23, doubleheaders in play from beginning". The Korea Times. October 29, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
6. ^ a b "KBO". eng.koreabaseball.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
7. ^ 사상 첫 5위 결정전 성사…KT-SSG, 내일 수원서 단판 '끝장 승부'. The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
8. ^ "Game 2 of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Playoff (best of five) between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions, which was scheduled to be held at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 14th, was postponed due to rain". MAEIL BUNESINESS NEWSPAPER. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
9. ^ "Game 4 of the playoffs was eventually postponed due to rain". Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

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