2018 KBO League season

The 2018 KBO League season was the 37th season in the history of the KBO League.

2018 KBO League
LeagueKBO League
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 24 – October 14
Number of games144 per team
Number of teams10
Total attendance8,073,742
Regular Season
Season championsDoosan Bears
Season MVPKim Jae-hwan (Doosan)
Postseason
Wild Card championsNexen Heroes
  Wild Card runners-upKIA Tigers
Semi-playoffs championsNexen Heroes
  Semi-playoffs runners-upHanwha Eagles
Playoffs championsSK Wyverns
  Playoffs runners-upNexen Heroes
Korean Series
ChampionsSK Wyverns
  Runners-upDoosan Bears
Finals MVPHan Dong-min (SK)

Standings
RankTeamWLDPct.GBPostseason
1Doosan Bears93510.646–Korean Series
2SK Wyverns78651.54514.5Playoff
3Hanwha Eagles77670.53516.0Semi-playoff
4Nexen Heroes75690.52118.0Wild Card
5KIA Tigers70740.48623.0
6Samsung Lions68724.48623.0Did not qualify
7Lotte Giants68742.47924.0
8LG Twins67751.47224.5
9KT Wiz59823.42032.5
10NC Dinos58851.40634.5

Source[1]

League Leaders

Foreign players

Each team can sign up to three foreign players. Due to the high proportion of pitchers signed in previous years, beginning in 2014 the league has mandated that at least one of the foreign players must be a position player.

TeamPlayerPositionIn KBO sinceSalaryNotes
Samsung Lions Tim AdlemanPitcher2018$1,050,000
Lisalverto BonillaPitcher2018$700,000
Darin RufInfielder2017$1,500,000
NC Dinos Logan VerrettPitcher2018$800,000
Wei-Chung WangPitcher2018$900,000
Xavier ScruggsInfielder2017$1,300,000
Doosan Bears Seth FrankoffPitcher2018$850,000
Josh LindblomPitcher2015$1,450,000
Jimmy ParedesInfielder2018$800,000Released
Scott Van SlykeOutfielder2018$320,000Mid-season signing
Nexen Heroes Esmil RogersPitcher2015$1,500,000Released
Jake BrighamPitcher2017$650,000
Michael ChoiceOutfielder2017$600,000Released
Eric HackerPitcher2013$300,000Mid-season signing
Jerry SandsOutfielder2018$100,000Mid-season signing
SK Wyverns Merrill KellyPitcher2015$1,750,000
Ángel SánchezPitcher2018$1,100,000
Jamie RomakInfielder2017$850,000
Hanwha Eagles Keyvius SampsonPitcher2018$700,000
Jason WheelerPitcher2018$575,000Released
Jared HoyingOutfielder2018$700,000
David HalePitcher2018$500,000Mid-season signing
Kia Tigers Héctor NoesíPitcher2016$2,000,000
Pat DeanPitcher2017$925,000
Roger BernadinaOutfielder2017$1,100,000
Lotte Giants Brooks RaleyPitcher2015$1,170,000
Félix DoubrontPitcher2018$1,000,000
Andy BurnsInfielder2017$730,000
LG Twins Henry SosaPitcher2012$1,200,000
Tyler WilsonPitcher2018$800,000
Adonis GarcíaInfielder2018$800,000
KT Wiz Ryan FeierabendPitcher2015$1,050,000
Dustin NippertPitcher2011$1,000,000
Mel Rojas Jr.Outfielder2017$1,000,000

Foreign hitters
TeamPlayerBatting
Average		Home RunsRBINotes
Doosan BearsJimmy Paredes.13814Released by the team
Scott Van Slyke.12814Signed to replace Jimmy Paredes
Hanwha EaglesJared Hoying.30630110
Kia TigersRoger Bernadina.3152070
KT WizMel Rojas Jr..30543114
LG TwinsAdonis Garcia.339834
Lotte GiantsAndy Burns.3031557
NC DinosXavier Scruggs.2572697
Nexen HeroesMichael Choice.2581761Released by the team
Jerry Sands.3141237Signed to replace Michael Choice
Samsung LionsDarin Ruf.33033125
SK WyvernsJamie Romak.31643107

Postseason
Wild CardSemi-playoffPlayoffKorean Series
1Doosan Bears2
2SK Wyverns32SK Wyverns4
3Hanwha Eagles14Nexen Heroes2
4Nexen Heroes24Nexen Heroes3
5KIA Tigers0

Wild Card

The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.

Nexen Heroes (2) vs. KIA Tigers (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 16KIA Tigers – 6, Nexen Heroes – 10Gocheok Sky Dome3:4215,915

Semi-Playoff

Hanwha Eagles (1) vs. Nexen Heroes (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 19Nexen Heroes – 3, Hanwha Eagles – 2Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium4:1512,400 
2October 20Nexen Heroes – 7, Hanwha Eagles – 5Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium4:2812,400 
3October 22Hanwha Eagles – 4, Nexen Heroes – 3Gocheok Sky Dome3:4616,300 
4October 23Hanwha Eagles – 2, Nexen Heroes – 5Gocheok Sky Dome3:4116,300

Playoff

SK Wyverns (3) vs. Nexen Heroes (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 27Nexen Heroes – 8, SK Wyverns – 10Munhak Baseball Stadium3:5424,219 
2October 28Nexen Heroes – 1, SK Wyverns – 5Munhak Baseball Stadium3:2223,642 
3October 30SK Wyverns – 2, Nexen Heroes – 3Gocheok Sky Dome3:0413,839 
4October 31SK Wyverns – 2, Nexen Heroes – 4Gocheok Sky Dome3:1911,683 
5November 2Nexen Heroes – 10, SK Wyverns – 11 (10)Munhak Baseball Stadium4:5418,562

Korean Series
Main article: 2018 Korean Series

Doosan Bears (2) vs. SK Wyverns (4)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1November 4SK Wyverns – 7, Doosan Bears – 3Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:5825,000 
2November 5SK Wyverns – 3, Doosan Bears – 7Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:1425,000 
3November 7Doosan Bears – 2, SK Wyverns – 7Munhak Baseball Stadium3:2225,000 
4November 9Doosan Bears – 2, SK Wyverns – 1Munhak Baseball Stadium3:0725,000 
5November 10Doosan Bears – 1, SK Wyverns – 4Munhak Baseball Stadium3:0825,000 
6November 12SK Wyverns – 5, Doosan Bears – 4 (13)Jamsil Baseball Stadium5:0725,000

Attendances
Team Total attendance Home average Change vs. 2017
Doosan Bears1,112,06615,4452 %
LG Twins1,108,67715,398−2 %
SK Wyverns1,037,21114,40616 %
Lotte Giants901,63412,523−13 %
KIA Tigers861,72911,968−16 %
Samsung Lions752,31010,4497 %
Hanwha Eagles734,11010,19624 %
KT Wiz668,5599,286−3 %
Nexen Heroes454,5746,314−35 %
NC Dinos442,8726,151−17 %
Total 8,073,742 11,214 -4 %

References
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