2022 KBO League season

The 2022 KBO League season was the 41st season in the history of the KBO League. The regular season began on April 2 and ended on October 11.[1] A postseason then followed, culminating with the championship Korean Series. KT Wiz entered the season as defending champions.

2022 KBO League
LeagueKBO League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 2 – October 11
(regular season)
Number of games144 per team
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)KBS, MBC, SBS, SPOTV
Regular Season
Season championsSSG Landers
Season MVPLee Jung-hoo
Postseason
Wild Card championsKT Wiz
  Wild Card runners-upKia Tigers
Semi-playoffs championsKiwoom Heroes
  Semi-playoffs runners-upKT Wiz
Playoffs championsKiwoom Heroes
  Playoffs runners-upLG Twins
Korean Series
ChampionsSSG Landers
  Runners-upKiwoom Heroes
Finals MVPKim Kang-min

Season format

No changes were made to the league's makeup from the prior season, with the same 10 teams competing.[2] Each team is scheduled to play 144 games, via facing every other team 16 times.[3]

The league announced some operational changes:[4]

  • If two teams are tied for the final playoff spot (5th place), the teams will play a single-game tiebreaker.
    • If more than two teams are tied for the final playoff spot, mathematical tiebreakers will be used.
  • The number of replay review officials used by the league was increased from three to five (one per game).
  • Games will only be canceled (such as due to COVID-19 effects) if a team is unable to dress 28 players.

Additionally, some temporary measures used during the prior season, such as not playing extra innings, were discontinued.[4]

Standings

Last updated October 12, 2022

Regular season standings[5]
Rank Team Record GB Postseason
Won–Lost (Win %) Tied
1SSG Landers88–52 (.629)4–Korean Series
2LG Twins87–55 (.613)22Playoff
3Kiwoom Heroes80–62 (.563)29Semi-playoff
4KT Wiz80–62 (.563)29Wildcard Game
5Kia Tigers70–73 (.490)119½
6NC Dinos67–74 (.475)321½ Did not qualify
7Samsung Lions66–76 (.465)223
8Lotte Giants64–76 (.457)424
9Doosan Bears60–82 (.423)229
10Hanwha Eagles46–96 (.324)243

Note: Regular-season games are limited to 12 innings;[6] tie results are ignored by the league when computing winning percentage and games behind.

Postseason

Wild Card

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

KT Wiz (2) vs. Kia Tigers (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 13Kia Tigers − 2, KT Wiz − 6Suwon Baseball Stadium3:0217,600

Semi-playoff

Kiwoom Heroes (3) vs. KT Wiz (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 16KT Wiz – 4, Kiwoom Heroes – 8Gocheok Sky Dome3:1215,018 
2October 17KT Wiz – 2, Kiwoom Heroes – 0Gocheok Sky Dome2:399,282 
3October 19Kiwoom Heroes – 9, KT Wiz – 2Suwon Baseball Stadium3:169,791 
4October 20Kiwoom Heroes – 6, KT Wiz – 9Suwon Baseball Stadium3:358,464 
5October 22KT Wiz – 3, Kiwoom Heroes – 4Gocheok Sky Dome2:5813,028

Playoff

LG Twins (1) vs. Kiwoom Heroes (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 24Kiwoom Heroes – 3, LG Twins – 6Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:0323,750 
2October 25Kiwoom Heroes – 7, LG Twins – 6Jamsil Baseball Stadium4:1923,750 
3October 27LG Twins – 4, Kiwoom Heroes – 6Gocheok Sky Dome3:2116,300 
4October 28LG Twins – 1, Kiwoom Heroes – 4Gocheok Sky Dome3:1516,300

Korean Series
Main article: 2022 Korean Series

SSG Landers (4) vs. Kiwoom Heroes (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1November 1Kiwoom Heroes – 7, SSG Landers – 6Incheon SSG Landers Field4:1922,500 
2November 2Kiwoom Heroes – 1, SSG Landers – 6Incheon SSG Landers Field3:0922,500 
3November 4SSG Landers – 8, Kiwoom Heroes – 2Gocheok Sky Dome3:5016,300 
4November 5SSG Landers – 3, Kiwoom Heroes – 6Gocheok Sky Dome3:3916,300 
5November 7Kiwoom Heroes – 4, SSG Landers – 5Incheon SSG Landers Field3:1422,500 
6November 8Kiwoom Heroes – 3, SSG Landers – 4Incheon SSG Landers Field2:3722,500

See also

References
  1. "Daily Schedule". koreabaseball.com. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  2. "Team Information". koreabaseball.com. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  3. "KBO Procedures". koreabaseball.com. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. "KBO introduces wild card tiebreaker game". koreatimes.co.kr. March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  5. "KBO 2022 Standings". mykbostats.com.
  6. Reuter, Joel (May 5, 2020). "KBO for Dummies: An MLB Fan's Guide to the Korean Baseball League". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
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