Sports season
The 2018 KBO League season was the 37th season in the history of the KBO League .
Standings [ edit ] Source [1]
League Leaders [ edit ] Foreign players [ edit ] 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.
Team Player Position In KBO since Salary Notes Samsung Lions Tim Adleman Pitcher 2018 $1,050,000 Lisalverto Bonilla Pitcher 2018 $700,000 Darin Ruf Infielder 2017 $1,500,000 NC Dinos Logan Verrett Pitcher 2018 $800,000 Wei-Chung Wang Pitcher 2018 $900,000 Xavier Scruggs Infielder 2017 $1,300,000 Doosan Bears Seth Frankoff Pitcher 2018 $850,000 Josh Lindblom Pitcher 2015 $1,450,000 Jimmy Paredes Infielder 2018 $800,000 Released Scott Van Slyke Outfielder 2018 $320,000 Mid-season signing Nexen Heroes Esmil Rogers Pitcher 2015 $1,500,000 Released Jake Brigham Pitcher 2017 $650,000 Michael Choice Outfielder 2017 $600,000 Released Eric Hacker Pitcher 2013 $300,000 Mid-season signing Jerry Sands Outfielder 2018 $100,000 Mid-season signing SK Wyverns Merrill Kelly Pitcher 2015 $1,750,000 Ángel Sánchez Pitcher 2018 $1,100,000 Jamie Romak Infielder 2017 $850,000 Hanwha Eagles Keyvius Sampson Pitcher 2018 $700,000 Jason Wheeler Pitcher 2018 $575,000 Released Jared Hoying Outfielder 2018 $700,000 David Hale Pitcher 2018 $500,000 Mid-season signing Kia Tigers Héctor Noesí Pitcher 2016 $2,000,000 Pat Dean Pitcher 2017 $925,000 Roger Bernadina Outfielder 2017 $1,100,000 Lotte Giants Brooks Raley Pitcher 2015 $1,170,000 Félix Doubront Pitcher 2018 $1,000,000 Andy Burns Infielder 2017 $730,000 LG Twins Henry Sosa Pitcher 2012 $1,200,000 Tyler Wilson Pitcher 2018 $800,000 Adonis García Infielder 2018 $800,000 KT Wiz Ryan Feierabend Pitcher 2015 $1,050,000 Dustin Nippert Pitcher 2011 $1,000,000 Mel Rojas Jr. Outfielder 2017 $1,000,000
Foreign hitters [ edit ] Postseason [ edit ] Wild Card [ edit ] The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.
Nexen Heroes (2) vs. KIA Tigers (0)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 October 16 KIA Tigers – 6, Nexen Heroes – 10 Gocheok Sky Dome 3:42 15,915
Semi-Playoff [ edit ] Hanwha Eagles (1) vs. Nexen Heroes (3)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 October 19 Nexen Heroes – 3 , Hanwha Eagles – 2 Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium 4:15 12,400 2 October 20 Nexen Heroes – 7 , Hanwha Eagles – 5 Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium 4:28 12,400 3 October 22 Hanwha Eagles – 4 , Nexen Heroes – 3 Gocheok Sky Dome 3:46 16,300 4 October 23 Hanwha Eagles – 2, Nexen Heroes – 5 Gocheok Sky Dome 3:41 16,300
Playoff [ edit ] SK Wyverns (3) vs. Nexen Heroes (2)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 October 27 Nexen Heroes – 8, SK Wyverns – 10 Munhak Baseball Stadium 3:54 24,219 2 October 28 Nexen Heroes – 1, SK Wyverns – 5 Munhak Baseball Stadium 3:22 23,642 3 October 30 SK Wyverns – 2, Nexen Heroes – 3 Gocheok Sky Dome 3:04 13,839 4 October 31 SK Wyverns – 2, Nexen Heroes – 4 Gocheok Sky Dome 3:19 11,683 5 November 2 Nexen Heroes – 10, SK Wyverns – 11 (10) Munhak Baseball Stadium 4:54 18,562
Korean Series [ edit ] Doosan Bears (2) vs. SK Wyverns (4)
Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 1 November 4 SK Wyverns – 7 , Doosan Bears – 3 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 3:58 25,000 2 November 5 SK Wyverns – 3, Doosan Bears – 7 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 3:14 25,000 3 November 7 Doosan Bears – 2, SK Wyverns – 7 Munhak Baseball Stadium 3:22 25,000 4 November 9 Doosan Bears – 2 , SK Wyverns – 1 Munhak Baseball Stadium 3:07 25,000 5 November 10 Doosan Bears – 1, SK Wyverns – 4 Munhak Baseball Stadium 3:08 25,000 6 November 12 SK Wyverns – 5 , Doosan Bears – 4 (13) Jamsil Baseball Stadium 5:07 25,000
Attendances [ edit ] Team Total attendance Home average Change vs. 2017 Doosan Bears 1,112,066 15,445 2 % LG Twins 1,108,677 15,398 −2 % SK Wyverns 1,037,211 14,406 16 % Lotte Giants 901,634 12,523 −13 % KIA Tigers 861,729 11,968 −16 % Samsung Lions 752,310 10,449 7 % Hanwha Eagles 734,110 10,196 24 % KT Wiz 668,559 9,286 −3 % Nexen Heroes 454,574 6,314 −35 % NC Dinos 442,872 6,151 −17 % Total 8,073,742 11,214 -4 %
References [ edit ]
Teams Defunct teams Postseason Awards Seasons