# 2023 KBO League season

The 2023 KBO League season was the 42nd season in the history of the KBO League. The regular season began on April 1 and concluded on October 17. A postseason followed, culminating with the Korean Series championship. SSG Landers entered the season as the defending champions.
No changes were made to the league's makeup from the prior season, with the same ten teams competing. Each team played 144 games via facing every other team 16 times.
The LG Twins won both the regular season and the Korean Series.

## Transactions
### Retirement

* On November 16, 2022, Shin Jae-young retired from professional baseball.
* On September 1, 2022, Na Ji-wan retired from professional baseball.

### Draft

The 2023 Korea Baseball Organization draft took place on September 15, 2022, at Westin Josun Hotel, Jung-gu, Seoul.

## Preseason

The preseason began on March 13 and ended on March 28, 2023.
Preseason standings :
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | D | PCT | GB | Home | Road |
| 1 | Hanwha Eagles | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | 0 | 5–1–3 | 4–0–0 |
| 2 | Samsung Lions | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 0 | 6–0–4 | 4–0–0 |
| 3 | LG Twins | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 | 2 | 0–0–2 | 8–0–4 |
| 4 | SSG Landers | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.500 | 3 | 0–0–0 | 5–3–5 |
| 4 | KT Wiz | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.500 | 3 | 4–2–2 | 2–0–4 |
| 6 | Kia Tigers | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.455 | 3.5 | 3–2–2 | 2–0–4 |
| 6 | Doosan Bears | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.455 | 3.5 | 0–0–2 | 5–2–4 |
| 8 | NC Dinos | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.364 | 4.5 | 3–1–5 | 1–1–2 |
| 9 | Lotte Giants | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0.333 | 5 | 3–1–6 | 1–0–2 |
| 10 | Kiwoom Heroes | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.308 | 5.5 | 2–0–8 | 2–1–1 |

## Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on April 1, 2023.
Regular season standings :
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | D | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Postseason |
| 1 | LG Twins | 144 | 86 | 56 | 2 | .606 | — | 45–25–1 | 41–31–1 | Korean Series |
| 2 | KT Wiz | 144 | 79 | 62 | 3 | .560 | 6½ | 41–30–2 | 38–32–1 | Playoff |
| 3 | SSG Landers | 144 | 76 | 65 | 3 | .539 | 9½ | 39–32–2 | 37–33–1 | Semi-playoff |
| 4 | NC Dinos | 144 | 75 | 67 | 2 | .528 | 11 | 41–29–1 | 34–38–1 | Wildcard Game |
| 5 | Doosan Bears | 144 | 74 | 68 | 2 | .521 | 12 | 37–35–1 | 37–33–1 | Wildcard Game |
| 6 | Kia Tigers | 144 | 73 | 69 | 2 | .514 | 13 | 38–31–2 | 35–38–0 | Did not qualify |
| 7 | Lotte Giants | 144 | 68 | 76 | 0 | .472 | 19 | 38–35–0 | 30–41–0 | Did not qualify |
| 8 | Samsung Lions | 144 | 61 | 82 | 1 | .427 | 25½ | 32–39–0 | 29–43–1 | Did not qualify |
| 9 | Hanwha Eagles | 144 | 58 | 80 | 6 | .420 | 26 | 32–40–1 | 26–40–5 | Did not qualify |
| 10 | Kiwoom Heroes | 144 | 58 | 83 | 3 | .411 | 27½ | 33–36–2 | 25–47–1 | Did not qualify |
Note: Tie results are ignored by the league when computing winning percentage and games behind.

## Postseason

| Wild Card | Wild Card | Wild Card | Semi-playoff | Semi-playoff | Semi-playoff | Playoff | Playoff | Playoff | Korean Series | Korean Series | Korean Series |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | LG Twins | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | KT Wiz | 3 | 2 | KT Wiz | 1 |
| | | | 3 | SSG Landers | 0 | 4 | NC Dinos | 2 | | | |
| 4 | NC Dinos | 2 | 4 | NC Dinos | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Doosan Bears | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Wild Card

The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.
NC Dinos (2) vs. Doosan Bears (0)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 19 | NC Dinos − 14, Doosan Bears − 9 | Changwon NC Park | 4:05 | 12,299 |

### Semi-playoff

SSG Landers (0) vs. NC Dinos (3)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 22 | NC Dinos – 4, SSG Landers – 3 | Incheon SSG Landers Field | 2:46 | 22,500 |
| 2 | October 23 | NC Dinos – 7, SSG Landers – 3 | Incheon SSG Landers Field | 3:55 | 19,777 |
| 3 | October 25 | SSG Landers – 6, NC Dinos – 7 | Changwon NC Park | 4:02 | 16,649 |

### Playoff

KT Wiz (3) vs. NC Dinos (2)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 30 | NC Dinos – 9, KT Wiz – 5 | Suwon Baseball Stadium | 3:15 | 16,241 |
| 2 | October 31 | NC Dinos – 3, KT Wiz – 2 | Suwon Baseball Stadium | 2:49 | 15,453 |
| 3 | November 2 | KT Wiz – 3, NC Dinos – 0 | Changwon NC Park | 3:07 | 17,400 |
| 4 | November 3 | KT Wiz – 11, NC Dinos – 2 | Changwon NC Park | 3:14 | 17,400 |
| 5 | November 5 | NC Dinos – 2, KT Wiz – 3 | Suwon Baseball Stadium | 2:51 | 17,329 |

### Korean Series

LG Twins (4) vs. KT Wiz (1)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | November 7 | KT Wiz – 3, LG Twins – 2 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:14 | 23,750 |
| 2 | November 8 | KT Wiz – 4, LG Twins – 5 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:07 | 23,750 |
| 3 | November 10 | LG Twins – 8, KT Wiz – 7 | Suwon Baseball Stadium | 4:06 | 17,600 |
| 4 | November 11 | LG Twins – 15, KT Wiz – 4 | Suwon Baseball Stadium | 3:46 | 17,600 |
| 5 | November 13 | KT Wiz – 2, LG Twins – 6 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 2:56 | 23,750 |

## Attendances

| # | Baseball club | Average attendance |
| 1 | LG Twins | 16,939 |
| 2 | SSG Landers | 14,633 |
| 3 | Doosan Bears | 13,282 |
| 4 | Lotte Giants | 12,216 |
| 5 | Samsung Lions | 11,912 |
| 6 | KIA Tigers | 10,099 |
| 7 | KT Wiz | 9,553 |
| 8 | Kiwoom Heroes | 8,220 |
| 9 | NC Dinos | 7,854 |
| 10 | Hanhwa Eagles | 7,764 |