2020 KBO League season
| 2020 KBO League | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | KBO League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | May 5 – October 31 |
| Number of games | 144 per team |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | KBS, MBC, SBS, SPOTV, ESPN |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | NC Dinos |
| Postseason | |
| Korean Series | |
The 2020 KBO League season, also known by naming rights sponsorship as 2020 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League (Korean: 2020 신한은행 SOL KBO 리그), is the 39th season in the history of the KBO League.
Season schedule
The 2020 KBO League season schedule was released in December 2019. Opening Day was originally scheduled on 28 March 2020.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, the Korea Baseball Organization announced in March 2020 that all ten exhibition games would be cancelled, and the start of the season would be delayed until April.[2][3]
The Kia Tigers, a KBO League team that had arrived in the United States on 30 January 2020 to hold a portion of its spring training activities, remained in Fort Myers, Florida through March.[4][5] Preseason KBO League games began on 21 April. The regular season began on 5 May.[6]
An Chi-hong was the only free agent to move to the Lotte Giants.
Standings
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | Pct. | GB | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NC Dinos | 144 | 83 | 55 | 6 | .601 | — | Korean Series |
| 2 | KT Wiz | 144 | 81 | 62 | 1 | .566 | 4.5 | Playoff |
| 3 | Doosan Bears | 144 | 79 | 61 | 4 | .564 | 5.0 | Semi-Playoff |
| 4 | LG Twins | 144 | 79 | 61 | 4 | .564 | 5.0 | Wild Card |
| 5 | Kiwoom Heroes | 144 | 80 | 63 | 1 | .559 | 5.5 | |
| 6 | Kia Tigers | 144 | 73 | 71 | 0 | .507 | 13.0 | Did Not Qualify |
| 7 | Lotte Giants | 144 | 71 | 72 | 1 | .497 | 14.5 | |
| 8 | Samsung Lions | 144 | 64 | 75 | 5 | .460 | 19.5 | |
| 9 | SK Wyverns | 144 | 51 | 92 | 1 | .357 | 34.5 | |
| 10 | Hanwha Eagles | 144 | 46 | 95 | 3 | .326 | 38.5 |
Postseason
| First round | Second round | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | NC Dinos | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | KT Wiz | 1 | 3 | Doosan Bears | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Doosan Bears | 2 | 3 | Doosan Bears | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | LG Twins | 2 | 4 | LG Twins | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Kiwoom Heroes | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Wild Card
Series starts with a 1–0 advantage for the 4th placed team.
League leaders
As of 2 November 2020.
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batting Average | Choi Hyung-woo | Kia Tigers | .354 |
| Home runs | Mel Rojas Jr. | KT Wiz | 47 |
| Runs Batted In | Mel Rojas Jr. | KT Wiz | 135 |
| Runs | Mel Rojas Jr. | KT Wiz | 116 |
| Hits | José Fernández | Doosan Bears | 199 |
| Stolen Bases | Sim Woo-jun | KT Wiz | 35 |
| On-base percentage | Park Suk-min | NC Dinos | .436 |
| Slugging percentage | Mel Rojas Jr. | KT Wiz | .680 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earned run average | Eric Jokisch | Kiwoom Heroes | 2.14 |
| Wins | Raúl Alcántara | Doosan Bears | 20 |
| Saves | Cho Sang-woo | Kiwoom Heroes | 33 |
| Holds | Ju Kwon | KT Wiz | 31 |
| Innings pitched | Odrisamer Despaigne | KT Wiz | 207.2 |
| Strikeouts | Dan Straily | Lotte Giants | 205 |
| WHIP | Dan Straily | Lotte Giants | 1.02 |
See also
- 2020 in baseball
- 2020 Major League Baseball season
- 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball season
- 2020 Chinese Professional Baseball League season
References
- ^ "Baseball league announces 2020 regular season schedule". The Korea Herald. Yonhap News Agency. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020. Alt URL
- ^ "(LEAD) Pro baseball league postpones start of regular season over coronavirus". Yonhap News Agency. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "The Latest: South Korean baseball season postponed". WTMJ-TV. Associated Press. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Barie, Sean (20 February 2020). "Korean baseball team makes Terry Park home for spring training". WBBH-TV. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Dorsey, David (4 March 2020). "Coronavirus prolongs South Korean baseball team's spring training stay in Fort Myers". Fort Myers News-Press. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Baseball quietly returns to South Korea as games begin without fans". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Team Standings". KoreaBaseball.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Batting Leaders". KBO.
- ^ "Pitching Leaders". KBO.