KBO League
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| 2024 | Samsung Lions and Kia Tigers both made it to the Korean Series championship. |
| 2024 | Data revealed a significant shift in audience demographics, with approximately 54% of ticket holders being females, predominantly in their 20s. A subsequent survey confirmed strong interest from women in their 30s, who showed more financial support for their favorite teams compared to male fans. |
| 2024 | TVING became the exclusive home of the KBO League, ending the league's free online broadcast era in South Korea. |
| 2024 | Stats for KBO career saves leaders updated at the end of the 2024 season, showing Oh Seung-hwan leading with 427 saves, followed by Son Seung-lak with 271 saves. |
| October 28 2024 | Final game of the series with Kia Tigers winning 7-5 against Samsung Lions at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field |
| October 26 2024 | Kia Tigers win a high-scoring game against Samsung Lions 9-2 at Daegu Samsung Lions Park |
| October 25 2024 | Samsung Lions bounce back with a 4-2 victory over Kia Tigers at Daegu Samsung Lions Park |
| October 23 2024 | Second game of the series, with Kia Tigers decisively defeating Samsung Lions 8-3 at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field |
| October 21 2024 | First game of the KBO League series between Samsung Lions and Kia Tigers at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field, with Kia Tigers winning 5-1 |
| October 19 2024 | Fourth game of the series at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, with Samsung Lions winning a close 1-0 game against LG Twins |
| October 17 2024 | Third game of the series at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, with LG Twins winning 1-0 against Samsung Lions |
| October 15 2024 | Second game of the series between LG Twins and Samsung Lions at Daegu Samsung Lions Park, with Samsung Lions again winning decisively 10-5 |
| October 13 2024 | First game of the series between LG Twins and Samsung Lions at Daegu Samsung Lions Park, with Samsung Lions winning 10-4 |
| October 11 2024 | LG Twins wins Game 5 against KT Wiz 4-1 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium |
| October 9 2024 | KT Wiz defeats LG Twins 6-5 in Game 4 at Suwon KT Wiz Park |
| October 8 2024 | LG Twins wins Game 3 against KT Wiz 6-5 at Suwon KT Wiz Park |
| October 6 2024 | LG Twins wins Game 2 against KT Wiz with a score of 7-2 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium |
| October 5 2024 | KT Wiz defeats LG Twins 3-2 in Game 1 of the KBO League series at Jamsil Baseball Stadium |
| October 3 2024 | KT Wiz wins again against Doosan Bears with a 1-0 victory in the second game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, with a game time of 2 hours and 55 minutes in front of 23,750 spectators. |
| October 2 2024 | KT Wiz defeats Doosan Bears 4-0 in the first game of the series at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, with a game time of 3 hours and 13 minutes in front of 23,750 spectators. |
| October 2 2024 | The 2024 KBO League postseason officially began, with the Kia Tigers, Samsung Lions, LG Twins, Doosan Bears, and KT Wiz qualifying for the playoffs. |
| October 1 2024 | Regular season concludes with Kia Tigers as champions, having a record of 87-55-2. KT Wiz wins a tiebreaker game against SSG Landers to advance to playoffs. |
| July 13 2024 | Choo Shin-soo turns 42 years old during his final professional baseball season. |
| July 6 2024 | The KBO hosted its annual All-Star Game at Incheon SSG Landers Field, with the Nanum All-Stars defeating the Dream All-Stars 4-2. Players were selected through fan voting, with the most voted infielders, pitchers, and top 3 outfielders participating in the game. |
| June 2024 | Free streaming service SOOP acquired broadcasting rights for all KBO games outside of South Korea, valid through the 2026 season. |
| March 23 2024 | The 2024 KBO League regular season officially began, with teams set to play 144 games throughout the season. |
| March 19 2024 | KBO League preseason concludes, with the Doosan Bears emerging as the top team with a perfect 8-0-1 record. |
| March 9 2024 | Preseason of the 2024 KBO League begins with Doosan Bears dominating the standings, finishing with an 8-0-1 record by March 19. |
| February 14 2024 | The 2024 KBO draft is held at Westin Chosun Hotel in Jung District, Seoul at 2 pm. |
| 2023 | LG Twins won their third Korean Series championship. |
| December 2023 | Choo Shin-soo announces his retirement from professional baseball, with the 2024 KBO League season being his final season. |
| 2022 | Ahn Woo-jin records 224 strikeouts in the season. |
| 2022 | SSG Landers won their fifth Korean Series championship. |
| 2021 | Cuban player Ariel Miranda leads the league with 225 strikeouts. |
| 2021 | KT Wiz won their first Korean Series championship. |
| 2021 | SPOTV began broadcasting selected KBO League games in the ASEAN region. |
| 2020 | José Miguel Fernández recorded 199 hits in a single season. |
| 2020 | NC Dinos won their first Korean Series championship. |
| May 2020 | KBO League season started with games played without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ESPN began broadcasting six KBO League games weekly, with the opening game between NC Dinos and Samsung Lions commentated remotely by Karl Ravech, Jason Benetti, Boog Sciambi, Eduardo Perez, and Jessica Mendoza from their homes. |
| 2019 | José Miguel Fernández recorded 197 hits in a single season. |
| 2019 | Doosan Bears won their sixth Korean Series championship. |
| 2019 | Changwon NC Park was built, continuing the trend of modernizing baseball infrastructure. |
| 2019 | Total compensation for foreign players was capped at $1 million. Josh Lindblom won the KBO League MVP award. |
| 2019 | KBO introduces a new 'dejuiced' baseball, resulting in a significant decrease in runs and home runs per game. |
| April 21 2019 | Deck McGuire of Samsung Lions achieves a dominant no-hitter, winning 16-0 against Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park |
| 2018 | SSG Landers won their fourth Korean Series championship. |
| 2018 | The team's naming rights were sold to Kiwoom Securities, ending the Nexen Heroes era. |
| 2017 | Kia Tigers won their eleventh Korean Series championship. |
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