The regular season is scheduled to end Nov. That’s helped accommodate the 144-game schedule, as does the canceling of the All-Star Game. This year, there was a scheduled three-week break for the Olympics, which have now been postponed. The KBO is planning on playing its 144-game regular season with each team playing every other team 16 times. Three are based in Seoul (Doosan Bears, Kiwoom Heroes and LG Twins), two are in close proximity to the country’s capital (KT Wiz in Suwon and SK Wyverns in Incheon) and the remaining five teams (Hanwha Eagles, Kia Tigers, Lotte Giants, NC Dinos and Samsung Lions) are spread throughout the country.
Teams are named after their corporate owners, as opposed to their cities. The KBO was founded in 1982 with six teams and has since expanded to 10 teams. With KBO in the spotlight, here are some of the basics (beyond the bat flips) to get you up to speed. There have been reports of talks between ESPN and the KBO, but the most recent reports out of Korea say those talks have, at best, stalled. The preseason games are available to stream throughout the world on Naver, Daum and KakaoTV apps. Half a world away, the KBO kicked off an abbreviated preseason on Tuesday. And of course, in South Korea, there are bat flips upon bat flips upon bat flips. Even in the United States, the rules for a game on the North Side of Chicago differ from those on the South Side. Fans without tickets perch in trees for San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic, while in Taiwan, a fan can get ejected for the slightest heckling of a player on the field.
A game in Mexico can feel like the world’s greatest party, while a Saturday in Cincinnati can be a sun-soaked comfort meal. Baseball is baseball is baseball, but baseball still has subtle and not-so-subtle differences around the world.
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