2020 KBO League season
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| 2020 KBO League | |
|---|---|
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| League | KBO League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | May 5 – October 31 |
| Number of games | 144 per team |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Total attendance | 328,317 |
| TV partner(s) | KBS, MBC, SBS, SPOTV, ESPN |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | NC Dinos |
| Season MVP | Mel Rojas Jr. (KT Wiz) |
| Postseason | |
| Wild Card champions | LG Twins |
| Wild Card runners-up | Kiwoom Heroes |
| Semi-playoffs champions | Doosan Bears |
| Semi-playoffs runners-up | LG Twins |
| Playoffs champions | Doosan Bears |
| Playoffs runners-up | KT Wiz |
| Korean Series | |
| Champions | NC Dinos |
| Runners-up | Doosan Bears |
| Finals MVP | Yang Eui-ji (NC Dinos) |
The 2020 KBO League season, also known by naming rights sponsorship as 2020 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League (Korean: 2020 신한은행 SOL KBO 리그), was the 39th season in the history of the KBO League.
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 their early spring training venue, Terry Park Ballfield in Fort Myers, Florida (United States) 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.
Starting with the 2020 season, if a tie exists for the No. 1 seed, and automatic trip to the Korean Series, then the tiebreaker (head to head record) will not be implemented; instead, a one game playoff system will be used to determine the automatic bye.
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
| Wild Card | Semi-playoff | Playoff | Korean Series | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | NC Dinos | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | KT Wiz | 1 | 3 | Doosan Bears | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Doosan Bears | 2 | 3 | Doosan Bears | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | LG Twins | 2 | 4 | LG Twins | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Kiwoom Heroes | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Wild Card
The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.
Korean Series
NC Dinos won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 17 | Doosan Bears – 3, NC Dinos – 5 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 3:21 | 8,200[8] |
| 2 | November 18 | Doosan Bears – 5, NC Dinos – 4 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 3:38 | 8,200[9] |
| 3 | November 20 | NC Dinos – 6, Doosan Bears – 7 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 4:24 | 5,100[10] |
| 4 | November 21 | NC Dinos – 3, Doosan Bears – 0 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 3:28 | 5,100[11] |
| 5 | November 23 | Doosan Bears – 0, NC Dinos – 5 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 3:01 | 5,100[12] |
| 6 | November 24 | Doosan Bears – 2, NC Dinos – 4 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 3:34 | 1,670[13] |
League leaders
| 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 |