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2017 KBO League season

This article is about the 2017 KBO League season only. For the previous season, see 2016 KBO League season. For information on all of baseball, see 2017 in baseball.
2017 KBO League
LeagueKBO League
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 31 – October 3
Number of games144 per team
Number of teams10
Total attendance8,400,688
Regular Season
Season championsKia Tigers
Season MVPYang Hyeon-jong (Kia)
Postseason
Wild Card championsNC Dinos
  Wild Card runners-upSK Wyverns
Semi-playoffs championsNC Dinos
  Semi-playoffs runners-upLotte Giants
Playoffs championsDoosan Bears
  Playoffs runners-upNC Dinos
Korean Series
ChampionsKia Tigers
  Runners-upDoosan Bears
Finals MVPYang Hyeon-jong (Kia)
KBO League seasons

The 2017 KBO League season was the 36th season in the history of the KBO League.

Standings

Rank Team W L D Pct. GB Postseason
1 KIA Tigers 87 56 1 .608 -- Korean Series
2 Doosan Bears 84 57 3 .596 2.0 Playoff
3 Lotte Giants 80 62 2 .563 6.5 Semi-playoff
4 NC Dinos 79 62 3 .560 7.0 Wild Card
5 SK Wyverns 75 68 1 .524 12.0
6 LG Twins 69 72 3 .489 17.0 Did not qualify
7 Nexen Heroes 69 73 2 .486 17.5
8 Hanwha Eagles 61 81 2 .430 25.5
9 Samsung Lions 55 84 5 .396 30.0
10 KT Wiz 50 94 0 .347 37.5

Source[1]

League Leaders

Foreign players

Each team can sign up to three foreign players. Due to the high proportion of pitchers signed in previous years, beginning in 2014 the league has mandated that at least one of the foreign players must be a position player.

Team Player Position In KBO since Salary Notes
Samsung Lions Anthony Ranaudo Pitcher 2017 $1,050,000
Zach Petrick Pitcher 2017 $450,000
Darin Ruf Infielder 2017 $1,100,000
NC Dinos Jeff Manship Pitcher 2017 $1,600,000
Eric Hacker Pitcher 2014 $600,000
Xavier Scruggs Infielder 2017 $700,000
Doosan Bears Dustin Nippert Pitcher 2011 $2,100,000 KBO All-Star
Michael Bowden Pitcher 2016 $1,100,000
Nick Evans Infielder 2016 $680,000 KBO All-Star
Nexen Heroes Sean O'Sullivan Pitcher 2017 $1,100,000 Released
Andy Van Hekken Pitcher 2016 $900,000
Danny Dorn Outfielder 2016 $650,000 Released
Jake Brigham Pitcher 2017 $500,000 Signed to replace Sean O'Sullivan
Michael Choice Outfielder 2017 $200,000 Signed to replace Danny Dorn
SK Wyverns Merrill Kelly Pitcher 2015 $850,000 KBO All-Star
Scott Diamond Pitcher 2017 $600,000
Danny Worth Infielder 2017 $700,000 Released
Jamie Romak Infielder 2017 $500,000 Signed to replace Danny Worth
Hanwha Eagles Alexi Ogando Pitcher 2017 $1,300,000
Carlos Villanueva Pitcher 2017 $1,000,000
Wilin Rosario Infielder 2016 $1,500,000 KBO All-Star
Kia Tigers Héctor Noesí Pitcher 2016 $1,700,000
Pat Dean Pitcher 2017 $700,000
Roger Bernadina Outfielder 2017 $750,000 KBO All-Star
Lotte Giants Nick Additon Pitcher 2017 $350,000
Brooks Raley Pitcher 2015 $850,000 KBO All-Star
Parker Markel Pitcher 2017 $500,000
Andy Burns Infielder 2017 $600,000
LG Twins Henry Sosa Pitcher 2012 $500,000
Luis Jimenez Infielder 2015 $700,000 Released
David Huff Pitcher 2016 $1,000,000
James Loney Infielder 2016 $250,000 signed to replace Luis Jimenez
KT Wiz Ryan Feierabend Pitcher 2015 $350,000 KBO All-Star
Donn Roach Pitcher 2017 $650,000
Johnny Monell Infielder 2017 $450,000 Released

Foreign hitters

Team Player Batting
average		 Home runs RBI Notes
Doosan Bears Nick Evans .297 26 90 KBO All-Star
Hanwha Eagles Wilin Rosario .339 37 111 KBO All-Star
Kia Tigers Roger Bernadina .320 27 111 32 stolen bases; KBO All-Star, KBO runs scored leader, Golden Glove Award
KT Wiz Mel Rojas Jr. .301 18 56
LG Twins Luis Jiménez .276 7 30
Lotte Giants Andy Burns .303 15 57
NC Dinos Xavier Scruggs .300 35 111
Nexen Heroes Danny Dorn .140 1 2 Released by the team
Michael Choice .307 17 42 Signed to replace Danny Dorn
Samsung Lions Darin Ruf .315 31 124 KBO RBI leader
SK Wyverns Danny Worth .111 0 0 Released by the team
Jamie Romak .242 31 64 Signed to replace Danny Worth

Postseason

Wild Card

The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.

NC Dinos won the series, 2–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 5 SK Wyverns 5 – NC Dinos 10 Masan Baseball Stadium 3:44 9,926[4]

Semi-playoff

NC Dinos won the series, 3–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 8 NC Dinos 9 – Lotte Giants 2 (11) Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium 4:45 26,000[5] 
2 October 9 NC Dinos 0 – Lotte Giants 1 Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium 3:17 25,169[6] 
3 October 11 Lotte Giants 6 – NC Dinos 13 Masan Baseball Stadium 4:04 11,000[7] 
4 October 13 Lotte Giants 7 – NC Dinos 1 Masan Baseball Stadium 2:47 11,000[8] 
5 October 15 NC Dinos 9 – Lotte Giants 0 Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium 3:59 25,938[9]

Playoff

Doosan Bears won the series, 3–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 17 NC Dinos 13 – Doosan Bears 5 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 3:56 24,354[10] 
2 October 18 NC Dinos 7 - Doosan Bears 17 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 4:02 23,037[11] 
3 October 20 Doosan Bears 14 – NC Dinos 3 Masan Baseball Stadium 3:55 11,000[12] 
4 October 21 Doosan Bears 14 – NC Dinos 5 Masan Baseball Stadium 3:53 11,000[13]

Korean Series

Main article: 2017 Korean Series

Kia Tigers won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 25 Doosan Bears 5 – Kia Tigers 3 Gwangju-Kia Champions Field 3:35 19,600[14] 
2 October 26 Doosan Bears 0 – Kia Tigers 1 Gwangju-Kia Champions Field 3:16 19,600[15] 
3 October 28 Kia Tigers 6 – Doosan Bears 3 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 3:16 25,000[16] 
4 October 29 Kia Tigers 5 – Doosan Bears 1 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 3:33 25,000[17] 
5 October 30 KIA Tigers 7 – Doosan Bears 6 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 4:09 25,000[18]

Attendances

Team Total attendance Home average Change vs. 2016
Doosan Bears 1,094,829 15,206 –6 %
LG Twins 1,134,836 15,762 –2 %
SK Wyverns 892,541 12,396 +3.2%
Lotte Giants 1,038,492 14,424 +21.8%
Samsung Lions 704,857 9,790 –17.2 %
Nexen Heroes 699,380 9,714 –10.6 %
KIA Tigers 1,024,830 14,234 +32.5%
KT Wiz 686,541 9,535 +0.6%
Hanwha Eagles 593,251 8,240 –10.2 %
NC Dinos 531,121 7,377 –3.3 %
Total 8,400,688 11,668 +0.7 %

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Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_KBO_League_season