Baseball in South Korea

South Koreans are sports-loving people, and the nation plays and supports various forms of sports. That these people love sports and activities is quite evident from the fact that almost all forms of sport of the world are played here. South Korea has several traditional sports and games, and a great number of sports have been imported from world over. One such sport, which came here, and eventually became extremely popular, is Baseball in South Korea.

Baseball in South Korea is a sport that is followed and played religiously. In fact, the sport is quite well developed, with a number of professional teams pursuing the sport. Baseball in South Korea is supported and carried forward by the Korean Baseball Organization, which is the country's professional baseball league, formed in 1982 with 6 teams, and presently having 8 teams.

Baseball in South Korea, under the Korean Baseball Organization, was first played on 27th March, 1982, between the Samsung Lions and the MBC Blue Dragons (LG Twins) in Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul.

The teams that comprise of the Korean Baseball Organization, and who professionally lay Baseball in South Korea, are -

Doosan Bears - Seoul
Hanhwa Eagles - Daejeon
Hyundai Unicorns - Suwon
Kia Tigers - Gwangju
Lotte Giants - Busan
LG Twins - Seoul
Samsung Lions - Daegu
SK Wyverns - Inchon

There are a number of stadiums and playgrounds in the nation, where one can play Baseball in South Korea and, AsiaRooms.com gives you a comprehensive list of the major stadiums -

o Daejeon Baseball Stadium
o Daegu Baseball Stadium
o Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium
o Jamsil Baseball Stadium
o Moodeung Stadium
o Munhak Baseball Stadium
o Sajik Baseball Stadium

Baseball in South Korea is a world-level sport, in the sense that they have a standing on the world chart of baseball. The Olympic records that show how Baseball in South Korea is a well-developed sport, are shown below -

1984 - Finished in 4th place
1988 - Finished in 4th place
1996 - Finished in 8th place
2000 - Bronze medal winner