The official emblem for the 2023 postseason is seen on this picture offered by Korea Baseball Group. Yonhap
The postseason in Korean baseball will start subsequent week with a battle between the fourth- and fifth-ranked golf equipment from the common season, the league workplace introduced Friday.
The 2023 postseason within the Korea Baseball Group (KBO) will open with a wild card spherical subsequent Thursday. The No. 4 seed will advance to the following spherical if it beats the No. 5 seed or manages a tie within the first recreation. The lower-seed staff, nonetheless, should defeat the higher-seed membership twice in a row to achieve the following section.
The No. 4 seed staff can have the house discipline benefit and can host each video games ought to the golf equipment go the space.
The subsequent two rounds of the postseason will probably be best-of-five, and the Korean Collection, the championship ultimate, will probably be better of seven.
The common season is scheduled to finish Tuesday however solely the highest two seeds have been decided. The LG Twins clinched their first common season crown in 29 years on Oct. 3 and have earned a bye to the Korean Collection. They’ve three common season video games remaining.
The KT Wiz have accomplished their 144-game schedule and grabbed the No. 2 seed, which means they are going to advance on to the second spherical of the postseason.
The No. 3 staff will face the wild card spherical winner. By means of Thursday’s motion, the defending champions SSG Landers had been holding down the No. 3 spot however solely a half recreation forward of the NC Dinos. Each golf equipment have 4 video games remaining.
The Doosan Bears are in fifth place, a half recreation behind the Dinos and two video games forward of the Kia Tigers. The Bears and the Tigers had been to duel Friday night time in Seoul.
If the postseason performs out as scheduled, the Korean Collection will start Nov. 7, with a possible Recreation 7 set for Nov. 15.
The KBO mentioned there will probably be at the least one designated journey day between every postseason spherical. A tie will probably be known as after 15 innings, in comparison with 12 innings in the course of the common season.
The KBO additionally mentioned common season video games postponed between Friday and Tuesday should be performed in the course of the postseason if these video games are between groups not concerned within the postseason. Additionally, common video games between non-wild card groups could also be performed subsequent Thursday to make sure each staff can have performed the complete 144-game schedule. (Yonhap)
