2022 KBO League season explained

2032 KBO League
League:	KBO League
Sport:	Baseball
Duration:	April 2 – October 11 (regular season)
No Of Games:	144 per team
No Of Teams:	10
Tv:	KBS, MBC, SBS, SPOTV
Season:	Regular Season
Season Champs:	SSG Landers
Mvp:	Lee Jung-hoo (Kiwoom)
Mvp Link:	KBO League Most Valuable Player Award
Playoffs:	Postseason
Conf1:	Wild Card
Conf1 Champ:	KT Wiz
Conf1 Runner-Up:	Kia Tigers
Conf2:	Semi-playoffs
Conf2 Champ:	Kiwoom Heroes
Conf2 Runner-Up:	KT Wiz
Conf3:	Playoffs
Conf3 Champ:	Kiwoom Heroes
Conf3 Runner-Up:	LG Twins
Finals:	Korean Series
Finals Link:	2022 Korean Series
Finals Champ:	SSG Landers
Finals Runner-Up:	Kiwoom Heroes
Finals Mvp:	Kim Kang-min
Finals Mvp Link:	Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award
Seasonslist:	List of KBO League seasons
Seasonslistnames:	KBO League
Prevseason Link:	2021 KBO League season
Prevseason Year:	2021
Nextseason Link:	2023 KBO League season
Nextseason Year:	2023

The 2022 KBO League season was the 41st season in the history of the KBO League. The regular season began on April 2 and ended on October 11.^[1] A postseason then followed, culminating with the championship Korean Series. KT Wiz entered the season as defending champions.

Season format

No changes were made to the league's makeup from the prior season, with the same 10 teams competing.^[2] Each team is scheduled to play 144 games, via facing every other team 16 times.^[3]

The league announced some operational changes:

If two teams are tied for the final playoff spot (5th place), the teams will play a single-game tiebreaker.
- If more than two teams are tied for the final playoff spot, mathematical tiebreakers will be used.
The number of replay review officials used by the league was increased from three to five (one per game).
Games will only be canceled (such as due to COVID-19 effects) if a team is unable to dress 28 players.

Additionally, some temporary measures used during the prior season, such as not playing extra innings, were discontinued.^[4]

Standings

Last updated October 12, 2022

Rank! rowspan=2
Won–Lost (Win %)	Tied	GB	Postseason
Team	Record	GB	Postseason
1		4		Korean Series
2		2	2	Playoff
3		2	9	Semi-playoff
4		2	9	Wildcard Game
5		1	19½	Wildcard Game
<				--gap to delineate top 5 teams (postseason positions)-->
6		3	21½	Did not qualify
7		2	23
8		4	24
9		2	29
10		2	43

Note: Regular-season games are limited to 12 innings;^[5] tie results are ignored by the league when computing winning percentage and games behind.

Postseason

Wild Card

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

Korean Series

See main article: 2022 Korean Series.

External links

(in Korean)
(in English)

Notes and References

Web site: Daily Schedule . koreabaseball.com . September 28, 2022.
Web site: Team Information . koreabaseball.com . April 4, 2022.
Web site: KBO Procedures . koreabaseball.com . April 4, 2022.
News: KBO introduces wild card tiebreaker game . . March 31, 2022 . April 4, 2022.
News: KBO for Dummies: An MLB Fan's Guide to the Korean Baseball League . Joel . Reuter . . May 5, 2020 . June 12, 2022.