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2012 Korea Professional Baseball season


FieldValue
title2012 Paldo Pro Baseball
leagueKorea Professional Baseball
sportBaseball
logo2012 Paldo Pro Baseball.png
durationApril 2012 – November 2012
no_of_teams8
no_of_games133 per team
seasonRegular Season
season_champsSamsung Lions
MVPPark Byung-ho (Nexen)
MVP_linkKBO League Most Valuable Player Award
playoffsPost Season
conf1Semi-Playoff
conf1_champLotte Giants
conf1_runner-upDoosan Bears
conf2Playoff
conf2_champSK Wyverns
conf2_runner-upLotte Giants
finalsKorean Series
finals_link2012 Korean Series
finals_champSamsung Lions
finals_runner-upSK Wyverns
finals_MVPLee Seung-yuop (Samsung)
finals_MVP_linkKorean Series Most Valuable Player Award
seasonslistList of KBO League seasons
seasonslistnamesKBO
prevseason_link2011 Korea Professional Baseball season
prevseason_year2011
nextseason_link2013 Korea Professional Baseball season
nextseason_year2013

| conf1_runner-up = Doosan Bears | conf2_runner-up = Lotte Giants | finals_runner-up = SK Wyverns

The ** Korea Professional Baseball season** was the 31st season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball. The Samsung Lions won the regular season and Korean series.

Season structure

Regular season

  • Each team played 133 games during the regular season.

All-Star Game

On 21 July, the best players participate in the Korean All-Star Game. The franchises participating are divided into two regions: Eastern League (Samsung Lions, Doosan Bears, Lotte Giants, SK Wyverns) and Western League (Kia Tigers, Hanwha Eagles, LG Twins, Nexen Heroes). The titles 'Eastern' and 'Western' do not directly correspond to the geographical regions of the franchises involved, as both SK and Doosan, being from Incheon and Seoul respectively, are clearly based in the Western region of Korea, despite representing the East. Unlike in the MLB, the Korean All-Star Game does not determine home-field advantage in the Korean Series. The most recent Korean All-Star Game was played in Seoul. 2012 Korean All-Star Game won 5-2 by the Eastern League.

Postseason

Korea Professional Baseball season culminates in its championship series, known as the Korean Series. Currently, the top four teams qualify for the postseason based on win–loss records. The team with the best record gains a direct entry into the Korean Series, while the other three teams compete for the remaining place in a step-ladder playoff system:

  • Semi-Playoff (best-of-five, added from 3 games starting from 2008)
    • Regular Season 3rd place vs. Regular Season 4th place
  • Playoff (best-of-five, reduced from 7 games starting from 2009)
    • Regular Season 2nd place vs. Semi-Playoff Winner
  • Korean Series (best-of-seven)
    • Regular Season 1st place vs. Playoff Winner

Any playoff games are no draw playing until the end, so originally scheduled 5 or 7 games.

To Determine the Final Standings

  • Champion (1st place): Korean Series Winner
  • Runner-up (2nd place): Korean Series Loser
  • 3rd–8th place: Sort by Regular Season record except teams to play in the Korean Series.

Standings

Regular Season Champion
Samsung Lions

Postseason

Semi-Playoff

Playoff

Korean Series

2012 Korean Series Champion
Samsung Lions
(Sixth title)

Foreign players

For the first time since 1997, there are no foreign hitters in the KBO, as all eight teams use their foreign player allotments on pitchers.

References

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