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KT Wiz
South Korean professional baseball team
South Korean professional baseball team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | KT Wiz |
| native_name | KT 위즈 |
| native_name_lang | ko |
| established | |
| location | Suwon |
| logo | KT Wiz.svg |
| cap_logo | KT Wiz insignia.svg |
| league | KBO League (2015–present) |
| colors | Black, red and white |
| ballpark | Suwon Baseball Stadium (2015–present) |
| league_champs | 2021 |
| series | Korean Series |
| series_champs | 2021 |
| mascot | Vic and Ddory |
| owner | KT Corporation |
| manager | Lee Kang-chul |
| uniform | KTKizUniforms.png |
| website |
The KT Wiz (; stylized as kt wiz) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Suwon. They are a member of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Suwon Baseball Stadium in Suwon.
History
On 11 January 2013, the Korea Baseball Organization officially approved KT Baseball Club's admission to KBO League, beginning with the 2015 season. The Suwon KT Wiz played the 2013 season as part of the KBO Futures League's Freedom Division, and the 2014 season as part of the Futures League's Blue League division. In 2015, the team was elevated to the KBO League.
As a new KBO League team in 2015, the Wiz were allowed four foreign players on their roster each season (as opposed to the usual three). Foreign players signed by the Wiz for the 2015 season were pitchers Phil Irwin, Andrew Sisco and Chris Oxspring, and hitter Andy Marte (Sisco and Irwin were both released mid-season and replaced by Dan Black and Justin Germano, respectively). Beginning in the 2017 season, the Wiz's allowed allotment of foreign players reverted to three to match the rest of the league.
After five straight seasons without a playoff appearance, Wiz finally broke through in 2020, finishing second with an 81–62–1 record. They were eliminated by the Doosan Bears in the semifinals after four games. The following year, for the first time in franchise history, KT Wiz became regular season champions after defeating the Samsung Lions in an additional tiebreaker and advanced directly to the Korean Series. In the final, they won their first Korean Series title, sweeping the Doosan Bears in four games.
Season-by-season records
| Year | Rank | Regular season | Postseason | Awards | Standings | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win% | BA | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10/10 | 10/10 | 144 | 52 | 91 | 1 | .364 | .273 | 129 | 5.56 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2016 | 10/10 | 10/10 | 144 | 53 | 89 | 2 | .373 | .276 | 116 | 5.92 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2017 | 10/10 | 10/10 | 144 | 50 | 94 | 0 | .347 | .275 | 119 | 5.75 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2018 | 9/10 | 9/10 | 144 | 59 | 82 | 3 | .418 | .275 | 206 | 5.34 | Did not qualify | Kang Baek-ho (ROTY) | |
| 2019 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 144 | 71 | 71 | 2 | .500 | .277 | 103 | 4.29 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2020 | 3/10 | 2/10 | 144 | 81 | 62 | 1 | .566 | .284 | 163 | 4.54 | Lost playoff vs. Doosan Bears (1–3) | Mel Rojas Jr. (MVP) | |
| So Hyeong-jun (ROTY) | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 144 | 76 | 59 | 9 | .563 | .265 | 106 | 3.67 | Won Korean Series vs. Doosan Bears (4–0) | ||
| 2022 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 144 | 80 | 62 | 2 | .563 | .254 | 119 | 3.51 | Won wild card vs. Kia Tigers (1–0) | ||
| Lost semi-playoff vs. Kiwoom Heroes (2–3) | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 144 | 79 | 62 | 3 | .560 | .265 | 89 | 3.94 | Won playoff vs. NC Dinos (3–2) | ||
| Lost Korean Series vs. LG Twins (1–4) | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 144 | 72 | 70 | 2 | .507 | .279 | 145 | 5.11 | Won wild card vs. Doosan Bears (2–0) | ||
| Lost semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (2–3) | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 144 | 71 | 68 | 5 | .511 | .253 | 104 | 4.09 | Did not qualify | Ahn Hyun-min (ROTY) |
Current squad
Managers
- Cho Bum-hyun (2013–2016)
- Kim Jin-wook (2017–2018)
- Lee Kang-chul (2019–present)
References
;General
- {{cite web |access-date=8 September 2017
- {{cite web |access-date=18 February 2022 ; Notes
References
- Fast, Alex. [https://www.pitcherlist.com/so-you-want-to-get-into-the-kbo/ "So You Want To Get Into The KBO: The Pitcher List staff brings you the definitive guide to the KBO,"] ''Pitcher List'' (May 2020).
- [https://baseballinkorea.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/participating-franchises-in-the-kbo-futures-league/ "PARTICIPATING FRANCHISES IN THE KBO FUTURES LEAGUE,"] Baseball in Korea (19 January 2014).
- [https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20131216003151315 "KBO clubs snatch up new foreign players following rule change,"] Yonhap News Agency (16 December 2013).
- "2020 Korean Baseball Organization".
- (31 October 2021). "KT Wiz win KBO tiebreaker game to reach 1st Korean Series".
- (18 November 2021). "(LEAD) How sweep it is: KT Wiz defeat Doosan Bears in 4 straight for 1st Korean Series title".
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