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The KBO League (),〔"The Korea Baseball Championship is the annual pennant race of first-tier professional baseball league in South Korea." Confirmed by Moon Jung-kyun, Public Relations Manager of Korea Baseball Organization. For further information, refer to the talk page of the Korean version article.〕〔For the official name of the league, refer to following page: http://baseballinkorea.com/2015/03/01/kbo-brand-identity〕 originally called the Korea Baseball Championship (; Romanization: ''Hanguk Yagu Seonsukkwon Daehoe'') is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was originally founded with six franchises in 1982 and currently has ten franchises throughout the nation.〔http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/04/15/2010041500309.html〕 Nine of the ten franchises are named after the companies or business conglomerates which own them, while one sold their naming rights (Nexen Heroes).〔http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2010/05/266_41922.html〕 == History == The first game was played on March 27, 1982 between Samsung Lions and the MBC Chungyong (now the LG Twins) in Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium, Seoul. Then-president Chun Doo-hwan threw the first pitch. The inaugural franchises were: * Haitai Tigers, based in Gwangju * Lotte Giants, based in Busan * MBC Chungyong, based in Seoul * OB Bears, based in Daejeon * Sammi Superstars, based in Incheon * Samsung Lions, based in Daegu In 1985, the Sammi Superstars became known as the Cheongbo Pintos. The next year, 1986, saw some major changes, with the OB Bears moving from Daejeon to share the Seoul's Jamsil Baseball Stadium with MBC Chungyong in Seoul. A new franchise, the Binggrae Eagles, joined to replace vacancy of Daejeon by OB's moving and expanding the league to seven franchises. 1988 saw the Cheongbo Pintos change ownership again, becoming the Pacific Dolphins. In 1990, MBC Chungyong became the LG Twins and an eighth franchise was added, the Ssangbangwool Raiders who represented the Jeollabuk-do region. There was little change in the 90's except for a few major sponsors: 1993 saw the Binggrae Eagles become the Hanwha Eagles, in 1995 the Pacific Dolphins became the Hyundai Unicorns and the OB Bears in 1999 became the Doosan Bears. Bigger changes were affected in 2000 when the Hyundai Unicorns moved from Incheon to Suwon, and a new franchise, the SK Wyverns took their place in Incheon. The Ssangbangwool Raiders became defunct. In 2001, the Haitai Tigers became the Kia Tigers. In 2008, the Hyundai Unicorns franchise was disbanded, re-founded the Woori Heroes and moved to Mok-dong in Seoul, after a disappointing season in 2007 both on and off the field. Despite winning championships in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2004, fans never really took to the franchise after their move from Incheon. Also, while the franchises in Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, and Gwangju did not have to compete with other franchises for fans, the Suwon-based Unicorns struggled to compete with the nearby Seoul franchises. Founding member the KIA Tigers (formerly the Haitai Tigers) had won 10 of the 29 national championships. Many of the players who excel in the Korean league go on to play for franchises in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. Such players in the NPB include Lee Seung-yuop for the Yomiuri Giants, Kim Tae-kyun for the Chiba Lotte Marines, Lim Chang-yong for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, and Tyrone Woods also for the Chunichi Dragons (former Doosan Bears player). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KBO League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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