The 2023 KBO League season was the 42nd season in the history of the KBO League. The regular season began on April 1 and concluded on October 17. A postseason followed, culminating with the Korean Series championship. SSG Landers entered the season as the defending champions.

No changes were made to the league's makeup from the prior season, with the same ten teams competing. Each team played 144 games via facing every other team 16 times.

The LG Twins won both the regular season and the Korean Series.

Transactions Retirement On November 16, 2022, Shin Jae-young retired from professional baseball. On September 1, 2022, Na Ji-wan retired from professional baseball.

Draft The 2023 Korea Baseball Organization draft took place on September 15, 2022, at Westin Josun Hotel, Jung-gu, Seoul.

Preseason The preseason began on March 13 and ended on March 28, 2023.

+ Preseason standings Rank Team 1 Hanwha Eagles 13 9 3 1 0.750 0 5–1–3 4–0–0 2 Samsung Lions 14 10 4 0 0.714 0 6–0–4 4–0–0 3 LG Twins 14 8 6 0 0.571 2 0–0–2 8–0–4 4 SSG Landers 13 5 5 3 0.500 3 0–0–0 5–3–5 4 KT Wiz 14 6 6 2 0.500 3 4–2–2 2–0–4 6 Kia Tigers 13 5 6 2 0.455 3.5 3–2–2 2–0–4 6 Doosan Bears 13 5 6 2 0.455 3.5 0–0–2 5–2–4 8 NC Dinos 13 4 7 2 0.364 4.5 3–1–5 1–1–2 9 Lotte Giants 13 4 8 1 0.333 5 3–1–6 1–0–2 10 Kiwoom Heroes 14 4 9 1 0.308 5.5 2–0–8 2–1–1

Regular season The regular season schedule was released on April 1, 2023.

+ Regular season standings Rank Team GP W L D PCT GB Home Road Postseason 1 LG Twins 144 86 56 2 — 45–25–1 41–31–1 Korean Series 2 KT Wiz 144 79 62 3 6½ 41–30–2 38–32–1 Playoff 3 SSG Landers 144 76 65 3 9½ 39–32–2 37–33–1 Semi-playoff 4 NC Dinos 144 75 67 2 11 41–29–1 34–38–1 Wildcard Game 5 Doosan Bears 144 74 68 2 12 37–35–1 37–33–1 6 Kia Tigers 144 73 69 2 13 38–31–2 35–38–0 Did not qualify 7 Lotte Giants 144 68 76 0 19 38–35–0 30–41–0 8 Samsung Lions 144 61 82 1 25½ 32–39–0 29–43–1 9 Hanwha Eagles 144 58 80 6 26 32–40–1 26–40–5 10 Kiwoom Heroes 144 58 83 3 27½ 33–36–2 25–47–1

Note: 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.

Semi-playoff

Playoff

Korean Series

Attendances

References

External links (in Korean) (in English)