2012 Korea Professional Baseball season


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

On July 21, the best players participate in the Korean All-Star Game. The franchises participating are divided into two regions: Eastern League and Western League. 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:
Any playoff games are no draw playing until the end, so originally scheduled 5 or 7 games.

To Determine the Final Standings

Regular Season Champion

Samsung Lions

Postseason

Semi-Playoff

Playoff

Korean Series

2012 Korean Series Champion

Samsung Lions

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.