2022 Korea Baseball Organization

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The 2022 Korea Baseball Organization season was the 41st for the KBO. The SSG Landers became the first KBO team to lead the league from Opening Day through the end of the Korean Series.

Standings[edit]

(Manager in parentheses)

  1. SSG Landers, 88-52-4 (Won-hyong Kim)
  2. LG Twins, 87-55-2 (Ji-hyun Ryu)
  3. Kiwoom Heroes, 80-62-2 (Won-ki Hong)
  4. kt Wiz, 80-62-2 (Kang-chul Lee)
  5. KIA Tigers, 70-73-1 (Jong-kook Kim)
  6. NC Dinos, 67-74-3 (Dong-wook Lee 9-24, In-kwon Kang 58-50)
  7. Samsung Lions, 66-76-2 (Sam-young Heo, Jin-man Park)
  8. Lotte Giants, 64-76-4 (Larry Sutton)
  9. Doosan Bears, 60-82-2 (Tae-hyeong Kim)
  10. Hanwha Eagles, 46-96-2 (Carlos Subero)

Playoffs: kt def. KIA, 1 game to 0; Kiwoom def. kt, 3 games to 2; Kiwoom def. LG, 3 games to 1

2022 Korean Series: SSG 4, Kiwoom 2.

Awards[edit]

Kiwoom Heroes outfielder Jung-hoo Lee won KBO MVP after leading the league in average, OBP, slugging, triples, total bases and RBI. He was the first second-generation MVP as his father Jong-beom Lee had taken the award in the 1990s. The KBO Rookie of the Year was reliever Cheol-won Jeong (4-3, Sv, 3.10).

The following players won Gold Gloves, which in the KBO go to the best overall player at each position are not a defensive (only) award.

Offensive Leaders[edit]

Pitching Leaders[edit]

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