Seoul

Seoul is the capital of South Korea, located in the northwestern part of the country, near the border of North Korea; it is a "special city" that is not part of any province.

Seoul was the site of the 1988 Olympics, where baseball was a non-medal sport. The first Major League Baseball games to be played in South Korea took place at Gocheok SkyDome on March 20-21, 2024 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.

Teams that have played here

• Doosan Bears, Korea Baseball Organization (1982-present)
• LG Twins, Korea Baseball Organization (1990-present)
• Kiwoom Heroes, Korea Baseball Organization (2008-present)

Players born here

• Un-hak An, KBO infielder
• Woo-jin An, KBO pitcher
• Jae-ho Baek, KBO infielder
• Jung Bong, pitcher
• Sang-byung Chae, KBO catcher
• Yeong-gyun Chang, KBO outfielder
• Chang-soo Cho, KBO manager
• In-sung Cho, KBO catcher
• Sung-hwan Cho, KBO infielder
• Sung-min Cho, NPB pitcher
• Tae-soo Cho, KBO pitcher
• Dong-soo Choi, KBO infielder
• Hun-jae Choi, KBO outfielder
• Jae-hoon Choi, KBO catcher
• Jun-yong Choi, KBO pitcher
• Ki-moon Choi, KBO catcher
• Ray Choi, minor league outfielder
• Seung-hwan Choi, KBO catcher
• Seung-min Choi, KBO pitcher
• Seung-min Choi, KBO infielder
• Sung-hoon Choi, KBO pitcher
• Tae-won Choi, KBO infielder
• Won-jun Choi, KBO pitcher
• Scott Gardner, minor league pitcher
• Been Gwak, KBO pitcher
• Il-sung Ha, announcer
• Joo-suk Ha, KBO infielder
• Joon Heo, KBO catcher
• Mike Hickey, minor league infielder
• Sang-sam Hong, KBO pitcher
• Se-wan Hong, KBO infielder
• Doo-sung Hwang, KBO pitcher
• Jae-Gyun Hwang, infielder
• Jae-yoon Hyun, KBO catcher
• Chan-kyu Im, KBO pitcher
• Sun-dong Im, KBO pitcher
• Tae-hoon Im, KBO pitcher
• Ji-su Jang, KBO infielder
• Sung-ho Jang, KBO infielder
• Pil-jung Jin, KBO pitcher
• Jun-young Jeong, KBO outfielder
• Seok Jeong, minor league pitcher
• Hyeon-seung Jung, KBO outfielder
• Jae-hoon Jung, KBO pitcher
• Jin-ho Jung, KBO outfielder
• Soo-keun Jung, KBO outfielder
• Baek-ho Kang, KBO outfielder
• Byoung-wan Kang, KBO pitcher
• Byung-kyu Kang, KBO pitcher
• Byung-woo Kang, KBO outfielder
• Hyuk Kang, KBO infielder
• Deok-chil Kim, CPBL pitcher
• Do-wan Kim, KBO pitcher
• Dong-heon Kim, KBO catcher
• Dong-hyeok Kim, KBO pitcher
• Dong-soo Kim, KBO catcher
• Han-soo Kim, KBO infielder
• Hyeong-seok Kim, KBO infielder
• Hyun-soo Kim, outfielder
• Hyung-jun Kim, KBO catcher
• Jae-gul Kim, KBO infielder
• Jae-ho Kim, KBO infielder
• Jae-hyun Kim, KBO outfielder
• Jae-young Kim, KBO pitcher
• Ji-hoon Kim, KBO catcher
• Jin-young Kim, minor league pitcher
• Kwang-Hyun Kim, pitcher
• Kyung-ki Kim, KBO infielder
• Kyung-tae Kim, KBO pitcher
• Min-sung Kim, KBO infielder
• Myung-sung Kim, KBO pitcher
• Sang-ho Kim, KBO outfielder
• Sang-soo Kim, KBO pitcher
• Sang-soo Kim, KBO infielder
• Sung-han Kim, South Korean national team pitcher
• Sung-woo Kim, KBO catcher
• Tae-hyeong Kim, KBO catcher and manager
• Tae-wan Kim, KBO infielder/outfielder
• Won-seop Kim, KBO outfielder
• Yong-soo Kim, KBO pitcher
• Young-soo Kim, KBO pitcher
• Whee-jip Kim, KBO infielder
• Yu-jin Kim, KBO pitcher
• Jong-wook Ko, KBO outfielder
• Hun-ho Kyung, KBO pitcher
• Byeong-heon Lee, KBO pitcher
• Dong-hyon Lee, KBO pitcher
• Ernesto Carlos Kuk Lee, minor league pitcher
• Hae-chang Lee, KBO outfielder
• Hee-keun Lee, KBO catcher
• Ho-seong Lee, KBO outfielder
• Ho-sin Lee, KBO outfielder
• Jae-woo Lee, KBO pitcher
• Jason Lee, scout
• Jeong-hun Lee, KBO outfielder
• Jeong-hun Lee, KBO pitcher
• Kwang-eun Lee, KBO outfielder and manager
• Kyu-hwan Lee, Signed KBO outfielder
• Min-jun Lee, KBO infielder
• Samson Lee, pitcher
• Seung-min Lee, KBO catcher
• Yong-chan Lee, KBO pitcher
• Yong-ho Lee, KBO pitcher
• Yong Min Lee, New Zealand national team pitcher
• Young-woo Lee, KBO outfielder
• Soo-hyuk Lim, KBO catcher
• Bo-gyeong Moon, KBO infielder
• Byung-hun Min, KBO outfielder
• Sang-chul Moon, KBO infielder
• Seung-wan Moon, KBO pitcher
• Ji-wan Na, KBO outfielder
• Joo-hwan Na, KBO infielder
• Kyung-min Na, minor league outfielder
• Tae-hyeok Nam, minor league infielder
• Jae-young Oh, KBO pitcher
• Hyoun-taek Oh, KBO pitcher
• Sun-jin Oh, KBO infielder
• Sun-woo Oh, KBO outfielder
• Chi-wang Park, South Korean national team coach
• Jong-ho Park, KBO infielder
• Hae-min Park, KBO outfielder
• Hoy-jun Park, outfielder
• Kun-woo Park, KBO outfielder
• Kyung-su Park, KBO infielder
• Min Park, KBO infielder
• Min-woo Park, KBO infielder
• Myung-hwan Park, KBO pitcher
• Sei-hyok Park, KBO catcher
• Seung-kyu Park, KBO outfielder
• Yong-taik Park, KBO outfielder
• Tommy Phelps, pitcher
• Rob Refsnyder, infielder
• Dae-Eun Rhee, minor league pitcher
• Jae-kuk Ryu, pitcher
• Taek-hyun Ryu, KBO pitcher
• Jae-heon Seong, KBO pitcher
• Jae-hak Shim, KBO outfielder
• Min-hyeok Shin, KBO pitcher
• Yoon-ho Shin, KBO pitcher
• Ji-hwan Son, KBO infielder
• Si-hyun Son, KBO infielder
• Koo-hong Song, KBO infielder
• Min-seop Song, KBO outfielder
• Shin-young Song, KBO pitcher
• Yung-hoon Sung, KBO pitcher
• Hines Ward, drafted outfielder
• Chan-yeol Yang, KBO outfielder
• Hyun-suk Yang, KBO outfielder
• Dong-hoon Yoo, KBO pitcher
• Hee-kwan Yoo, KBO pitcher
• Jae-woong Yoo, KBO outfielder
• Ji-hyun Yoo, KBO infielder
• Jong-kyeom Yoo, KBO pitcher
• Seung-an Yoo, KBO catcher and manager
• Won-sang Yoo, KBO pitcher
• Hee-sang Yoon, KBO pitcher
• Seok-hwan Yoon, KBO pitcher
• Tae-woong Yu, South Korean national team infielder

People who died here

• Sung-min Cho, NPB pitcher
• Il-sung Ha, announcer
• Tae-yeong Jang, South Korean national team outfielder
• Hee-ryeon Kim, South Korean national team infielder
• Soo-hyuk Lim, KBO catcher

Educational institutions located here

• Baemoon High School
• Baemyung High School
• Central High School
• Cheongdam High School
• Cheongwon High School
• Choongam High School
• Chung-Ang University
• Daegwang High School
• Dankook University
• Dongdaemun Commercial High School
• Dongguk University
• Duksoo High School
• Hanyang University (Seoul)
• Hongik University
• Inchang High School
• Jangchung High School
• Konkuk University
• Korea National Open University
• Korea University
• Kwangyoung High School
• Kyungbock High School
• Kyunggi High School
• Kyung Hee University
• Paichai High School
• Sangmoon High School
• Seoul High School
• Seoul Dongsan High School
• Seoul National University
• Shinil High School
• Sungkyunkwan University
• Sungnam High School
• Sunrin Internet High School
• Whimoon High School
• Yonsei University