KT Wiz

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KT Wiz
KT 위즈
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueKBO League (2015–present)
LocationSuwon
BallparkSuwon Baseball Stadium (2015–present)
EstablishedJanuary 2013; 11 years ago (2013-01)
League championships2021
Korean Series championships2021
ColorsBlack, red and white
     
OwnershipKT
ManagerLee Kang-chul
Websitewww.ktwiz.co.kr
KT Sports
Baseball Basketball Esports
Shooting Field Hockey Sports

The KT Wiz (Korean: KT 위즈; stylized as kt wiz) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Suwon. They are a member of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Suwon Baseball Stadium in Suwon.

History

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On 11 January 2013, the Korea Baseball Organization officially approved KT Baseball Club's admission to KBO League, beginning with the 2015 season. The Suwon KT Wiz played the 2013 season as part of the KBO Futures League's Freedom Division,[1] and the 2014 season as part of the Futures League's Blue League division.[2] In 2015, the team was elevated to the KBO League.

As a new KBO League team in 2015, the Wiz were allowed four foreign players on their roster each season (as opposed to the usual three).[3] Foreign players signed by the Wiz for the 2015 season were pitchers Phil Irwin, Andrew Sisco and Chris Oxspring, and hitter Andy Marte (Sisco and Irwin were both released mid-season and replaced by Dan Black and Justin Germano, respectively). Beginning in the 2017 season, the Wiz's allowed allotment of foreign players reverted to three to match the rest of the league.

After five straight seasons without a playoff appearance, Wiz finally broke through in 2020, finishing second with a 81–62–1 record.[4] They were eliminated by the Doosan Bears in the semifinals after four games.[4] The following year, for the first time in franchise history, KT Wiz became regular season champions after defeating the Samsung Lions in an additional tiebreaker and advanced directly to the Korean Series.[5] In the final, they won their first Korean Series title, sweeping the Doosan Bears in four games.[6]

Season-by-season records

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Year Rank Regular season Postseason Awards
Standings Games Wins Losses Draws Win% BA HR ERA
2015 10/10 10/10 144 52 91 1 .364 .273 129 5.56 Did not qualify
2016 10/10 10/10 144 53 89 2 .373 .276 116 5.92 Did not qualify
2017 10/10 10/10 144 50 94 0 .347 .275 119 5.75 Did not qualify
2018 9/10 9/10 144 59 82 3 .418 .275 206 5.34 Did not qualify Kang Baek-ho (ROTY)
2019 6/10 6/10 144 71 71 2 .500 .277 103 4.29 Did not qualify
2020 3/10 2/10 144 81 62 1 .566 .284 163 4.54 Lost playoff vs. Doosan Bears (1–3) Mel Rojas Jr. (MVP)
So Hyung-jun (ROTY)
2021 1/10 1/10 144 76 59 9 .563 .265 106 3.67 Won Korean Series vs. Doosan Bears (4–0)
2022 4/10 4/10 144 80 62 2 .563 .254 119 3.51 Won wild card vs. Kia Tigers (1–0)
Lost semi-playoff vs. Kiwoom Heroes (2–3)
2023 2/10 2/10 144 79 62 3 .560 .265 89 3.94 Won playoff vs. NC Dinos (3–2)
Lost Korean Series vs. LG Twins (1–4)
2024 5/10 5/10 144 72 70 2 .507 .279 145 5.11 Won wild card vs. Doosan Bears (2–0)
Lost semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (2–3)

Current squad

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Managers

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References

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General
  • "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  • "Complete league history and statistics". Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
Notes
  1. ^ Fast, Alex. "So You Want To Get Into The KBO: The Pitcher List staff brings you the definitive guide to the KBO," Pitcher List (May 2020).
  2. ^ "PARTICIPATING FRANCHISES IN THE KBO FUTURES LEAGUE," Baseball in Korea (19 January 2014).
  3. ^ "KBO clubs snatch up new foreign players following rule change," Yonhap News Agency (16 December 2013).
  4. ^ a b "2020 Korean Baseball Organization". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. ^ "KT Wiz win KBO tiebreaker game to reach 1st Korean Series". The Korea Herald. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  6. ^ "(LEAD) How sweep it is: KT Wiz defeat Doosan Bears in 4 straight for 1st Korean Series title". Yonhap News Agency. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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