KT Wiz

KT Wiz
KT Wiz
KT 위즈
Information
League	KBO League (2015–present)
Location	Suwon
Ballpark	Suwon Baseball Stadium (2015–present)
Established	January 2013; 12 years ago
Korean Series championships	2021
League championships	2021
Colors	Black, red and white;
Mascot	Vic and Ddory
Ownership	KT Corporation
Manager	Lee Kang-chul
Website	www.ktwiz.co.kr
Current uniforms

Last updated: 2025-07-30 23:19:30

KT Wiz

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

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 an 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

Year	Rank	Regular season									Postseason	Awards
Year	Rank	Standings	Games	Wins	Losses	Draws	Win%	BA	HR	ERA	Postseason	Awards
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 Hyeong-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

Managers

Cho Bum-hyun (2013–2016)
Kim Jin-wook (2017–2018)
Lee Kang-chul (2019–present)

References

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

↑ 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).
↑ "PARTICIPATING FRANCHISES IN THE KBO FUTURES LEAGUE," Baseball in Korea (19 January 2014).
↑ "KBO clubs snatch up new foreign players following rule change," Yonhap News Agency (16 December 2013).
1 2 "2020 Korean Baseball Organization". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
↑ "KT Wiz win KBO tiebreaker game to reach 1st Korean Series". The Korea Herald. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
↑ "(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.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
KT Wiz on Facebook (in Korean)

View original on Wikipedia

[Fast-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).

[YNA-3] "KBO clubs snatch up new foreign players following rule change," Yonhap News Agency (16 December 2013).

[2020ref-4] 1 2 "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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v t e KT Wiz current roster
Pitchers	1 Ko Young-pyo 11 Kim Min 13 Mon Yong-ik 15 Shin Byung-ryul 17 Lee Chae-ho 18 Um Sang-back 21 Woo Kyu-min 26 Kim Min-su 28 Ha Jun-ho 29 Jeon Yong-ju 30 So Hyeong-jun 32 William Cuevas 33 Park Se-jin 37 Lee Sang-dong 38 Ju Kwon 41 Son Dong-hyun 45 Lee Tae-gyu 46 Park Si-young 48 Kim Young-hyun 49 Kim Geon-ung 51 Lee Jung-hyun 54 Jo Yi-hyeon 59 Han Cha-hyeon 60 Park Yeong-hyun 61 Lee Sun-woo 63 Weon Sang-hyun 64 Yook Chung-myoung 65 Yoon Kang-chan 94 Kim Min-sung 95 Seong Jae-heon 99 Kang Geon 118 Kim Jeong-woon
Catchers	22 Jang Sung-woo 42 Cho Dae-hyun 44 Kim Jun-tae 55 Kang Hyeon-woo 97 Kim Min-seok
Infielders	4 Oh Yoon-suk 5 Kang Min-sung 6 Park Kyung-su 7 Kim Sang-su 10 Hwang Jae-gyun 14 Cheon Seong-ho 16 Jang Jun-won 25 Park Min-seok 34 Lee Ho-yeon 40 Oh Jae-il 50 Kang Baek-ho 56 Shin Bon-ki
Outfielders	0 Kim Geon-hyoung 3 Mel Rojas Jr. 8 An Chi-young 12 Song Min-sub 23 Cho Yong-ho 24 Moon Sang-chul 27 Bae Jeong-dae 31 Hong Hyun-bin 53 Kim Min-hyuck 57 Kim Byeong-jun 58 Jeong Jun-young 62 Ahn Hyun-min
Coaching Staff	Manager 71 Lee Kang-chul Hitting 71 Lee Sung-yong Hitting Assistant 73 Kim Kwang-lim Pitching 74 Chung Myung-won Hitting 75 Choi Hoon-jae Battery 77 Kang Seong-woo Defense 78 Kim Yong-kook Third base 80 Lee Kwang-kil Battery 83 Choi Seung-hwan Defense 88 Chae Jong-bum First base 90 Ko Young-min Defense 91 Shin Myung-chul Bullpen

v t e KT Wiz
Founded in 2013 Based in Suwon, Gyeonggi
The Franchise	KT History Records Players Managers
Ballparks	Suwon Baseball Stadium (2015–present) Trainings: Iksan National Baseball Training Stadium
Korean Series Championships	2021

v t e KBO League
Korea Baseball Organization
Teams	Doosan Bears Hanwha Eagles Kia Tigers Kiwoom Heroes KT Wiz LG Twins Lotte Giants NC Dinos Samsung Lions SSG Landers
Defunct teams	Ssangbangwool Raiders Hyundai Unicorns
Postseason	Korean Series
Awards	KBO League Most Valuable Player Award KBO League Rookie of the Year Award Choi Dong-won Award Golden Glove Awards Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award
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