KBO Regular Season to End on Oct. 7; Doubleheaders Scheduled from Sept. 29

This year's professional baseball regular season will conclude on October 7.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced the remaining schedule for 105 games today (the 25th), which consists of 45 unassigned games and 60 rescheduled matches, including those cancelled due to rain.

The KBO finalized the schedule to wrap up the regular league with five games on October 7: Doosan Bears vs. LG Twins (Jamsil), Hanwha Eagles vs. Kiwoom Heroes (Gocheok), NC Dinos vs. SSG Landers (Incheon), Samsung Lions vs. KT Wiz (Suwon), and KIA Tigers vs. Lotte Giants (Busan).

Notably, the final regular season game at Seoul's Jamsil Stadium, which will close its doors after this year, will feature a matchup between Jamsil co-tenants Doosan and LG.

The KBO decided that from today until September 28, if games are cancelled due to variables such as rain, they will be rescheduled for reserve dates. If no reserve date is available, doubleheaders will be scheduled from September 29 onward if the same matchup exists.

If there is no reserve date after September 29, doubleheaders will be scheduled if the next day's matchup is the same. If the matchups differ, doubleheaders will be scheduled on the second day of the next identical matchup, or rearranged for a later date.

No doubleheaders will be held during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with doubleheaders instead scheduled to start from September 29.

In particular, each team will play a doubleheader at most once until October 5.

If cancelled games are rescheduled as reserve dates or doubleheaders, certain teams may have to play up to nine consecutive games, which is expected to be a major variable in the late-season pennant race.

Players participating in the Asian Games will gather on September 14 and return to South Korea on September 28.

In accordance with KBO League regulations, games from September 1 to 14 will start at 6:30 PM on weekdays and 5:00 PM on weekends and holidays.

After September 15, games will begin at 6:30 PM on weekdays, 5:00 PM on Saturdays, and 2:00 PM on Sundays and holidays.

During the Chuseok holiday period from September 24 to 27, all games will start at 5:00 PM considering travel convenience.

The first game of a doubleheader will start at 3:00 PM on weekdays and 2:00 PM on weekends and holidays.

(Photo provided by KBO, Yonhap News)
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