2025 Korean Series
| 2025 Korean Series | ||||||||||
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2025 Shinhan SOL Bank Korean Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 26 – October 31 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Kim Hyun-soo (LG) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Chun Il-soo, Kim Sung-chul, Park Ki-taek, Park Joong-chul, Park Geun-young, Kim Jeong-guk, Choi Soowon | |||||||||
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| Television | KBS (South Korea – Korean) MBC (South Korea – Korean) SBS (South Korea – Korean) | |||||||||
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The 2025 Korean Series, (known as the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank Korean Series for sponsorship reasons) was the championship series of the KBO League for the 2025 season. The 44th edition of the Korean Series, it featured the LG Twins and Hanwha Eagles.[1] The LG Twins, who had best record during the regular season, received three round byes and a direct berth into the Series, while the Hanwha Eagles, who had the second best record, received two round byes and defeated the Samsung Lions in the semifinals to reach the Series. The defending 2024 Korean Series champions Kia Tigers did not qualify for the 2025 postseason tournament.
The Twins won their 4th Korean Series title, beating the Eagles 4–1.[2]
Summary
Twins won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 26, 2025 | Hanwha Eagles – 2, LG Twins – 8 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 2:55 | 23,750[3] |
| 2 | October 27, 2025 | Hanwha Eagles – 5, LG Twins – 13 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:08 | 23,750[4] |
| 3 | October 29, 2025 | LG Twins – 3, Hanwha Eagles – 7 | Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark | 3:14 | 16,750[5] |
| 4 | October 30, 2025 | LG Twins – 7, Hanwha Eagles – 4 | Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark | 3:24 | 16,750[6] |
| 5 | October 31, 2025 | LG Twins – 4, Hanwha Eagles – 1 | Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark | 3:05 | 16,750[7] |
Matchups and linescores
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanwha Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LG Twins (Winner) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: Hanwha: Moon Dong-ju LG: Anders Tolhurst WP: Anders Tolhurst (1–0) LP: Moon Dong-ju (0–1) Home runs: Hanwha: None LG: Park Hae-min (1, Solo, 5th BOT, Moon Dong-ju) Attendance: 23,750 Umpires: Chun Il-soo, Kim Sung-chul, Park Ki-taek, Park Joong-chul, Park Geun-young, Kim Jeong-guk Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanwha Eagles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LG Twins (Winner) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 13 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: Hanwha: Ryu Hyun-jin LG: Lim Chan-kyu WP: Kim Jin-sung (1–0) LP: Ryu Hyun-jin (0–1) Home runs: Hanwha: Moon Hyun-bin (3, 2 Run, 1st TOP, Im Chan-kyu), Roh Si-hwan (3, Solo, 1st TOP, Im Chan-kyu) LG: Park Dong-won (1, 2 Run, 3rd BOT, Ryu Hyun-jin), Moon Bo-gyeong (1, 2 Run, 8rd BOT, Jeong Woo-joo) Attendance: 23,750 Umpires: Kim Jeong-guk, Park Joong-chul, Kim Sung-chul, Park Geun-young, Choi Soowon, Park Ki-taek Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| LG Twins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanwha Eagles (Winner) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | X | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: LG: Son Ju-young Hanwha: Cody Ponce WP: Kim Seo-hyeon (1–0) LP: You Young-chan (0–1) Home runs: LG: Kim Hyun-soo (1, Solo, 4th TOP, Cody Ponce) Hanwha: None Attendance: 16,750 Umpires: Park Ki-taek, Park Geun-young, Park Joong-chul, Choi Soowon, Chun Il-soo, Kim Sung-chul Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| LG Twins (Winner) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanwha Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: LG: Yonny Chirinos Hanwha: Ryan Weiss WP: Lee Jung-yong (1–0) LP: Park Sang-won (0–1) Sv: You Young-chan (1) Home runs: LG: Park Dong-won (2, 2 Run, 9th TOP, Kim Seo-hyeon) Hanwha: None Attendance: 16,750 Umpires: Kim Sung-chul, Choi Soowon, Park Ki-taek, Chun Il-soo, Kim Jeong-guk, Park Joong-chul Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| LG Twins (Winner) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanwha Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: LG: Anders Tolhurst Hanwha: Moon Dong-ju WP: Anders Tolhurst (2–0) LP: Jeong Woo-joo (0–1) Sv: You Young-chan (2) Home runs: LG: None Hanwha: None Attendance: 16,750 Umpires: Park Joong-chul, Chun Il-soo, Choi Soowon, Kim Jeong-guk, Park Ki-taek, Park Geun-young Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Top 2 regular-season clubs to clash in Korean Series – The Korea Times". The Korea Times. October 25, 2025.
- ^ "With another Korean Series title, Twins open dynasty talk in KBO". Yonhap News Agency. October 31, 2025.
- ^ "Sunday, October 26, 2025". Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ "Monday, October 27, 2025". Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
- ^ "Wednesday, October 29, 2025". Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
- ^ "Thursday, October 30, 2025". Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ "Friday, October 31, 2025". Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 31, 2025.