The "Big Three" LG Twins, Hanwha Eagles, and KIA Tigers, who lead the KBO League's box office, continue to do well, and the ranking competition is also intensifying.바카라사이트
Hanwha completed its second eight consecutive wins of the season by winning 3-1 at home against Samsung in the "2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League" at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 6th.
Hanwha, which was at the bottom of the list a month ago, has been flying high since mid-April, leaving behind its sluggish performance. The driving force behind Hanwha's rise to the top ranks is indeed its pitching staff.
Foreign pitcher Ponce has a 1.70 ERA with six wins and no losses in eight games, and above all, he has continued his powerful pitching by striking out 66 in 53 innings.
Native ace pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is also solid. SSG Kim Kwang-hyun and Kia Tigers pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong are struggling this season to block the passage of time, but this has nothing to do with Ryu. Ryu, who has four wins, one loss and an earned run average of 2.91, has achieved 190 wins overall between the U.S. and Korea, displaying consistent performance.
In addition to a strong one-two punch, Hanwha has Weiss and Moon Dong-ju firmly behind it, and closer Kim Seo-hyun (11 saves with an ERA of 0.48), and bullpen pillars Han Seung-hyuk and Park Sang-won boast a watertight mound.
LG, which had maintained its "absolute first-place" system until April, allowed Hanwha to chase by gradually reducing wins, but still has not lost its No. 1 position.
LG's mound height is also different. Chirinos and Lim Chan-kyu have accumulated five wins each, maintaining an ERA of one to two points, while Song Seung-ki (2 wins, 3 losses, 3.40 ERA) is already considered the top rookie of the year.
While Jang Hyun-sik, who finished his position after moving to the FA, is doing his part with five saves and a 1.46 ERA, Park Myung-geun has no runs while posting five holds. The batting line is also highly destructive, with Park Dong-won, Moon Bo-kyung and Austin at the center.
Kia, the champion team of last year, which was once at the bottom of the list, is also on a gradual rise. Notably, the mood has changed since MVP Kim Do-young joined the team, and as the team has recently won two consecutive games, it is tying for sixth with SSG and is on the verge of entering the top ranks.
According to a nationwide household rating survey by AGB Nielsen, a rating research company, the KBO League's viewership this season was 1.151%, up 15% from the same period last year.
KIA, Hanwha, and LG are among the top three ratings agencies. While Kia has maintained its No. 1 ranking with 1.735 percent since last season, Hanwha ranks second with 1.678 percent, followed by LG, which aims to win the title for the first time in two years with 1.284 percent. Hanwha and LG, in particular, have significantly increased their ratings by 19 percent and 19.8 percent year-on-year, respectively, leading the success.
Also, Lotte and Samsung, traditionally popular teams, cannot be ignored. Currently, the two teams are ranking third and fourth, and Samsung was the first among the 10 teams to surpass 500,000 viewers in cumulative attendance. For the second consecutive year, the KBO League in the 2025 season is racing toward 10 million spectators, with both the LG and Hanwha Eagles, Lotte and Samsung, and KIA, which are about to enter the top ranks.