Seoul:The 2026 regular season of South Korean baseball concluded with unprecedented attendance figures and a record number of sellouts.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) reported a total attendance of 12,770,551 fans for the season, surpassing the previous record of 12,312,519 set in 2025. The record was broken last Monday.
Monday night's games saw sellouts across all three venues 23,750 fans attended the Doosan Bears vs. Lotte Giants game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, 24,000 fans watched the KT Wiz face the Samsung Lions at Daegu Samsung Lions Park, and 20,500 fans were present for the Kia Tigers vs. LG Twins match at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. These events contributed to a new record of 345 sellouts for the season, easily beating the previous record of 331, established in 2025.
The Samsung Lions led the league in fan attendance, drawing 1.71 million fans, a new single-season record for any team. Seven teams set individual attendance records, with eight out of ten teams attracting over 1 million fans each.
The postseason is set to commence on Wednesday.