Samsung for players and KIA for coaches the most...KBO Announces List of Registered Players 2025
Feb 11, 2025
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KBO announced the list of players from the 2025 KBO League on the 11th.
The 10 clubs registered a total of 597 players, up nine from 2024, when 588 were registered.
The club that registered the most players among the 10 clubs was Samsung, which registered a total of 62 players. KIA, LG and Kiwoom then registered 61 players, KT and Lotte 60 players, SSG and NC 59 players, and Doosan and Hanwha registered the fewest 57 players.
By position, there were 299 pitchers, accounting for about half of their players. LG registered the most pitchers with 33, and Kiwoom registered the least with 25.
It was followed by 135 infielders (22.6%), 110 outfielders (18.4%), and 53 catchers (8.9%), and registration rates were similar to last year in all positions (pitcher -50% in 2024, infield -23.1% in, outfield -17.7% in, catcher -9.2%).
A total of 48 new players were registered in 2025, up two from 46 in 2024. Among the rookie players, pitchers accounted for the largest number of pitchers with 27 (56.3%). A total of 21 rookies were registered as fielders, followed by 12 infielders, five outfielders and four catchers. Among the 10 clubs, Kiwoom registered the most nine rookies.
The number of registered coaching staff, including coaches, is 307, up 16 from 291 last year. KIA registered 44 coaching staff, the largest number of coaching staff members.
KBO will release analysis data related to salary later when the annual salary of its players is completed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
