KBO League, 688 registrations this year… SSG ‘most’ 62 people
KBO (President Heo Gu-yeon) announced the list of players belonging to the 2023 KBO League on the 10th. Ten clubs registered a total of 588 players. This is a decrease of 18 compared to last year’s 606.
Of the 10 clubs, the club that registered the most players was SSG, which registered a total of 62 players. Following SSG, Kiwoom and Samsung each registered 61 people. KIA registered 60 people, LG, KT, Lotte, and Hanwha each registered 58 people. Samsung registered the most new players among all clubs, including 7 new players on the roster.
By position, pitchers accounted for 52% with 306, the largest number of pitchers among all players. This is a decrease of 11 compared to last year. Among the 10 clubs, SSG, LG, and KIA registered the most pitchers, with a total of 33 pitchers. 온라인카지노
At other positions, infielders accounted for 22.1% of the total with 130 players, followed by outfielders with 104 players (17.7%) and catchers with 48 players (8.2%). Of all positions, only infielders recorded a 3% increase, up 4 from 126 last year.
There are a total of 53 new players, 9% of the total number of players. Compared to last year’s 50 (8.3%), it increased slightly. Rookie players also had the highest proportion of pitchers (58.5%). The number of rookie players by position is 31 pitchers, 11 infielders, 8 outfielders, and 3 catchers.
The total number of registered players decreased compared to last year, but the number of coaches increased by 16. A total of 267 coaches were registered this year, compared to 251 last year. KIA registered the most 38 coaches and Kiwoom the least 17 coaches.
On the other hand, KBO plans to announce salary-related analysis data later when the salary tally of its players is completed.