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| League | KBO League (2015–present) | ||||
| Location | Suwon | ||||
| Ballpark | Suwon Baseball Stadium (2015–present) | ||||
| Established | January 2013; 12 years ago (2013-01) | ||||
| Korean Series championships | 2021 | ||||
| League championships | 2021 | ||||
| Colors | Black, red and white | ||||
| Mascot | Vic and Ddory | ||||
| Ownership | KT Corporation | ||||
| Manager | Lee Kang-chul | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
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TheKT Wiz (Korean:KT 위즈; stylized as kt wiz) are a South Koreanprofessional baseball team based inSuwon. They are a member of theKBO League. Their home stadium isSuwon Baseball Stadium inSuwon.
On 11 January 2013, theKorea Baseball Organization officially approved KT Baseball Club's admission toKBO League, beginning with the2015 season. The Suwon KT Wiz played the 2013 season as part of theKBO Futures League's Freedom Division,[1] and the 2014 season as part of the Futures League's Blue League division.[2] In 2015, the team was elevated to the KBO League.
As a new KBO League team in 2015, the Wiz were allowed four foreign players on their roster each season (as opposed to the usual three).[3] Foreign players signed by the Wiz for the 2015 season were pitchersPhil Irwin,Andrew Sisco andChris Oxspring, and hitterAndy Marte (Sisco and Irwin were both released mid-season and replaced byDan Black andJustin Germano, respectively). Beginning in the 2017 season, the Wiz's allowed allotment of foreign players reverted to three to match the rest of the league.
After five straight seasons without a playoff appearance, Wiz finally broke through in 2020, finishing second with an 81–62–1 record.[4] They were eliminated by theDoosan Bears in the semifinals after four games.[4] The following year, for the first time in franchise history, KT Wiz became regular season champions after defeating theSamsung Lions in an additional tiebreaker and advanced directly to theKorean Series.[5] In the final, they won their first Korean Series title, sweeping the Doosan Bears in four games.[6]
| Year | Rank | Regular season | Postseason | Awards | ||||||||
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| Standings | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win% | BA | HR | ERA | ||||
| 2015 | 10/10 | 10/10 | 144 | 52 | 91 | 1 | .364 | .273 | 129 | 5.56 | Did not qualify | |
| 2016 | 10/10 | 10/10 | 144 | 53 | 89 | 2 | .373 | .276 | 116 | 5.92 | Did not qualify | |
| 2017 | 10/10 | 10/10 | 144 | 50 | 94 | 0 | .347 | .275 | 119 | 5.75 | Did not qualify | |
| 2018 | 9/10 | 9/10 | 144 | 59 | 82 | 3 | .418 | .275 | 206 | 5.34 | Did not qualify | Kang Baek-ho (ROTY) |
| 2019 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 144 | 71 | 71 | 2 | .500 | .277 | 103 | 4.29 | Did not qualify | |
| 2020 | 3/10 | 2/10 | 144 | 81 | 62 | 1 | .566 | .284 | 163 | 4.54 | Lost playoff vs.Doosan Bears (1–3) | Mel Rojas Jr. (MVP) So Hyeong-jun (ROTY) |
| 2021 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 144 | 76 | 59 | 9 | .563 | .265 | 106 | 3.67 | WonKorean Series vs.Doosan Bears (4–0) | |
| 2022 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 144 | 80 | 62 | 2 | .563 | .254 | 119 | 3.51 | Won wild card vs.Kia Tigers (1–0) Lost semi-playoff vs.Kiwoom Heroes (2–3) | |
| 2023 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 144 | 79 | 62 | 3 | .560 | .265 | 89 | 3.94 | Won playoff vs.NC Dinos (3–2) LostKorean Series vs.LG Twins (1–4) | |
| 2024 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 144 | 72 | 70 | 2 | .507 | .279 | 145 | 5.11 | Won wild card vs.Doosan Bears (2–0) Lost semi-playoff vs.LG Twins (2–3) | |
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