2021 KBO League season
The 2021 KBO League season, also known by naming rights sponsorship as 2021 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League (Korean: 2021 신한은행 SOL KBO 리그), was the 40th season in the history of the KBO League.
| 2021 KBO League | |
|---|---|
| League | KBO League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 3 – October 31 |
| Number of games | 144 per team |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | KBS, MBC, SBS, SPOTV, ESPN |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | KT Wiz |
| Season MVP | Ariel Miranda (Doosan) |
| Postseason | |
| Wild Card champions | Doosan Bears |
| Wild Card runners-up | Kiwoom Heroes |
| Semi-playoffs champions | Doosan Bears |
| Semi-playoffs runners-up | LG Twins |
| Playoffs champions | Doosan Bears |
| Playoffs runners-up | Samsung Lions |
| Korean Series | |
| Champions | KT Wiz |
| Runners-up | Doosan Bears |
| Finals MVP | Park Kyung-su |
At the conclusion of the regular season, all five playoff positions were undecided going into the final day of the schedule. The Samsung Lions and KT Wiz met in a tiebreaker game to decide the regular season champion, the first such game since 1985. The NC Dinos became the first defending champion to miss the playoffs since the Kia Tigers in 2010, while the Doosan Bears qualified for the seventh consecutive year. In the postseason, the Korean Series was won by KT Wiz, who defeated the Doosan Bears who had advanced the championship series as a wild card.
2021 also marked the first KBO season for the SSG Landers, formerly known as the SK Wyverns.