The KT Wiz (; stylized as kt wiz) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in

Suwon Suwon (; ) is the largest city and capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's most populous province. The city lies approximately south of the national capital, Seoul. With a population of 1.2 million, Suwon has more inhabitants than Ulsan, tho ...

. They are a member of the

KBO League The KBO League () is a professional baseball league in South Korea. The league comprises ten teams. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers are the most success ...

. Their home stadium is Suwon Baseball Stadium in

History

On 11 January 2013, the

Korea Baseball Organization The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ) is the Sport governing body, governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League () and KBO Futures League ( (F ...

officially approved KT Baseball Club's admission to

, beginning with the 2015 season. The Suwon KT Wiz played the 2013 season as part of the KBO Futures League's Freedom Division,Fast, Alex
"So You Want To Get Into The KBO: The Pitcher List staff brings you the definitive guide to the KBO,"
''Pitcher List'' (May 2020). and the 2014 season as part of the Futures League's Blue League division. 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)."KBO clubs snatch up new foreign players following rule change,"
Yonhap News Agency (16 December 2013). Foreign players signed by the Wiz for the 2015 season were pitchers Phil Irwin, Andrew Sisco and Chris Oxspring, and hitter Andy Marte (Sisco and Irwin were both released mid-season and replaced by Dan Black and

Justin Germano Justin William Germano (born August 6, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians. Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Ja ...

, 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. They were eliminated by the Doosan Bears in the semifinals after four games. The following year, for the first time in franchise history, KT Wiz became regular season champions after defeating the Samsung Lions in an additional tiebreaker and advanced directly to the Korean Series. In the final, they won their first Korean Series title, sweeping the Doosan Bears in four games.

Season-by-season records

Current squad

Managers

* Cho Bum-hyun (2013–2016) * Kim Jin-wook (2017–2018) * Lee Kang-chul (2019–present)

References

;General * * ; Notes

External links

* * {{KT KBO League teams Sport in Suwon Baseball teams established in 2013 Wiz 2013 establishments in South Korea