KT Wiz

KT Wiz (Korean: 케이티 위즈) is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2013. Their home stadium is Suwon Baseball Stadium in Suwon.

KT Wiz
케이티 위즈
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League	Korea Baseball Futures League (2013–2014) KBO League (2015–present)
Location	Suwon, South Korea
Ballpark	Suwon Baseball Stadium (2015–present)
Year established	January 2013 (2013-01)
Colors	Black, red and white
Ownership	KT
Manager	Lee Kang-chul
Website	www.ktwiz.co.kr

History

On January 11, 2013, the Korea Baseball Organization governing body officially approved of KT Baseball Club's admission to KBO League, beginning in the 2015 season. The Suwon KT Wiz played the 2013 season as part of the KBO Future League's Freedom Division.[1] The team played 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 team KBO League in 2015 and 2016, 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 pitchers Phil Irwin, Andrew Sisco, and Chris Oxspring; and hitter Andy Marte (Sisco and Irwin were both released mid-season; replaced by Dan Black and Justin Germano, respectively). Foreign players signed by the Wiz for the 2016 season were pitchers Travis Banwart, Sugar Ray Marimón, and Yohan Pino; and the holdover, hitter Andy Marte (Marimón and Pino were released mid-season, replaced by Josh Lowey and Ryan Feierabend).

Beginning in the 2017 season, the Wiz's allowed allotment of foreign players reverted to three to match the rest of the league.

Season-by-season records

Year	Rank	Regular Season									Postseason	Awards
		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 (Rookie of the Year)
2019	6/10	6/10	144	71	71	2	.500	.277	103	4.31	Did not qualify
Overall record			Games	Wins	Losses	Draws	Win%	—
Regular Season			720	285	427	8	.401
Postseason			0	0	0	0	–
Total			720	285	427	8	.401

Current squad

The current roster includes former MLB pitchers Odrisamer Despaigne and William Cuevas, as well as outfielder Mel Rojas Jr.

Managers

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

References

General

• "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

Notes

1. 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).
2. "PARTICIPATING FRANCHISES IN THE KBO FUTURES LEAGUE," Baseball in Korea (January 19, 2014).
3. "KBO clubs snatch up new foreign players following rule change," Yonhap News Agency (December 16, 2013).

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• KT Wiz on Facebook (in Korean)
• KT Wiz's channel on YouTube (in Korean)
• KT Wiz on Instagram (in Korean)