Baseball is believed to have been introduced to Korea in 1905 by American missionaries during the Korean Empire, after which it gradually attained prominence. After the division of the Korean Peninsula into North Korea, backed by the Soviet Union and then-nascent People's Republic of China and South Korea, backed by the United States, in 1945 in the aftermath of World War II and the further destabilisation of the Korean War from 1950–53, baseball has become one of the most popular sports in South Korea. North Korea, under isolationist leadership, does not have the same level of investment in baseball as South Korea. There are 10 professional teams in South Korea's KBO League. Baseball season runs from March to October.
Baseball is believed to have been introduced to Korea in 1905 by American missionaries during the Korean Empire, after which it gradually attained prominence. After the division of the Korean Peninsula into North Korea, backed by the Soviet Union and then-nascent People's Republic of China and South Korea, backed by the United States, in 1945 in the aftermath of World War II and the further destabilisation of the Korean War from 1950–53, baseball has become one of the most popular sports in South Korea. North Korea, under isolationist leadership, does not have the same level of investment in baseball as South Korea. There are 10 professional teams in South Korea's KBO League. Baseball season runs from March to October. (en) 한국의 야구는 구한말, 1905년 미국인 선교사 (한국명: 길례태)가 한국에 황성 YMCA 야구단을 조직하면서 시작되었다는게 정설이지만, 1905년 질레트 선교사가 국내에 야구를 들여왔다는 당초의 학설과는 달리 1899년에 이미 야구경기가 있었다는 사실이 확인됐다. 인천 영어야학회(현 영화초교) 일본인 학생 후지야마 후지사와의 일기장에 이미 '베이스볼'이란 공치기를 했다는 기록이 나와있다는 것이다. (ko)
Baseball is believed to have been introduced to Korea in 1905 by American missionaries during the Korean Empire, after which it gradually attained prominence. After the division of the Korean Peninsula into North Korea, backed by the Soviet Union and then-nascent People's Republic of China and South Korea, backed by the United States, in 1945 in the aftermath of World War II and the further destabilisation of the Korean War from 1950–53, baseball has become one of the most popular sports in South Korea. North Korea, under isolationist leadership, does not have the same level of investment in baseball as South Korea. There are 10 professional teams in South Korea's KBO League. Baseball season runs from March to October. (en) 한국의 야구는 구한말, 1905년 미국인 선교사 (한국명: 길례태)가 한국에 황성 YMCA 야구단을 조직하면서 시작되었다는게 정설이지만, 1905년 질레트 선교사가 국내에 야구를 들여왔다는 당초의 학설과는 달리 1899년에 이미 야구경기가 있었다는 사실이 확인됐다. 인천 영어야학회(현 영화초교) 일본인 학생 후지야마 후지사와의 일기장에 이미 '베이스볼'이란 공치기를 했다는 기록이 나와있다는 것이다. (ko)
