2016 KBO League season
| 2016 Tire Bank KBO League | |
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| League | KBO League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 1 – November 2, 2016 |
| Number of games | 144 per team |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Doosan Bears |
| Season MVP | Dustin Nippert (Doosan) |
| Postseason | |
| Wildcard runners-up | KIA Tigers |
| Semi-playoffs runners-up | Nexen Heroes |
| Playoffs runners-up | LG Twins |
| Korean Series | |
| Champions | Doosan Bears |
| Runners-up | NC Dinos |
| Finals MVP | Yang Eui-ji |
The 2016 KBO League season was the 35th season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball League.
Each KBO team played 144 games during the regular season with all teams playing each other 16 times. The 144-game-schedule began in the 2015 season due to the addition of the KT Wiz. During the 2014 season, each team had played 128 games.
On July 16, the best players participated in the 2016 KBO All-Star Game at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. The participating franchises were divided into two regions, the Dream All-Stars (Samsung Lions, Doosan Bears, Lotte Giants, SK Wyverns, KT Wiz) and Nanum All-Stars (Kia Tigers, Hanwha Eagles, LG Twins, Nexen Heroes, NC Dinos). The Nanum All-Star team emerged victorious with an 8–4 victory over the Dream All-Star Team in front of a sold-out crowd of 16, 300 fans. Doosan Bears outfielder Min Byung-hun, who hit two home runs during the game, was named the MVP of the game. The KBO All-Star Game however does not determine home-field advantage in the Korean Series.
The 2016 KBO League season culminates in its championship series, known as the Korean Series. Before the 2015 season, the Semi-playoff format was tweaked. Previously, the top four teams after the end of the regular season qualified for the postseason, but in 2015, the top five teams qualified for the postseason. The team with the best record gained a direct entry into the Korean Series, while the other four teams competed for the remaining place in a step-ladder playoff system. Starting in 2015, the fourth-place and the fifth-place teams played in a "Wildcard" game/series.
LG won the series, 1–1.
LG won the series, 3–1.
NC won the series, 3–1.
Doosan won the series, 4–0.
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