KBO League hits 4m fans in record time

South Korea's professional baseball league surpassed 4 million spectators for the 2026 season in just 222 games, the fewest ever needed to reach the milestone.

The Korea Baseball Organization said Thursday that a combined 68,838 fans attended games at five ballparks across the country, bringing the season's cumulative attendance to 4,035,771.

The league reached the 4 million mark eight games faster than last year, when it took 230 games to hit the milestone.

The sight of packed stands at ballpar ...