KBO Breaks Single-Season Attendance Record

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The 2026 professional baseball season recorded a total of 12,362,000 spectators, breaking the all-time record for attendance. Achievements in international tournaments and the performance of star players led to an influx of new fans, and the popularity of the league was proven as eight out of ten teams surpassed the 1 million mark. With the remaining schedule, attention is now focused on whether the league will surpass 13 million spectators for …

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Neither the scorching heat, the erratic rainy season, nor the Asian Games could stop the popularity of professional baseball. The 2026 KBO League set a new all-time record for attendance. On the 5th, the KBO recorded a cumulative attendance of 12,362,000 for the 2026 season, surpassing last year's record of 12,312,519, which had previously been the all-time high.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Byeong-hyeok = The 2026 professional baseball season, which is seeing fierce competition for rankings until the very end of the season, has set a new record for the highest number of spectators in history.