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The 2026 high school baseball weekend league, which will be the first-place battle for the 2027 KBO rookie draft by Ha Hyun-seung (18) of Busan High School, Um Jun-sang (18) of Deoksu High School, and Kim Ji-woo (18) of Seoul High School, will begin in earnest.
The "2026 High School Baseball Weekend League," co-hosted by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korea Baseball Softball Association (KBSA) and operated with financial support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Sports Promotion Agency, will open on March 7 and begin its three-month run until June 21 with 102 under-18 baseball teams from across the country.
This year's high school baseball weekend league is the largest regular high school baseball league in Korea with 102 teams from all over the country, and will be divided into 13 regions across the country. Each team will play a total of 12 games, including six in the first half and six in the second half. A total of 312 games of fierce competition will be held throughout the season.
The high school baseball weekend league is a league system that is operated around weekends so that players can study and exercise at the same time. It is operated to provide high school baseball players nationwide with steady game opportunities and to create a stable game environment. It is contributing to the balanced development of team power as well as the improvement of players' performance through long-term league-style operation.
It also plays an important role in revitalizing competition and exchanges between regions through regional league operation, expanding the base of high school baseball, and laying the foundation for continuous player development.
KBSA Chairman Yang Hae-young said, "The weekend league of high school baseball is an important stage for high school baseball players across the country to continue to participate in games for a season and grow," adding, "We will do our best to operate the tournament so that the players can perform at their best in a safe and fair environment."
Meanwhile, the 2026 high school baseball weekend league will be held sequentially at stadiums in each region of the country from March 7, and major national tournaments will be granted according to league performance.
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