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No matter which teams face off in which series, a 'jackpot' is expected. A major card that will brilliantly illuminate the final 'autumn baseball' at Seoul Jamsil Stadium is approaching reality.
As the 2026 KBO League regular season heads into its second half, the outlines of teams advancing to the postseason are gradually emerging. With KT Wiz and Samsung Lions competing for first place, LG Twins, Doosan Bears, and KIA Tigers hold positions within the top five, the final cutoff for autumn baseball.
Among these, LG, Doosan, and KIA, currently ranked 3rd to 5th, all boast the highest level of popularity and crowd-drawing power in the KBO League. Considering that the gap between the 2nd and 3rd places and between the 5th and 6th places is both five games, it is highly likely that these three teams will meet in the Wild Card Series (Wild Card) and the Semi-Playoffs.
In particular, LG and Doosan use Jamsil Stadium as their home stadium before it disappears into history after this season. If the two teams secure 3rd and 4th place according to the current standings, the first and second games of the Wild Card Series and Semi-Playoffs will be held at Jamsil Stadium. If KIA rises to 4th place, the Wild Card Series will be held in Gwangju, but the Semi-Playoffs will feature autumn baseball between two of these three teams at Jamsil Stadium. This means the finale of its 45-year history will be capped with a top-tier big match.
Although all three teams have been together since the inaugural professional baseball season in 1982, including all full-time teams, postseason matchups between them have not been very frequent. Over the past 44 years up to last year, Doosan-KIA met three times, LG-Doosan six times, and LG-KIA four times. The most recent autumn baseball encounters were Doosan-KIA in 2017, LG-Doosan in 2021, and LG-KIA in 2016, each occurring five to ten years ago.
This season, all 12 of KIA's away games at Jamsil (six against LG and six against Doosan) drew full houses with 23,750 spectators. Fans' hearts are already fluttering at the possibility of a historic blockbuster card on this autumn stage.
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