'Sold Out → Sold Out → Sold Out → Already 38 Games' The Popularity of KBO Fall Baseball Is Unbelievable! LG-Doosan Jamsil Rivalry Match Fills All 23,650 Seats [WC1 On-Site]

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Fall baseball in 2026 also started with a sold-out crowd. As the Jamsil rivalry match between the LG Twins and Doosan Bears unfolded before a full house, the KBO postseason record for consecutive sold-out games also increased to 38.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced, "All 23,650 seats were sold out for Game 1 of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO Postseason (PS) Wild Card playoff between LG and Doosan held at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 14th."

As a result, this year's postseason started with a cumulative attendance of 23,650, recording a sellout from the very first game. The postseason consecutive sold-out record, which began with Game 1 of the 2023 Korea Series, has reached an impressive 38 games. The streak of consecutive sold-outs in Wild Card playoff games, which started with Game 1 of the 2024 WC, has also increased to 5 games.

The popularity of KBO League fall baseball already set a new record last year. The previous postseason record for consecutive sellouts was 26 games, spanning from Game 3 of the 2009 Playoffs to Game 2 of the 2011 Semi-Playoffs.

However, on October 14 last year, a new record of 27 consecutive sold-out games was set in Game 4 of the Semi-Playoffs between the Samsung Lions and SSG Landers. Since then, every game has been played to a full house, continuing to break the record, and that heat continued through this year's first game.

There were plenty of elements to draw fan interest from this year's opening stage. LG and Doosan, who share Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium as their home ground, faced off for a spot in the Semi-Playoffs. The fourth-place LG in the regular season advances to the next round with just one win or one tie, while fifth-place Doosan must secure two consecutive wins.

In particular, this year marks the final season for Jamsil Baseball Stadium, which opened in 1982. As both teams are playing their last postseason at the existing Jamsil stadium, it holds special significance for fans as well. The team eliminated in this series will no longer be able to play fall baseball in Jamsil.

Attention also focused on a match where the pride of both teams was at stake. Doosan fielded Kwak Bin, who leads the league in ERA this season, while LG named Carlos Karasco as their starter.

Fans' cheers erupted from the start of the game. LG Austin Dean hit a go-ahead two-run homer to celebrate his 33rd birthday in the bottom of the first inning. LG fans filling Jamsil went wild over the massive home run, which had an exit velocity of 169.2 km/h and traveled 119 meters.

Fall baseball in 2026 kicked off with intense crowd enthusiasm from the very first game. Interest is building as to how far the KBO League's new postseason consecutive sold-out record will extend this year.

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