2021 Korean Series
{{Short description|None}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox baseball championship series
| image =
| caption =
| year = 2021
| country = Korean
| champion = KT Wiz (4)
| champion_manager = Lee Kang-chul
| champion_games = {{win-loss record|w=76|l=59|t=9}} ({{winpct|76|59}})
| runnerup = Doosan Bears (0)
| runnerup_manager = Kim Tae-hyoung
| runnerup_games = {{win-loss record|w=71|l=65|t=8}} ({{winpct|71|65}})
| date = November 14 – 18
| MVP = Park Kyung-su (KT Wiz)
| television =
| announcers =
| radio_network =
| radio_announcers =
| umpires =
}}
The 2021 Korean Series was the championship series of the 2021 KBO League season. All games in the best-of-seven series were held, at the Gocheok Sky Dome due to the cold weather. The KT Wiz won the series over the Doosan Bears, 4–0. Park Kyung-su won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award.
Summary
{{Baseball playoff summary
| summary = KT Wiz (4) vs. Doosan Bears (0)
| winner = KT Wiz
| leader = KT Wiz
| score = 4–0
| date1 = November 14
| score1 = Doosan Bears – 2, KT Wiz – 4
| loc1 = Gocheok Sky Dome
| att1 = 16,200
| time1 = 2:51
| ref1 =
| date2 = November 15
| score2 = Doosan Bears – 1, KT Wiz – 6
| loc2 = Gocheok Sky Dome
| att2 = 12,904
| time2 = 2:38
| ref2 =
| date3 = November 17
| score3 = KT Wiz – 3, Doosan Bears – 1
| loc3 = Gocheok Sky Dome
| att3 = 13,312
| time3 = 3:26
| ref3 =
| date4 = November 18
| score4 = KT Wiz – 8, Doosan Bears – 4
| loc4 = Gocheok Sky Dome
| att4 = 13,796
| time4 = 3:45
| ref4 =
}}
Matchups
=Game 1=
{{linescore
| Date = November 14, 2021
| Time =
| Location = Gocheok Sky Dome
| Other =
| Road = Doosan Bears | RoadAbr = DOO
| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 1 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 1 | RR = 2 | RH = 9 | RE = 2
| Home = KT Wiz | HomeAbr = KT
| H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 1 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 3 | H8 = 0 | H9 = X | HR = 4 | HH = 7 | HE = 1
| WP = William Cuevas (1–0)| LP = Lee Young-ha (0–1) | SV = Kim Jae-yoon
| HomeHR = Bae Jung-dae (1)
| Notes =
| BoxURL = http://eng.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/Scoreboard.aspx?searchDate=2021-11-14
}}
William Cuevas pitched {{frac|7|2|3}} innings for the KT Wiz in Game 1. With the score tied 1–1 in the seventh inning, Bae Jung-dae hit the go-ahead home run for the Wiz.{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2021/11/600_318774.html |title=Wiz beat Bears to open Korean Series |publisher=The Korea Times |date= |accessdate=November 16, 2021}}
=Game 2=
{{linescore
| Date = November 15, 2021
| Time =
| Location = Gocheok Sky Dome
| Other =
| Road = Doosan Bears | RoadAbr = DOO
| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | R8 = 1 | R9 = 0 | RR = 1 | RH = 6 | RE = 0
| Home = KT Wiz | HomeAbr = KT
| H1 = 1 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 5 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 0 | H9 = X | HR = 6 | HH = 8 | HE = 0
| WP = So Hyeong-jun (1–0)| LP = Choi Won-joon (0–1)
| HomeHR = Hwang Jae-gyun (1)
| Notes =
| BoxURL = http://eng.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/Scoreboard.aspx?searchDate=2021-11-15
}}
Kang Baek-ho reached base in eight consecutive plate appearances in Games 1 and 2, tying a Korean Series record.{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20211115009000315 |title=With hot bats, airtight defense, Wiz take 2-0 Korean Series lead over Bears | Yonhap News Agency |publisher=Yonhap News Agency |date= |accessdate=November 16, 2021}}
=Game 3=
{{linescore
| Date = November 17, 2021
| Time =
| Location = Gocheok Sky Dome
| Other =
| Road = KT Wiz | RoadAbr = KT
| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 1 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 2 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 0 | RR = 3 | RH = 8 | RE = 0
| Home = Doosan Bears | HomeAbr = DOO
| H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 1 | H9 = 0 | HR = 1 | HH = 5 | HE = 0
| WP = Odrisamer Despaigne (1–0)| LP = Ariel Miranda (0–1) | SV = Kim Jae-yeon
| RoadHR = Park Kyung-su (1)
| HomeHR =
| Notes =
| BoxURL = http://eng.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/Scoreboard.aspx?searchDate=2021-11-17
}}
KT Wiz' second baseman Park Kyung-su hit a home run in the fifth inning to start the scoring. Later in the game, he tore a muscle in his right calf, forcing him to miss the remainder of the series.{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20211118004800315 |title=Wiz's Korean Series hero to miss rest of season with calf injury | Yonhap News Agency |publisher=Yonhap News Agency |date= |accessdate=2021-11-18}}
=Game 4=
{{linescore
| Date = November 18, 2021
| Time =
| Location = Gocheok Sky Dome
| Other =
| Road = KT Wiz | RoadAbr = KT
| R1 = 3 | R2 = 2 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 1 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 2 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 0 | RR = 8 | RH = 13 | RE = 1
| Home = Doosan Bears | HomeAbr = DOO
| H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 1 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 2 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 1 | H9 = 0 | HR = 4 | HH = 7 | HE = 0
| WP = Bae Je-seong (1–0)| LP = Gwak Been (0–1)
| RoadHR = Shin Bon-ki (1), Jared Hoying (1)
| HomeHR = Kim Jae-hwan (1)
| Notes =
| BoxURL = http://eng.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/Scoreboard.aspx?searchDate=2021-11-18
}}
The KT Wiz completed a four-game sweep of the Doosan Bears.{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20211118011451315 |title=(LEAD) How sweep it is: KT Wiz defeat Doosan Bears in 4 straight for 1st Korean Series title | Yonhap News Agency |publisher=Yonhap News Agency |date= |accessdate=2021-11-18}} Park Kyung-su won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award.{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20211118011700315 |title=Wizard with glove, veteran Park Kyung-su wins Korean Series MVP for KT Wiz | Yonhap News Agency |publisher=Yonhap News Agency |date= |accessdate=2021-11-18}}
See also
{{Portal|Baseball}}