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Nexen Heroes
넥센 히어로즈
File:Nexen Heroes.svg Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League	KBO League (2008–present)
Location	Seoul, South Korea
Ballpark	Gocheok Sky Dome
Established	2008 (2008)
Nickname(s)	Yeong-woong (영웅, hero)
Former name(s)	Seoul Heroes (2009) Heroes (2008–2009) Woori Heroes (2008)
Former ballparks	Mokdong Baseball Stadium (2008–2015)
Colors	Burgundy and grey
Ownership	Seoul Heroes, Co., LTD.
Manager	Jang Jeong-seok
Website	http://www.heroes-baseball.co.kr
Uniforms

Nexen Heroes Baseball Club (Korean: 넥센 히어로즈 야구단) is a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul. They are a member of the KBO League which culminates in the Korean Series. The Heroes mascot is Teokdori (턱돌이; Mr. Jaw). Like other baseball teams in South Korea, the team is known primarily by the name of the sponsor, occasionally as their nickname, and never as the city in which they are based. The Heroes play their home games at Gocheok Sky Dome in Gocheok-dong, a neighborhood located in the southwestern part of Seoul.

In 2014, the Futures League squad changed its name to Hwaseong Heroes (화성 히어로즈), differentiating from the first string.

History

The franchise was originally known as the Sammi SuperStars and had subsequent incarnations as the Chungbo Pintos and Pacific Dolphins. The team was renamed the Hyundai Unicorns after being sold to Hyundai in 1996, and was relocated from Incheon to Suwon. The Unicorns won the KBO championship four times (1998, 2000, 2003 and 2004), with only the Kia Tigers, Samsung Lions, and Doosan Bears having a better record of championship victories. But in 2008, the team was disbanded. After that, Centennial Investments founded a new team called Woori Heroes. Unlike the other KBO League ballclubs, the Heroes are owned by a collection of individuals headed by Lee Chang-suk (founder), instead of being owned by its naming sponsor. During the 2008 season, Woori broke the naming sponsor deal, citing that the Heroes has not paid the full founding fee to the KBO yet, forcing the team to trade most of its star players for cash. For the rest of 2008 season and the 2009 season, the team used only "Heroes" for its name. On February 8, 2010, naming rights were sold to Nexen Tire.

Season-by-season records

Year	Stadium	Rank	Regular Season									Postseason	Awards
			Standings	Games	W	L	D	Win%	BA	HR	ERA
Woori Heroes
2008	Mokdong Baseball Stadium	7/8	7/8	126	50	76	0	.397	.266	70	4.43	Did not qualify
Seoul Heroes
2009	Mokdong Baseball Stadium	6/8	6/8	133	60	72	1	.451	.272	153	5.40	Did not qualify
Nexen Heroes
2010	Mokdong Baseball Stadium	7/8	7/8	133	52	78	3	.391	.262	87	4.55	Did not qualify
2011		8/8	8/8	133	51	80	2	.389	.245	79	4.36	Did not qualify
2012		6/8	6/8	133	61	69	3	.469	.243	102	3.83	Did not qualify	Park Byung-ho (MVP) Seo Geon-chang (ROY)
2013		4/9	3/9	128	72	54	2	.571	.272	125	4.12	Lost Semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 2–3	Park Byung-ho (MVP)
2014		2/9	2/9	128	78	48	2	.619	.298	199	5.25	Won Playoff vs. LG Twins, 3–1 Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions, 2–4	Seo Geon-chang (MVP)
2015		4/10	4/10	144	78	65	1	.545	.298	203	4.91	Won Wild Card vs. SK Wyverns, 1–0* Lost Semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 1–3
2016	Gocheok Sky Dome	4/10	3/10	144	77	66	1	.538	.293	134	4.96	Lost Semi-playoff vs. LG Twins, 1–3	Shin Jae-young (ROY)
2017		7/10	7/10	144	69	73	2	.486	.290	141	5.03	Did not qualify	Lee Jung-hoo (ROY)
			Overall record		Wins	Losses	Draws	Win%
			Regular Season		648	681	17	.488
			Postseason		10	14	0	.417

References

General

• "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Specific

External links

• Official website Template:Ko icon