The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea, established in 1982. As a member of the KBO League, they have secured six Korean Series championships. The team plays its home games at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul.
In 1982, pitcher Park Chul-soon won the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award, the Pitching Triple Crown, and the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award. His number 21 was later retired in his honor.
In 1982, the Bears won the inaugural Korean Series, defeating the Samsung Lions to become the first KBO League champion.
In 1982, the club was founded in Daejeon as the OB Bears, owned by the Oriental Brewery, and became the first team in the KBO League. The Doosan Group agreed to play in Daejeon for three years before a potential move to Seoul.
In 1985, the team relocated to their current home in Seoul.
In 1995, the Doosan Bears won another Korean Series title.
From 1999, the secondary color used by the team was yellow.
In 1999, the OB Bears were officially renamed the Doosan Bears after Oriental Brewery was sold to InBev, and the Doosan Group assumed ownership.
In 2001, the Doosan Bears won another Korean Series title.
In 2009, the team stopped using yellow as the secondary color.
In 2010, the team reverted to the iconic dark blue and red combination of the original OB Bears.
In 2015, the Bears won the Korean Series championship.
In 2016, the Bears won the Korean Series championship.
In 2019, the Bears won the Korean Series championship.
In 2021, the Bears made their seventh consecutive appearance in the Korean Series championships, a streak that began in 2015.
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