M'zaka za m'ma 80, kampani ya ku South Korea inayang'ana osati pa zipangizo zamagetsi, komanso masewera. Mwachitsanzo, mu 20, idaganiza zoyambitsa gulu lake loyamba la baseball pansi pa dzina la Samsung Lions. Kalabu yamasewera idakhazikitsidwa mumzinda wa Daegu, womwe uli kum'mwera chakum'mawa kwa Korea. Gulu ili likugwirabe ntchito mu Korean League, i.e. KBO League. Bwalo lamasewera la kilabulo lidatchedwa Daegu Samsung Lions Park. M'mbiri yake yonse, timu ya baseball idakwanitsa kupambana maudindo asanu ndi atatu, omwe ndi 1982, 1985, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012 ndi 2013. Kwa mbiri yayifupi ngati 2014, izi sizotsatira zoyipa, pa mosiyana. Ichi ndi chimodzi mwamagulu abwino kwambiri mu KBO League.
