The Hyundai Unicorns moved out of Incheon and wanted to relocate to Seoul, but failed because of the resistance of the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins; the Unicorns then moved to Suwon, with the SK Wyverns filling the void left in Incheon.
On 9 November 2007, SK soundly defeated the China All-Stars (13–0), causing the game to be called in the seventh inning due to the mercy rule.
[citation needed] The team went to the Korean Series again, once again facing their main rivals, the Doosan Bears.
On 15 November 2008, however, they were defeated in a rematch with Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of Taiwan (10–4) and failed to qualify for the championship game for a second straight year.
In 2009, however, SK were runners-up in the 2009 KBO season and 2009 Korean Series, where they were defeated by the KIA Tigers in seven games.
SK rebounded to form in 2010, dominating the regular season and winning the Korean Series in a 4–0 sweep against the Samsung Lions.
[1] In 2011, manager Kim Sung-keun was ousted mid-season after a long-standing disagreement between him and the SK front office.
In January 2021, Shinsegae said it would acquire a professional baseball club owned by SK Group as it sought to boost marketing with the sports team.
[7] On 15 January 2024, ahead of the 2024 KBO League season, the Landers unveiled a new logo and corresponding uniform design.
[8][9] SSG Landers has benefited economically and gained positive public opinions from the fans and society through successful green campaigns.
Instead of their team logo on the front, they have dedicated the center spot of the uniform to the slogan "Let’s go green".