Korea Baseball Organization

This article is about the governing organization. For the top flight league, see KBO League.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; Korean: 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League (Korean: KBO 리그) and KBO Futures League (Korean: KBO 퓨처스리그 (farm league) since 1982.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} It is one of two major baseball governing bodies; the other is the Korea Baseball Association (Korean: 대한야구협회), which is the governing body for amateur baseball competitions.^[6][7][8][9]

Korea Baseball Organization

Logo of Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)
Abbreviation	KBO
Formation	December 1981 March 1982 (League launched)
Type	Sport governing body
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Managing the KBO League and KBO Futures League, and governing the professional national team.
Headquarters	Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea
Location	946-16, Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Region served	Domestic
Membership	Baseball Federation of Asia, World Baseball Softball Confederation
Official language	Korean
Commissioner	Chung Un-chan
Website	http://eng.koreabaseball.com

Korea Baseball Organization
Hangul	한국야구위원회
Hanja	韓國野球委員會
Revised Romanization	Hanguk Yagu Wiwonhoe
McCune–Reischauer	Han'guk Yagu Wiwŏnhoe

The KBO is a member of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), and is responsible for the national baseball team for the World Baseball Classic and Asia Series.^[10][11] National team participation in other competitions is governed by the Korea Baseball Association.^[12]

Awards

See Baseball awards#South Korea

• KBO League MVP Award^[13]
• KBO League Rookie of the Year Award^[14]
• KBO League Golden Glove Award^[15]
• KBO League Korean Series MVP Award^[16]
• KBO League All-Star Game MVP^{[citation needed]}
• Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Baseball portal

• Baseball in Korea
• KBO League, the highest level professional baseball league in Korea

References

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6. "Korea Baseball Association announces new President". February 12, 2009. Archived from the original on 18 Dec 2013. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
7. "News Article". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
8. Korea and Baseball . Koreatimes.co.kr (2009-03-25). Retrieved on 2011-04-02.
9. 아마 야구대회에 프로심판도 출장 가능 - 노컷뉴스. Cbs.co.kr. Retrieved on 2011-04-02.
10. Schwarz, Alan. (2009-03-20) Japan Defeats Korea, Setting Semifinal Games. NYTimes.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-02.
11. National Team Full of Aging Stars . Koreatimes.co.kr (2007-05-28). Retrieved on 2011-04-02.
12. "Korea release 24-man Olympic Qualifier Roster | Olympic Baseball Blog". Olympicbaseball.com. 2008-03-05. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
13. See also: Chinese Professional Baseball League MVP of the Year Award and Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award.
14. See also: Chinese Professional Baseball League Rookie of the Year Award and Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award.
15. See also: Nippon Professional Baseball Mitsui Golden Glove Award and Major League Baseball Gold Glove Award.
16. See also: Major League Baseball World Series MVP Award.

External links

• Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) official website (in Korean)
• Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) official website (in English)
• Korea Baseball Association (KBA) official website (in Korean)