Korea Baseball Organization

Governing body for professional baseball in South Korea
  • 946-16, Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Region served
Domestic
Membership
Baseball Federation of Asia,
International Baseball Federation
Official language
Korean
Commissioner
Chung Un-chanWebsitehttp://eng.koreabaseball.com
Korea Baseball Organization
Hangul
한국야구위원회
Hanja
韓國野球委員會
Revised RomanizationHan-guk Yagu Wiwonhoe
McCune–ReischauerHan'guk Yagu Wiwŏnhoe

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]

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

See also

  • iconBaseball portal

References

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  2. ^ 두산베어스닷컴입니다 Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine. Doosanbears.com (1982-01-15). Retrieved on 2011-04-02.
  3. ^ "프로야구 '밑거름' 2군리그, 시즌 일정 확정". Joynews.inews24.com. 2010-02-22. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  4. ^ 퓨처스 2군리그, 매주 1회 중계 실시 OSEN Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Osen.mt.co.kr. Retrieved on 2011-04-02.
  5. ^ osen.co.kr http://osen.co.kr/news/Sports_View.asp?gisano=G1004020122. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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)
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