Korea Baseball Organization
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Abbreviation | KBO |
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Formation | 1981 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 |
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Region served | Domestic |
Membership | Baseball Federation of Asia, International Baseball Federation |
Official language | Korean |
Commissioner | Koo Bon-neung[1] |
Website | http://eng.koreabaseball.com |
Korea Baseball Organization | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Han-guk Yagu Wiwonhoe |
McCune–Reischauer | Han'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.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] 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.[10][11][12][13][14]
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.[15][16] National team participation in other competitions is governed by the Korea Baseball Association.[17]
Awards
- See footnote[18] and Baseball awards#South Korea
- KBO League MVP Award[19]
- KBO League Rookie of the Year Award[20]
- KBO League Golden Glove Award[21]
- KBO League Korean Series MVP Award[22]
- KBO League All-Star Game MVP[23]
Crest
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1981–2012
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2012–present
See also
- Baseball in Korea
- KBO League, the highest level professional baseball league in Korea
- KBO Futures League
- Korea Baseball Association (KBA)
- International Baseball Federation (IBAF)
- Baseball Federation of Japan
- Australian Baseball Federation
- Baseball Federation of Asia
- Baseball Confederation of Oceania
- Confederation of European Baseball
- Pan American Baseball Confederation
References
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- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ Samsung Lions Pro-Baseball Team. Samsunglions.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-02.
- ^ 두산베어스닷컴입니다. Doosanbears.com (1982-01-15). Retrieved on 2011-04-02.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090724093211/http://tour.daejeon.go.kr/english/cultureentertainment/prosportsteams/hanwhaeagles.jsp. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
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- ^ Korea and Baseball. Koreatimes.co.kr (2009-03-25). Retrieved on 2011-04-02.
- ^ 아마 야구대회에 프로심판도 출장 가능 - 노컷뉴스. Cbs.co.kr. Retrieved on 2011-04-02.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110722145131/http://osen.co.kr/news/Sports_View.asp?gisano=G1005110044. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
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- ^ National Team Full of Aging Stars. Koreatimes.co.kr (2007-05-28). Retrieved on 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Korea release 24-man Olympic Qualifier Roster | Olympic Baseball Blog". Olympicbaseball.com. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ Category:Korea Baseball Organization Awards. Baseball-Reference.com (Sports Reference LLC). Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ KBO Most Valuable Player Award. Baseball-Reference.com (Sports Reference LLC). Retrieved 2010-07-02. See also: Chinese Professional Baseball League MVP of the Year Award and Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award.
- ^ KBO Rookie of the Year. Baseball-Reference.com (Sports Reference LLC). Retrieved 2010-07-02. See also: Chinese Professional Baseball League Rookie of the Year Award and Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award.
- ^ KBO Gold Gloves. Baseball-Reference.com (Sports Reference LLC). Retrieved 2010-07-02. See also: Nippon Professional Baseball Mitsui Golden Glove Award and Major League Baseball Gold Glove Award.
- ^ Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award. Baseball-Reference.com (Sports Reference LLC). Retrieved 2010-07-02. See also: Major League Baseball World Series MVP Award.
- ^ For the KBO League All-Star Game MVP, go to KBO Gold Gloves, scroll to the bottom, and click on All-Star Game MVP. Baseball-Reference.com (Sports Reference LLC). Retrieved 2016-10-13.
External links
- Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) official website Template:Ko
- Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) official website Template:En icon
- Korea Baseball Association (KBA) official website Template:Ko