The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; Korean: ???????) 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 ??) and KBO Futures League (Hangul: KBO ????? (farm league) since 1982. It is one of two major baseball governing bodies; the other is the Korea Baseball Association (Korean: ??????), which is the governing body for amateur baseball competitions.
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. National team participation in other competitions is governed by the Korea Baseball Association.
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Awards
- See footnote and Baseball awards#South Korea
- KBO League MVP Award
- KBO League Rookie of the Year Award
- KBO League Golden Glove Award
- KBO League Korean Series MVP Award
- KBO League All-Star Game MVP
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Crest
See also
- Baseball in Korea
- KBO League, the highest level professional baseball league in Korea
- List of KBO Career Hits leaders
- 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
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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