The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ko, 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the

KBO League The KBO League (), officially the Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League, is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers ar ...

( ko, KBO 리그) and

KBO Futures League KBO Futures League () or Korea Baseball Futures League is South Korea's second level of baseball, below the KBO League. It serves as a farm league with the purpose to develop professional players on-demand to play in the KBO League. The league ...

( ( farm league) since 1982. It is one of two major baseball governing bodies; the other is the

Korea Baseball Association The Korea Baseball Softball Association (KBSA; ko, 대한야구소프트볼협회) is the governing body of baseball in South Korea. KBA was founded in 1946 as Joseon Baseball Association ( ko, 조선야구협회), and renamed in 1954. KBA has ...

( ko, 대한야구협회), which is the governing body for

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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 The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is an international baseball tournament sanctioned from 2006 to 2013 by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and after 2013 by World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) in partnership with Major Leagu ...

and Asia Series. National team participation in other competitions is governed by the Korea Baseball Association.

Awards

:''See Baseball awards#South Korea'' * KBO League MVP Award * KBO League Rookie of the Year Award *

KBO League Golden Glove Award The KBO League Golden Glove Award is an award given out annually by the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to the best overall player at each position in the KBO League. It is also commonly known as the KBO Golden Gloves. The award was established ...

* KBO League Korean Series MVP Award''See also'': Major League Baseball World Series MVP Award. *KBO League All-Star Game MVP * Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award

References

External links

Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)
official website
Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)
official website
Korea Baseball Association (KBA)
official website {{Authority control

Sports organizations established in 1981 Baseball governing bodies in Asia