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Korea Baseball Organization

South Korean baseball governing body

Summary

South Korean baseball governing body

Field	Value
name	Korea Baseball Organization
image	Korea Baseball Organization - 2022 logo with wordmark horizontal full.svg
size	180px
caption	Logo of the Korea Baseball Organization (2022–present)
abbreviation	KBO
formation	December 1981
March 1982 (League launched)
type	Sport governing body
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
language	Korean
leader_title	Commissioner
leader_name	Chung Un-chan
website	http://eng.koreabaseball.com

March 1982 (League launched) World Baseball Softball Confederation

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ) 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 () and KBO Futures League ( (farm league) since 1982. It is one of two major baseball governing bodies; the other is the Korea Baseball Association (), 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.

Awards

:See 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
Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award

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''See also'': [[List of CPBL MVP of the Year Award. Chinese Professional Baseball League MVP of the Year Award]] and [[Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award]].
''See also'': [[CPBL Rookie of the Year Award. Chinese Professional Baseball League Rookie of the Year Award]] and [[Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award]].
''See also'': Nippon Professional Baseball [[Mitsui Golden Glove Award]] and Major League Baseball [[Gold Glove Award]].
''See also'': Major League Baseball [[World Series MVP Award]].

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