Korea Baseball Organization Rookie of the Year
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The Korea Baseball Organization Rookie of the Year is given to the player judged the Korea Baseball Organization's best rookie player. It was first awarded in 1983, the league's second season as in 1982 all players were "rookies". In 2006, Hyeon-jin Ryu, a pitcher with the Hanwha Eagles, became the first (and as of 2006 only) person to win both the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player Award in the same season.
[edit] Award Winners
| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Jong-hun Pak | OB Bears | Outfielder |
| 1984 | Seok-hwan Yun | OB Bears | Pitcher |
| 1985 | Sun-cheol Lee | Haitai Tigers | Infielder |
| 1986 | Geon-u Kim | MBC Blue Dragons | Pitcher |
| 1987 | Jeong-hun Lee | Binggrae Eagles | Outfielder |
| 1988 | Yong-cheol Lee | MBC Blue Dragons | Pitcher |
| 1989 | Jeong-hyeon Pak | Taepyungyang Dolphins | Pitcher |
| 1990 | Dong-su Kim | LG Twins | Catcher |
| 1991 | Gyu-je Jo | Ssangbangwool Raiders | Pitcher |
| 1992 | Jong-seok Yeom | Lotte Giants | Pitcher |
| 1993 | Jun-hyeok Yang | Samsung Lions | Outfielder |
| 1994 | Jae-hyeon Kim | LG Twins | Infielder |
| 1995 | Dong-su Lee | Samsung Lions | Infielder |
| 1996 | Jae-hong Pak | Hyundai Unicorns | Outfielder |
| 1997 | Byung-kyu Lee | LG Twins | Outfielder |
| 1998 | Su-gyeong Kim | Hyundai Unicorns | Pitcher |
| 1999 | Seong-heun Hong | Doosan Bears | Catcher |
| 2000 | Seung-ho Lee | SK Wyverns | Pitcher |
| 2001 | Tae-gyun Kim | Hanwha Eagles | Infielder |
| 2002 | Yong-jun Jo | Hyundai Unicorns | Pitcher |
| 2003 | Dong-hak Lee | Hyundai Unicorns | Pitcher |
| 2004 | Jae-yeong O | Hyundai Unicorns | Pitcher |
| 2005 | Seung-hwan O | Samsung Lions | Pitcher |
| 2006 | Hyun-jin Ryu | Hanwha Eagles | Pitcher |
| 2007 | Tae-hoon Im | Doosan Bears | Pitcher |
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