KBO League Rookie of the Year Award

The KBO League Rookie of the Year Award is given to the player judged the best first-year player in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) League. The most recent winner is Lee Jung-hoo of the Nexen Heroes.

Award winners

Year	Player	Team	Position	Ref
1983	Park Jong-hoon	OB Bears	Outfielder
1984	Yun Seog-hwan	OB Bears	Pitcher
1985	Lee Sun-cheol	Haitai Tigers	Infielder
1986	Kim Keon-woo	MBC Chungyong	Pitcher
1987	Lee Jeong-hun	Binggrae Eagles	Outfielder
1988	Lee Yong-chul	MBC Chungyong	Pitcher
1989	Park Jeong-hyeon	Pacific Dolphins	Pitcher
1990	Kim Dong-soo	LG Twins	Catcher
1991	Cho Kyu-je	Ssangbangwool Raiders	Pitcher
1992	Yeom Jong-seok	Lotte Giants	Pitcher
1993	Yang Joon-hyuk	Samsung Lions	Infielder
1994	Yu Ji-hyeon	LG Twins	Infielder
1995	Lee Dong-su	Samsung Lions	Infielder
1996	Park Jae-hong	Hyundai Unicorns	Outfielder
1997	Lee Byung-kyu	LG Twins	Outfielder
1998	Kim Soo-kyung	Hyundai Unicorns	Pitcher
1999	Hong Sung-heon	Doosan Bears	Catcher
2000	Lee Seung-ho	SK Wyverns	Pitcher
2001	Kim Tae-kyun	Hanwha Eagles	Infielder
2002	Cho Yong-jun	Hyundai Unicorns	Pitcher
2003	Lee Dong-hak	Hyundai Unicorns	Pitcher
2004	Oh Ju-won	Hyundai Unicorns	Pitcher
2005	Oh Seung-hwan	Samsung Lions	Pitcher
2006	Ryu Hyun-jin	Hanwha Eagles	Pitcher
2007	Im Tae-hoon	Doosan Bears	Pitcher
2008	Choi Hyoung-woo	Samsung Lions	Outfielder
2009	Lee Yong-chan	Doosan Bears	Pitcher
2010	Yang Eui-ji	Doosan Bears	Catcher
2011	Bae Yeong-seob	Samsung Lions	Outfielder
2012	Seo Geon-chang	Nexen Heroes	Infielder
2013	Lee Jae-hak	NC Dinos	Pitcher
2014	Park Min-woo	NC Dinos	Infielder
2015	Koo Ja-wook	Samsung Lions	Infielder
2016	Shin Jae-young	Nexen Heroes	Pitcher
2017	Lee Jung-hoo	Nexen Heroes	Outfield	^[1]^[2]
2018	Kang Baek-ho	KT Wiz	Outfielder	^[3]
2019	Jeong Woo-young	LG Twins	Pitcher	^[4]^[5]
2020	So Hyung-jun	KT Wiz	Pitcher	^[6]
2021	Lee Eui-lee	Kia Tigers	Pitcher	^[7]

References

1. "Teen sensation captures S. Korean baseball's top rookie award in landslide". English.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
2. "강백호, KT 첫 신인왕…"매해 발전하는 선수 되겠다"". 서울신문 (in Korean). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. Jin-nam, Bae (19 November 2018). '고졸신인 최다홈런' kt 강백호, KBO 신인상 영예 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
4. "'투수 3관왕' 두산 린드블럼, MVP·신인왕은 LG 정우영(종합)". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
5. "[MD포토] LG 정우영 '신인왕의 주인공'". mydaily.co.kr. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
6. Kim Eun-jin (30 November 2020). "신인왕 소형준· MVP 로하스…KT '올해 상복 5G네'" (in Korean). The Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
7. "(LEAD) Teen left-hander wins KBO's top rookie award". 29 November 2021.