| Youm Kyoung-youb | |
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| LG Twins – No. 85 | |
| Infielder / Manager | |
| Born: March 1, 1968 Gwangju, South Korea | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| KBO debut | |
| 1991, for the Pacific Dolphins | |
| Last appearance | |
| 2000, for the Hyundai Unicorns | |
| KBO statistics | |
| Batting average | .195 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 110 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach As manager
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| Youm Kyoung-youb | |
| Hangul | 염경엽 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 廉京燁 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeom Gyeongyeop |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏm Kyŏng'yŏp |
Youm Kyoung-youb (born March 1, 1968) is a South Korean former baseball player and the current manager of the KBO League team LG Twins. He previously managed the Nexen Heroes and the SK Wyverns.
Youm played in the KBO from 1991 to 2000 for the Pacific Dolphins / Hyundai Unicorns franchise.
Managerial career
[edit]On June 25, 2020, during his second season as manager of the SK Wyverns, Youm collapsed in the dugout during a game. The 2020 season had been a rough one for the Wyverns, with a ten-game losing streak and an eight-game losing streak just in the first part of the year.[1]
On November 6, 2022, he was hired as the new manager of the LG Twins on a three-year contract.[2]
He leaded the LG Twins to their unified championship in 29 years.
References
[edit]- ^ Yonhap (28 June 2020). "KBO manager's collapse shows how stressful the job is". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ "LG Twins hire new manager Youm Kyoung-youb". Yonhap News Agency. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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