Youm Kyoung-youb explained

Youm Kyoung-youb
Team:LG Twins
Number:85
Position:Infielder / Manager
Birth Date:1 March 1968
Birth Place:Gwangju, South Korea
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:KBO
Debutyear:1991
Debutteam:Pacific Dolphins
Finalyear:2000
Finalteam:Hyundai Unicorns
Statleague:KBO
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.195
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:5
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:110
Teams:As player

As coach

As manager

Hangul:염경엽
Hanja:廉京燁
Rr:Yeom Gyeongyeop
Mr: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

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: KBO manager's collapse shows how stressful the job is. Yonhap. Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 June 2020.
  2. Web site: LG Twins hire new manager Youm Kyoung-youb . Yonhap News Agency. November 6, 2022. en . November 6, 2022.