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
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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.
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.