2019 KBO

The 2019 Korea Baseball Organization season was the 38th for the KBO.

Awards

Josh Lindblom of the Doosan Bears was named KBO MVP after leading the league in wins and strikeouts and finishing second in ERA (20-3, 2.50, 189 K). The Rookie of the Year was Woo-young Jung of the LG Twins, who was 4-6 with a save and a 3.72 ERA.

The following players won Gold Gloves, which in the KBO go to the best overall player at each position are not a defensive (only) award.

• P: Josh Lindblom, Doosan Bears
• C: Eui-ji Yang, NC Dinos
• 1B: Byung-ho Park, Kiwoom Heroes
• 2B: Min-woo Park, NC Dinos
• 3B: Jeong Choi, SK Wyverns
• SS: Ha-seong Kim, Kiwoom Heroes
• OF: Jerry Sands, Kiwoom Heroes
• OF: Jung-hoo Lee, Kiwoom Heroes
• OF: Mel Rojas Jr., kt Wiz
• DH: José Fernandez, Doosan Bears

Standings

(Manager in parantheses)

1. Doosan Bears, 88-55-1 (Tae-hyeong Kim)
2. SK Wyverns, 88-55-1 (Kyoung-youb Youm)
3. Kiwoom Heroes, 86-57-1 (Jung-seok Jang)
4. LG Twins, 79-64-1 (Jung-il Ryu)
5. NC Dinos, 73-69-2 (Dong-wook Lee)
6. kt Wiz, 71-71-2 (Kang-chul Lee)
7. KIA Tigers, 62-80-2 (Gi-tae Kim/Heung-sik Park)
8. Samsung Lions, 60-83-1 (Han-soo Kim)
9. Hanwha Eagles, 58-86 (Yong-deok Han)
10. Lotte Giants, 48-93-3 (Pil-sung Kong)

Playoffs: LG def. NC in Wild Card Game, Kiwoom def. LG 3 games to 1, Kiwoom def. SK, 3 games to 2

2019 Korean Series: Doosan def. Kiwoom, 4 games to 0

Offensive Leaders

• Average - Eui-ji Yang, NC .354
• Home Runs - Byung-ho Park, Kiwoom 33
• RBI - Jerry Sands, Kiwoom 113
• Steals - Chan-ho Park, KIA 39

Pitching Leaders

• ERA - Hyeon-jong Yang, KIA 2.29
• Wins - Josh Lindblom, Doosan 20
• Saves - Jae-hoon Ha, SK 36
• Strikeouts - Lindblom, 189