2023 Korea Baseball Organization
The 2023 Korea Baseball Organization season was the 42nd for the KBO. Erick Fedde of the NC Dinos became the first pitching Triple Crown winner in 12 years and the first foreign player to pull off the feat. Hyung-woo Choi became the KBO's career RBI leader.
Standings[edit]
(Manager in parentheses)
- LG Twins, 86-56-2 (Kyoung-youb Youm)
- kt Wiz, 79-62-3 (Kang-chul Lee)
- SSG Landers, 76-65-3 (Won-hyong Kim)
- NC Dinos, 75-67-2 (In-kwon Kang)
- Doosan Bears, 74-68-2 (Seung-yeop Lee)
- KIA Tigers, 73-69-2 (Jong-kook Kim)
- Lotte Giants, 68-76 (Tae-hyeong Kim)
- Samsung Lions, 61-82-1 (Jin-man Park)
- Hanwha Eagles, 58-80-6 (Won-ho Choi)
- Kiwoom Heroes, 58-83-2 (Won-ki Hong)
Playoffs: NC def. Doosan, 1 game to 0; NC def. SSG, 3 games to 0; kt def. NC, 3 games to 2
2023 Korean Series: LG vs. kt
Awards[edit]
Erick Fedde of the NC Dinos was named KBO MVP after being the first foreign pitcher to win a Triple Crown. The KBO Rookie of the Year was Dong-ju Moon, who was 8-8 with 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: Erick Fedde, NC Dinos
- C: Eui-ji Yang, Doosan Bears
- 1B: Austin Dean, LG Twins
- 2B: Hye-seong Kim, Kiwoom Heroes
- 3B: Si-hwan Roh, Hanwha Eagles
- SS: Ji-hwan Oh, LG Twins
- OF: Chang-ki Hong, LG Twins
- OF: Ja-wook Koo, Samsung Lions
- OF: Kun-woo Park, NC Dinos
- DH: Ah-seop Son, NC Dinos
The league introduced the Korea Baseball Organization Fielding Awards. The inaugural winners were:
- P: Erick Fedde, NC Dinos
- C: Eui-ji Yang, Doosan Bears
- 1B: Byung-ho Park, kt Wiz
- 2B: Hye-seong Kim, Kiwoom Heroes
- 3B: Kyoung-min Hur, Doosan Bears
- SS: Ji-hwan Oh, LG Twins & Chan-ho Park, KIA Tigers
- LF: Guillermo Heredia Jr., SSG Landers
- CF: Hae-min Park, LG Twins
- RF: Chang-ki Hong, LG Twins
Offensive Leaders[edit]
- Average - Ah-seop Son, NC.339
- Home Runs - Si-hwan Roh, Hanwha 31
- RBI - Roh, 101
- Steals - Soo-bin Jung, Doosan 39
Pitching Leaders[edit]
- ERA - Erick Fedde, NC 2.00
- Wins - Fedde, 20
- Saves - Jin-yong Seo, SSG 42
- Strikeouts - Fedde, 209
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