Young-pyo Ko

Young-pyo Ko (고영표)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 194 lb.

• School Dongguk University
• High School Hwasun High School, Gwangju Dongsung High School

• Born September 16, 1991 in Naju, South Jeolla South Korea

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Biographical Information

Young-pyo Ko has pitched in the Korea Baseball Organization and for the South Korean national team. His brother Jang-hyuk Ko also played in the KBO.

Ko was on the South Korean team in the 2013 East Asian Games, starting the Gold Medal Game but serving up a grand slam to Hotaka Yamakawa. He was a first-round pick of the kt Wiz in the 2014 KBO draft. He was 3-4 with a 5.68 ERA in 46 games as a rookie in 2015 and 2-4, 5.59 in 53 games the next year (albeit with 62 K in 56 1/3 IP).

Moving to the rotation in 2017, he was 8-12 with a 5.08 ERA and 125 K to 16 BB in 141 2/3 IP. He tied for 2nd in the league in losses, three behind Donn Roach. In 2018, he was steady at 6-9, 5.13 with 134 K to 25 BB in 142 IP. His ground ball/fly ball ratio was 2.58:1 led the league. He then missed a couple seasons, presumably due to serving out his mandatory military commitment.

He began 2021 with his best performances yet, then made South Korea's team for the Tokyo Olympics.