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 Kyoung-youb | |
|---|---|
| LG Twins – No. 85 | |
| Infielder / Manager | |
| Born: March 1, 1968 Gwangju, South Korea | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| KBO debut | |
| 1991, for the Pacific Dolphins | |
| Last appearance | |
| 2000, for the Hyundai Unicorns | |
| KBO statistics | |
| Batting average | .195 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 110 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach As manager
| |
| Youm Kyoung-youb | |
| Hangul | 염경엽 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 廉京燁 |
| RR | Yeom Gyeongyeop |
| MR | Yŏm Kyŏngyŏp |
Youm played in the KBO from 1991 to 2000 for the Pacific Dolphins / Hyundai Unicorns franchise.
Managerial career
editOn 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]
In 2023, he led the LG Twins to their first KBO championship in 29 years.[3] In 2025, he led the Twins to another title.[4] On November 9, 2025, LG re-signed him for up to 3 billion won for three years.[5]
References
edit- ↑ Yonhap (28 June 2020). "KBO manager's collapse shows how stressful the job is". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ↑ "LG Twins hire new manager Youm Kyoung-youb". Yonhap News Agency. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ↑ "LG Twins crowned champions for first time since 1994 as S. Korean baseball season ends". Yonhap News. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ Yoo, Jee-ho (October 31, 2025). "With another Korean Series title, Twins open dynasty talk in KBO". Yonhap. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ Yang, Seung-soo (November 10, 2025). 술프로야구 LG, 염경엽 감독과 3년 30억원 재계약… KBO 사상 최고 대우 [Re-signing 3 billion won for 3 years with professional baseball LG and manager Youm Kyoung-youb... KBO's highest ever treatment]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean).
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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