The KBO League Rookie of the Year Award is given to the player judged the best first-year player in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) League. The most recent winner is Ahn Hyun-min of the KT Wiz.
Award winners YearPlayerTeamPositionRef1983Park Jong-hoonOB BearsOutfielder1984Yun Seog-hwanOB BearsPitcher1985Lee Sun-cheolHaitai TigersInfielder1986Kim Keon-wooMBC ChungyongPitcher1987Lee Jeong-hunBinggrae EaglesOutfielder1988Lee Yong-chulMBC ChungyongPitcher1989Park Jeong-hyeonPacific DolphinsPitcher1990Kim Dong-sooLG TwinsCatcher1991Cho Kyu-jeSsangbangwool RaidersPitcher1992Yeom Jong-seokLotte GiantsPitcher1993Yang Joon-hyukSamsung LionsInfielder1994Yu Ji-hyeonLG TwinsInfielder1995Lee Dong-suSamsung LionsInfielder1996Park Jae-hongHyundai UnicornsOutfielder1997Lee Byung-kyuLG TwinsOutfielder1998Kim Soo-kyungHyundai UnicornsPitcher1999Hong Sung-heonDoosan BearsCatcher2000Lee Seung-hoSK WyvernsPitcher2001Kim Tae-kyunHanwha EaglesInfielder2002Cho Yong-junHyundai UnicornsPitcher2003Lee Dong-hakHyundai UnicornsPitcher2004Oh Ju-wonHyundai UnicornsPitcher2005Oh Seung-hwanSamsung LionsPitcher2006Ryu Hyun-jinHanwha EaglesPitcher2007Im Tae-hoonDoosan BearsPitcher2008Choi Hyoung-wooSamsung LionsOutfielder2009Lee Yong-chanDoosan BearsPitcher2010Yang Eui-jiDoosan BearsCatcher2011Bae Yeong-seobSamsung LionsOutfielder2012Seo Geon-changNexen HeroesInfielder2013Lee Jae-hakNC DinosPitcher2014Park Min-wooNC DinosInfielder2015Koo Ja-wookSamsung LionsInfielder2016Shin Jae-youngNexen HeroesPitcher2017Lee Jung-hooNexen HeroesOutfielder2018Kang Baek-hoKT WizOutfielder2019Jung Woo-youngLG TwinsPitcher2020So Hyeong-junKT WizPitcher2021Lee Eui-leeKia TigersPitcher2022Jeong Cheol-wonDoosan BearsPitcher2023Moon Dong-juHanwha EaglesPitcher2024Kim Taek-yeonDoosan BearsPitcher2025Ahn Hyun-minKT WizOutfielder
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