KBO President Heo Heo-yeon is on the verge of a third term in office... Recommendation of individual candidates by the Board of Directors (comprehensive)

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) President Heo Heo-yeon actually succeeded in being reappointed for a third consecutive term.

KBO announced that it decided to recommend current President Heo Heo-yeon as a candidate for the 26th President at the 4th Board of Directors meeting held on the 27th in 2026.

KBO said, “The board of directors reviewed President Heo as the sole candidate, and decided to recommend him to the general meeting as the next president candidate with the consent of more than three-quarters of the registered directors.”

He continued, "The KBO general meeting will deliberate on the appointment of Candidate Heo Heo-yeon recommended by the Board of Directors," he explained. "If more than three-quarters of the registered members approve in accordance with Article 10 of the KBO Articles of Incorporation, Candidate Heo will be elected as the 26th president and serve a three-year term starting in 2027."

President Heo Heo-yeon, a former player, worked as a baseball commentator after serving as coach of the Cheongbo Pintos and coach of the Lotte Giants, and in March 2022, he became the first baseball player to become the head of the KBO.

In November 2023, he was unanimously re-elected at the general meeting and succeeded in reappointment.

If President Heo is elected as the 26th president, he will become the third KBO president to succeed in three consecutive terms, following former presidents Park Yong-oh for the 12th to 14th presidents and former presidents Koo Bon-neung for the 19th to 21st presidents.

The KBO's decision-making body consists of the general managers' meeting, which is a meeting of the general managers of each club, the board of directors consisting of CEOs, and the general meeting in which the club owners participate.

The KBO general meeting is the highest decision-making body and decides on agenda items handled by the board of directors.

A KBO official said, "The general meeting schedule has not been decided, and as the current president's term ends on December 31, it will be held within this year."