2026 KBO Youth Baseball Scholarship: 47 Youth Baseball Players from Elementary, Middle, High Schools, and Little Leagues Selected

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The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has selected recipients of the "KBO Youth Baseball Scholarship," which supports youth baseball players from socially vulnerable households, and awarded the first installment of the scholarships.

The Youth Baseball Scholarship support program is a representative social contribution initiative by the KBO, now in its ninth year since 2018. The KBO explained, "Regardless of economic conditions, we annually select children from socially vulnerable households to ensure that any youth player with talent and passion can continue their dream of becoming a professional baseball player, providing them with substantial financial support."

The KBO stated, "Recipients are selected based on recommendations from school principals. Priority is given to basic livelihood recipients (in order of living, medical, and housing support), followed by education support recipients among basic livelihood recipients, next-level support households, single-parent families, and households with severely disabled individuals. Additional factors such as living conditions, baseball performance, academic achievement, character, and peer relationships are comprehensively evaluated. A total of 47 recipients were selected: 5 from Little League and elementary schools, 22 from middle schools, and 20 from high schools."

The selected students are scheduled to receive scholarships totaling 237.6 million won annually, distributed quarterly: 600,000 won for Little League and elementary students, 1.2 million won for middle school students, and 1.5 million won for high school students.

The KBO emphasized, "Through the KBO Youth Baseball Scholarship program, a total of nine players have been drafted into the professional leagues, including two first-round picks and one first-round selection. The KBO will continue to support youth players from financially disadvantaged households so they do not have to give up their dreams of becoming professional baseball players."

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