Following Yang Hyeon-jong, 'Chairman Park Hae-min' Elected as New Head of the Professional Baseball Players Association... Term Begins in December

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The decision has been made on who will lead Korean professional baseball players as the next chairman.

The Korea Professional Baseball Players Association announced on the 13th the results of the election for the 14th chairman of the association, stating that Park Hae-min (36) of the LG Twins was elected as the next chairman.

As the term of the current Seon Su-hyeop (Chairman), Yang Hyeon-jong, is scheduled to end this year, the association conducted an election from September 6 until 2 p.m. on the 14th to elect the next chairman.

Out of a total of 1,010 Korean professional baseball players, 870 participated in the voting (an 86.1% turnout), and the vote count results showed that Park Hae-min of the LG Twins was elected as the next chairman.

The term of the elected Chairman Park Hae-min is scheduled to begin with the inauguration and retirement ceremony held at the association's regular general meeting on December 1, and the term lasts for two years.

Secretary-General Jang Dong-cheol explained, "This election was conducted in a manner where staff members of the secretariat directly visited each team's site to receive votes individually from players, rather than through indirect voting via text messages or other means, following a proposal made by Chairman Yang Hyeon-jong who expressed regret over the low participation rate of players in the previous election." He added, "Under the encouragement of Yang (Chairman) and the directors of each team, the player corps also participated actively, resulting in an unprecedented turnout rate of 86.1% for a Seon Su-hyeop-hoe (Chairman) election."

He further added, "We plan to support the stable conclusion of Chairman Yang Hyeon-jong's remaining term, while also preparing the handover and related procedures without any issues so that the elected Chairman Park Hae-min can smoothly begin his new term on December 1."

Meanwhile, the future operational direction of the players association under the elected Chairman Park Hae-min and his official inauguration remarks are scheduled to be revealed through the Seon Su-hyeop (Chairman) inauguration and retirement ceremony held at the regular general meeting. The players association will hold the 14th regular general meeting of the Incorporated Association Korea Professional Baseball Players Association and the 2026 Real Glove Awards ceremony on December 1 at the Dynasty Hall of the Seoul Shilla Hotel.

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