[Official Announcement] KBO Commissioner Heo Goo-yeon on the verge of a third consecutive term! Board of Directors recommends him as sole candidate for next commissioner

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Heo Goo-yeon (75), current commissioner of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), is effectively set to serve a third consecutive term.

On the afternoon of the 27th, the KBO held its fourth board meeting of 2026 and deliberated on the proposal to appoint a candidate for the 26th KBO commissioner, who will serve a three-year term starting in 2027.

At the meeting, the board put Commissioner Heo forward as the sole candidate and submitted it to a vote. It was finally resolved to recommend him as the next commissioner candidate to the general assembly, having obtained the consent of at least three-quarters of the quorum of directors. If more than three-quarters of the quorum of members approve at an upcoming KBO general assembly, Commissioner Heo's election will be confirmed.

Initially, a competitive race was anticipated for the selection of the next commissioner. This is because, as a result of receiving candidate recommendations from 10 teams by the 20th, Lee Jong-hoon, former president of the Korea Baseball and Softball Association, emerged as a challenger after receiving a recommendation from a team in the metropolitan area. However, the direction shifted toward Commissioner Heo running as the sole candidate when the former president officially conveyed his decision not to run to the KBO office on the 23rd.

Commissioner Heo, who took over the remaining term of former commissioner Jeong Ji-taek, who resigned in March 2022, became the first head from a baseball background in KBO history. He was re-elected as the 25th commissioner through an unanimous vote at the general assembly in November 2023.

With his term set to expire at the end of 2026, Commissioner Heo Goo-yeon has secured the board's confidence and is expected to lead Korean professional baseball for another three years starting in 2027, subject to approval by the general assembly.

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