Youm Kyoung-youb

Youm Kyoung-youb (born March 1, 1968) is a South Korean former baseball player and the current manager of the KBO League team LG Twins. He previously managed the Nexen Heroes and the SK Wyverns.

Youm played in the KBO from 1991 to 2000 for the Pacific Dolphins / Hyundai Unicorns franchise.

Managerial career On June 25, 2020, during his second season as manager of the SK Wyverns, Youm collapsed in the dugout during a game. The 2020 season had been a rough one for the Wyverns, with a ten-game losing streak and an eight-game losing streak just in the first part of the year.

On November 6, 2022, he was hired as the new manager of the LG Twins on a three-year contract.

In 2023, he led the LG Twins to their first KBO championship in 29 years. In 2025, he led the Twins to another title. On November 9, 2025, LG re-signed him for up to 3 billion won for three years.