"It's running smoothly." The head coach will recruit and nurture coaches first

Oct 27, 2024

The match between Hanwha and KT at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 4th. Head coach Kim Kyung-moon is encouraging Choi Jae-hoon, who stopped the crisis with one run in the third inning. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.6.4/

"It's running very well."

Hanwha Eagles coach Kim Kyung-moon, who was recently leading autumn training at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, smiled at the catcher's story.

Park Sang-eon (27), Jang Kyu-hyun (22), and Heo In-seo (21) are training in the Phoenix Education League in Japan, and in Daejeon, Heo Kwan-hoe (25), Kwon Hyun (19), Lee Seung-hyun (19) and Han Ji-yoon (18), along with Choi Jae-hoon (35) and Lee Jae-won (36), who played in the first team this season, are playing. An Jin-yi is sweating at Seosan Futures Stadium. Director Kim said, "There is a lot of catcher running."I laughed.

coach Kazunari Tsuruoka. Photo courtesy = Hanwha Eagles

Hanwha announced its contract with coach Kazunari Tsuruoka (47) on the 26th. Coach Tsuruoka was the battery coach for the DeNA BayStars' second division in Yokohama, Japan, this season.

He made his debut in Yokohama in 2000 and continued his active career until 2016. Although he mainly played in Yokohama, he also played for the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers, and played in 719 games with a batting average of 235.467 points and 140 RBIs (on-base plus slugging) of 0.624.

It wasn't spectacular in batting, but it has been highly scored for its stable defensive ability as a backup catcher.

After his retirement, he served as the Chiba Lotte Marines' second-tier battery coach and Yokohama's first-tier and second-tier battery coach.

Hanwha expects Coach Tsuruoka to help foster the main catcher who will succeed Choi Jae-hoon and Lee Jae-won through guidance that combines advanced baseball systems for young catchers in the Futures team", he explained the background of the recruitment.

He shouted 'End of Rebuilding' this season, but he still has the task of changing the generation for the catcher position. The reason for recruiting Lee Jae-won, who requested voluntary release from SSG last year, may also be a first-team catcher, but there was also a hope that the experience of leading to the championship would be delivered to young players.

The match between Hanwha and Lotte at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 22nd. Hanwha Lee Jae-won, who is training in defense. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.09.22/

The KBO League KT Wiz and Hanwha Eagles game at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 23rd. Hanwha catcher Park Sang-eon is defending. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.04.23/

Choi Jae-hoon and Lee Jae-won are both in their late 30s. Park Sang-eon, who played in 213 games, including 86 games last year, is in his mid-20s and the rest are in his early 20s. Han Ji-yoon, who was selected as a third-round player in this rookie draft, also aimed to prepare for the next generation by securing good catcher resources.

Coach Tsuruoka was given the task of developing Hanwha's young catcher with abundant potential to the next level.

Meanwhile, Hanwha announced the recruitment of coach Tsuruoka and announced that it has decided not to renew the contract with pitching coach Futures Myle Young and battery coach Lee Hee-geun.

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"It's running smoothly." The head coach will recruit and nurture coaches first

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