Replacing the head coach for the second consecutive year 'Lee Seung-yeop'Is the next appointment promoted internally? Recruitment from outside?
Oct 22, 2024
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Ahead of the 2023 season, Doosan appointed head coach Lee Seung-yeop as its head coach.
It was a rather unconventional choice. Lee, who retired from the Samsung Lions in 2017, is a star who has been permanently replaced as a legend of Samsung. There was no connection with Doosan.
What surprised me most was that he had no leadership experience regardless of the club he came from. Coach Lee gained various experiences while entering the Japanese stage during his active career, and since retirement, he has been close to the field, including commentators and KBO promotional ambassadors. However, the team's guidance was viewed as another problem.
As such, the role of the head coach to assist the closest was important.
The two coaches, who boasted abundant careers over the past two years, joined coach Lee as head coaches. Last year, Doosan's head coach was Kim Han-soo. Coach Kim, who made his name as a famous third baseman when he was active, served as a batting and defense coach and even served as a Samsung coach. As he has abundant leadership experience, it was evaluated that director Lee could make up for his shortcomings.
Last year, Doosan advanced its ninth-place performance to fifth place, taking the fall stage for the first time in two years. However, as the postseason ended in one game, it was a year that left both achievements and regrets.
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Doosan raised its team's batting average, which was ranked ninth with 255 percent last year, to 276 percent. Even in the scoring situation, it went up from 240-2 to 280%. Foreign pitchers' injuries and sluggishness, and the 'Oh Jae-won's proxy prescription'Aftermath have met all kinds of bad news. However, he ranked fourth, one step higher than last year, and made his way into fall baseball for the second consecutive year.
However, once again, fall baseball remained a regret. He failed to advance to the semi-playoff as he went scoreless for two consecutive games in the wild card game. Coach Park, who had a unique sense of responsibility in hitting, eventually left the team with coach Kim Han-soo.
In the end, Doosan's head coach Lee Seung-yeop, who has been in his first and second years, will not be on the team. A situation in which a new head coach has to be appointed. A Doosan official explained, `We are planning a wide reorganization of the coaching staff considering both internal promotion and external recruitment.'
Among the internal promotions, coaches who led the players well and became paragonists are considered candidates. Regarding external recruitment, we are looking at personnel who can understand and understand the situation of the Doosan team.
In addition to recruiting the head coach, Doosan announced its intention to reorganize the battery coach leak and the vacant hitting coach.
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