Coach Song Ji-man will wear LG's uniform"First base running coach"
Nov 01, 2024
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LG recruited a new coach, Song Ji-man, on the 31st of last month"Coach Song Ji-man will be in charge of the first base running coach" he announced.
In 1996, he joined the Hanwha Eagles in the second third round of the rookie draft (20th overall) and played for the Hyundai Unicorns and Heroes until 2013.
He played in 1938 games with a batting average of 282, 311 home runs, 1019 points, and 165 on-base percentage of 0.361 and a slugging percentage of 0.481. In particular, he hit double-digit home runs for seven consecutive years from his first year of debut, and he even showed a steady performance by hitting double-digit home runs in 14 seasons during his 18 career seasons.
After retirement, he coached for Nexen and the KIA Tigers, and coached players as batting coaches for the NC Dinos from 2023. He has gained extensive leadership experience, including batting, defense, and running coach.
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LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop has a relationship with Nexen as a leader, player, coach and coach.
LG, which appointed manager Yeom Kyung-yeop ahead of last season, achieved its first combined championship in 29 years. While trying to win two consecutive games this season, he finished the regular season in third place and started the fall baseball from the semi-playoff. He succeeded in advancing to the playoffs with 3 wins and 2 losses as soon as he beat KT Wiz in the semi-playoff, but failed to advance to the Korean Series with 1 win and 3 losses in the playoffs.
After the end of the season, head coach Lee Ho-joon moved the team to head coach the NC Dinos. In addition, coach Park Yong-geun moved to NC with coach Lee Ho-joon. In addition, in the second division, the overall coaching staff changed, such as moving the team to pitching coach Kyung Heon-ho SSG Landers, and the reorganization was inevitable.
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