In the first year of his debut, V12 head coach Lee Bum-ho signed a three-year, 2.6 billion won contract with KIA for the best treatment of 10 teams
Nov 03, 2024
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KIA announced on the 3rd that it signed a three-year contract with manager Lee for a total of 2.6 billion won (down payment of 500 million won, annual salary of 500 million won, option 600 million won). The highest treatment contract among the 10 club managers.
Coach Lee retired from active duty after the 2019 season and took over the KIA batting coach position from the 2021 season after training as an overseas leader. Afterwards, he was promoted to coach in the spring camp, which started as a first-team batting coach this year after serving as a general manager of the Futures (second division). Expectations for the leadership he showed during his active career were mixed with the eyes of concern about the 'novice director'. After winning the pennant race, coach Lee achieved the V12 with 4 wins and 1 loss in the Korean Series.
Manager Lee thanked the club for their full support in lifting the trophy. We will try to meet the expectations of the club who gave us trust even though we still have a contract period left." The roar of the day when he decided to win the championship in Gwangju is still haunting. "We were able to win the championship thanks to the support and support of the Tigers fans. "We will continue to maintain our top-ranked performance so that we can lift the trophy again within our term.""," he said.
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