'Attack Kim Dong-yeop released fire bowler Jang Pil-jun...Former Chief Secretary Lee Byung-kyu is also terminated
Nov 01, 2024
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It was included in the list of unreleased contracts announced by Samsung on the 1st.
Kim Dong-yeop, pitchers Kim Tae-woo, Jang Pil-joon, Hong Jung-woo, Kim Si-hyun, infielder Kim Dong-jin and outfielder Lee Jae-ho were not included in the renewal list.
Kim Dong-yeop, who had 20 home runs for the third time in 2020 in his second year of transfer to Samsung, sweated in Okinawa, Japan, ahead of this season, but played only eight games due to a generational change.
Fireballer Jang Pil-joon (36), who once served as the closing pitcher, will also take off his uniform after 10 years of joining Samsung. He played only one game this season. bullpen Madang-soe Hong Jung-woo and ??? silver fireballer Kim Si-hyun also played only one game and two games, respectively, this season. Infielder Kim Dong-jin, who started his career in the first division with a batting average of .400 in the Futures League in 2022, will also leave Samsung unfortunately. Kim Dong-jin had a batting average of 321 and 16 RBIs in 54 Futures League games this season. The first team played only 30 games.
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Among the coaching staff, they decided not to renew their contracts with five players, including first-team batting coach Tachibana, Futures coach Lee Byung-kyu, Futures battery coach Lee Jung-sik, hitting coach Kang Bong-kyu, and rehabilitation team coach Kwon Oh-joon.
Lee Byung-kyu, the head coach of the Futures, helped Park Jin-man as the head coach before moving to the head coach during this season.
Samsung said it plans to focus on strengthening the team's capacity in the 2025 season through future maintenance along with this reorganization.
hschung@sportschosun.com
