Choo Shin-soo's retired SSG captain Kim Kwang-hyun "I believe he will do well"
Dec 01, 2024
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SSG recently selected Kim Kwang-hyun as the team captain for the 2025 season. This is the result of discussions between coach Lee Soo-yong and senior players.
Coach Lee Sung-yong looked at the new captain candidate after Choo Shin-soo, who served as a mentor as a team captain this year, retired from active duty. Recently, coaches, pitching veterans such as Kim Kwang-hyun and Choi Jung gathered to eat and talked candidly about the team's pending issues and preparations for next season.
At the meeting, head coach Lee Sung-yong actively asked senior players for their opinions, saying, `Who would be the next season's captain?' and Kim Kwang-hyun was confirmed with a lot of support. However, there were variables. I waited until the results of the vote came out because I was on the list of candidates for the president of the Korea Professional Sports Association, but as Yang Hyun-jong was elected as the next president of the Korea Professional Sports Association, Kim Kwang-hyun naturally became the captain of SSG next year with the support of his teammates.
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However, coach Lee Sung-yong had been predicting Kim Kwang-hyun as a candidate for next season. This is because he is a veteran pitcher who can tell his juniors a lot of good things. Director Lee Sung-yong is the captain chosen by seniors. I also think Kim Kwang-hyun will do well. Next season is an important year for me, but it will also be an important season for our squad. As much as I was disappointed this year, I believe Kwang-hyun will do a good job in that role."
Kim Kwang-hyun was also willing to play the role of captain. Kim Kwang-hyun said on SNS, `It's my first time, so I feel a lot of pressure, but I'll be a captain who communicates well with the coach, the front desk, seniors and juniors, and the fans"I'll take any reprimand for the team."He expressed his 'disclosure determination.'
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