SSG Landers, Lotte Legend, Park Jung-tae, 2nd division head coach, was appointed by surprise
Dec 31, 2024
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Prior to the appointment of the Futures manager, the SSG club set the top criteria for establishing a leader image that matches the direction of the club's development and professional ability to provide development solutions according to the characteristics of each player, such as leaders, skills, psychology, mental, physical strength, and education that can instill professional consciousness such as basic skills, grit, and competence. Based on this, the candidate group was listed, and former commentator Park Jung-tae was appointed as the head coach of Futures through a process such as career review and reputation check.
Futures coach Park Jung-tae began his leadership career as a hitting and running coach for a minor league team under the Oakland Athletics in 2005, and he served as Lotte Giants batting coach and Futures coach until 2012, and established the youth baseball team at the time, continuing his activities in youth training and guidance for more than a decade. In addition, he has worked hard to expand the base of amateur baseball by promoting the establishment of a club baseball team at middle and high schools located in Miryang in 2022, and served as a commentator in 2020 and 2024.
SSG expects Futures coach Park Jung-tae to present a development solution for each player based on his high understanding of the players and instill a culture of determination and persistence in the team.
Futures manager Park Jung-tae said, `We deeply appreciate the club for giving us the opportunity. We will identify the strengths and weaknesses of each player in a short time so that we can help them grow customized players. We will help foster prospect with Futures coach and front office so that they can combine basic skill and desire to win as well as wisdom to play baseball that suits the situation. "
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He is also known as Choo's uncle. Choo Shin-soo, who challenged the U.S. Major League Baseball after graduating from Busan High School, decided to go to Korea ahead of the 2021 season and wore an SSG uniform that had the right to designate. And after four seasons as an SSG player until this year, he announced his retirement from active duty.
As a result, my uncle and nephew were able to share the same rice with each other for the first time. After his retirement, Choo Shin-soo will continue to serve as an assistant and general manager of the team at SSG next year. In the meantime, it has never been connected to a professional team, but his uncle, Park Jung-tae, is expected to lead the team as the head coach of the second division, and Choo Shin-soo is expected to help him find promising players and plan for the future.
Regarding the appointment of Choo Shin-soo as an assistant to the team's owner, the SSG club highly praised the team and the front desk for their selfless attitude to share their success experiences and know-how in the major leagues as well as sincere advice for the development of the first and second teams. With his leading leadership, he has strong trust in the team and excellent communication skills. Above all, Choo Shin-soo's assistant has a human network with various practitioners such as U.S. Major League clubs, frontiers, and coaches, so he decided that he could contribute to strengthening the team's power by utilizing the assets he has accumulated so farWe hope that Choo Shin-soo will contribute to the development of the SSG Landers as a strong team by transplanting successful baseball DNA into Futures players and strengthening the first-team depth through continuous search for prospects" he once said. Choo Shin-soo's aide has decided not to receive compensation related to his position.
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The Futures Coach team in the 2025 season consists of coach Park Jung-tae, pitcher coach Ryu Taek-hyun, bullpen coach Lee Young-wook, batting coach Lee Myung-ki, defensive coach Masato Watanabe, operation/base coach Na Kyung-min, and battery coach Fumihiro Suzuki. General coach Jeong Jin-sik, pitching coach Bae Young-soo, fielders coach Lee Yoon-jae and rehabilitation coach Yoon Yo-seop will be in charge of each part of the remaining team.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
