The first year of the new stadium, there is no sensation without nurturing promising playersHanwha Recruiting Hit Instructor for Futures Camp

Feb 05, 2025

The first year of the new stadium, there is no sensation without nurturing promising playersHanwha Recruiting Hit Instructor for Futures Camp
saecki instructor. Photo courtesy = Hanwha Eagles



Hanwha Eagles recruited a Japanese batting instructor to grow up a promising hitter.

Hanwha signed Takahiro Saeki, a former Japanese professional baseball player, as a Futures Spring Camp batting instructor on the 4th.

After playing for the Yokohama BayStars and Chunichi Dragons in the Japanese professional baseball league in 1993, he served as a second-tier batting coach, second-tier coach, and first-tier defensive coach for the Chunichi Dragons in 2014. Since 2017, he has been a baseball critic and commentator.




Hanwha Eagles appreciated the merits of grasping recent baseball trends with its coaching ability and commentator activity that are faithful to the basics of the Saeki Instrumenter. It is expected to increase training efficiency by improving batting skills of promising players during the camp.

"I was surprised by the unexpected offer, but I'm honored to receive an opportunity to coach the KBO team," said the instructor. "The time given is not long, but I want to deliver all my experiences for the Hanwha Eagles." expressed his feelings. 이어 "이곳
The first year of the new stadium, there is no sensation without nurturing promising playersHanwha Recruiting Hit Instructor for Futures Camp
photo courtesy of Hanwha Eagles
The first year of the new stadium, there is no sensation without nurturing promising playersHanwha Recruiting Hit Instructor for Futures Camp
photo courtesy of Hanwha Eagles
Most of the Kochi camp is aimed at the first team. "It's a short period, but I'll coach at least one younger player to be called up to the first team this season through coaching suitable for each prospect."," he stressed.

Hanwha is making various efforts to strengthen the team's development, starting with recruiting Kazunari Tsuruoka, a battery coach for Futures last year, and establishing a development team in this year's reorganization.




Hanwha, which recruited pitcher Um Sang-baek and shortstop Shim Woo-joon from the FA market during the Stove League, tried to strengthen its power by recruiting right-hander Cody Ponce, who played in Japanese professional baseball, and Esteban Floral, a Hotajun outfielder from the Major League.

In order for Hanwha, which is in its first year as a new stadium, to settle in the fall baseball with a gust of wind, defense and depth are important along with the stability of the bullpen. In that sense, the growth of Futures League players on the boundary line that can come up to the first team should be carried out in parallel. In that sense, attention is being paid to the role of the newly recruited Japanese instructor.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.