No. 1 home run big guns add sophisticationEx-Rakuten Director Instructor Camp Invited to Ima
Feb 19, 2025
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Imae Instructor, who played as an infielder for the Chiba Lotte and Rakuten in the Japanese professional baseball league, is a legendary infielder who played for two teams from 2002 to 2019 in 1704 games with a career-high 1,682 hits and a career-high batting average of 0.283. He played as a mid- to long-distance interlocutors during his active career, including playing in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in 2006, two-time MVP of the Japan Series, and three-time All-Star.
I have had five years of leadership experience in Rakuten since 2020. He started as a second-tier batting coach in 2020, served as a second-tier batting coach in 2021, and served as a Rakuten first-tier batting coach from May 2023. In 2024, he replaced Kazuhisa Ishii as the league's youngest head coach and served as the first-team coach. Rather, Matsui Yuki, a special finisher, left for San Diego in the Major League without any special reinforcement, but he showed young leadership by fiercely leading the competition and box office until the fall. However, he finished fourth behind the Chiba Lotte Marines in the last minute. He was unfortunately replaced in a year as he ranked fourth for the third consecutive year in the B class (4th to 6th place out of 6 teams) with 67 wins, 4 draws and 72 losses (48 percent winning rate).
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The recruitment of the instructor was promoted to help Lions hitters improve their batting accuracy through differentiated programs.
Samsung, which uses the batter-friendly Lions Park as its home ground, topped the team's home run with 185 home runs last year. However, he finished ninth with a team batting average of 0.269.
The plan is to maximize scoring ability by keeping the team's unique color and adding sophistication at the same time. Samsung's general manager Lee Jong-yeol explained the background, saying, `We contacted Jeon on his forehead while searching for various measures to improve the overall accuracy of the team's batting lineup.'
Samsung pushed for the invitation of the instructor on the forehead, which is famous for its teaching skills as a teaching hitter, because it believes that the instructor's know-how will help the Lions improve their scoring ability. If there is a clear outcome, Samsung will continue to consult with the instrument on its forehead after this invitation.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
