Lee Jong-yeol, Samsung First Player Turned General Manager
Lee Jong-yeol, Samsung's first 'player-turned-general manager' in professional baseball, "Focuses on player development"
The general manager was replaced after PS was eliminated for two years in a row... “I want to make it a strong team.”
The Samsung Lions, who failed to advance to the professional baseball postseason, replaced their general manager.
Samsung Club announced on the 16th that it had appointed a new general manager, Lee Jong-yeol (50).
This new general manager played for the LG Twins from 1991 to 2009, and then served as LG training team coach and rehabilitation team coach.토토사이트
Since 2015, he has continued to be active as a power analyst and commentator for the baseball team, and recently helped the team win a gold medal as a defense coach for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games baseball team.
This is the first time that Samsung has appointed a former player as its general manager.
General Manager Lee Jong-yeol said through the club, "I am happy and overwhelmed to come to a prestigious club.
Recently, Samsung's power has weakened, so I think we need to improve in various areas."
He also added, “I will focus on developing players,” and “I want to make it a strong team that can produce sustainable results.”
General Manager Lee earned the title of ‘studying baseball player’ while working as a commentator and national team coach.
He said, “I think this is an opportunity to put into practice at Samsung what I learned and felt during my long career as a player, the baseball I watched and learned in the United States, and what I experienced while commentating and coaching the national team.
While in the United States, I taught sports management at a local university.
“I often communicated with Professor Cho Seong-ho, who was there.
I thought it would be good to run the club in the same style as Theo Epstein,” he recalled.
Epstein, who was surprisingly selected as general manager of the Boston Red Sox at the young age of 28, the youngest player in the American Major League, broke the 'Bambino Curse' and then moved to the Chicago Cubs, where he also solved the 'Goat Curse' and became a championship contractor. raised the bar.
Samsung failed to advance to fall baseball early this season with 61 wins, 82 losses, 1 draw, and a winning percentage of 0.427.
Samsung, which ranks 8th, will have its final regular season ranking determined by the result of the 9th-place Hanwha Eagles' game on the 16th.
Samsung performed well in 2021, tying for first place in the regular season with KT Wiz, but was pushed down to 7th place last season and has performed below expectations this season as well.
General Manager Lee Jong-yeol promised, “I will do my best to recreate Samsung’s green dynasty.”
Former general manager Hong Jun-hak, who led the Samsung club since 2016, stepped down after seven years.
