I can't hold it anymore...NC's new director is Lee Hojun

I can't hold it anymore...NC's new director is Lee Hojun

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The NC Dinosaurs appointed Lee Ho-joon, LG's chief coach, as their new head coach on Tuesday. Lee has returned to the team in three years since leaving the team after serving as a batting coach in 2021. As soon as Lee moved to the NC Dinosaurs in 2013, when he was an active player, Lee Ho-joon served as the captain from the first season of the fledgling team's first team, and served as the mainstay of the team's batting lineup and the centerpiece of the team's roster until 2017. Even after his retirement, he underwent training as a Japanese coach and served as the team's batting coach from 2019 to 2021, and was highly evaluated for his capabilities.

The NC Dinosaurs signed a three-year contract with Lee for up to 1.4 billion won (1.5 million U.S. dollars). The team pays a down payment of 300 million won (300 million won for the first and second years, 350 million won for the third year), and has an option of 150 million won (17,400 dollars). The nomination process for the next coach was completed 32 days after Kang In-kwon was sacked on April 20.토토사이트

Lee has been considered the most likely candidate for NC`s new coach since the beginning. He proved his capability as a batting coach for three years at NC and was praised for his role in NC`s first overall win in the 2020 season. Since moving to LG in 2022, Lee has also received positive reviews both inside and outside the company. He served as LG`s batting coach and quality control coach from the 2022 season to May. He has been serving as the head coach since May.

Manager Lee said through the club, "NC has always been a special team to me, including NC's first KBO League game in 2013 and NC's first retirement ceremony. I am honored to be able to be a coach in a special team." Manager Lee expressed his ambition, saying, "I will show Changwon baseball fans how fast and aggressive baseball is."

The assignment is not light on Lee. The NC Dinosaurs consistently emphasized "cultivation" and "performance" in the selection process of coaches. Their mission was to find a coach candidate who can develop promising young players in their teams and raise performance that would enable them to advance to the post season. Samsung, which advanced to the Korean Series this season, was often cited as a role model. Young players exploded at the same time, upsetting the previous low rank forecast before the season and is now aiming to win the Korean Series title.

Lim Sun-nam, NC's general manager, said in a phone call, "I think I was very surprised because there were so many parts that the coach thought were in line with the direction the club thought." "The club's stance now is to select players well, raise them well, and perform well, but I felt that the philosophy was consistent in that regard," he said.

Manager Lee was considered the most likely candidate early on, but it took an unusually long time to announce the appointment. It was because it was difficult to proceed with the necessary procedures such as interviews as LG, Lee's previous team, had played postseason games until recently. Although LG accelerated its pace after being eliminated from the playoffs, it was also agonizing over setting the "D Day" as the Korean Series continued immediately. This is because he tried to avoid announcing the game on the day of the Korean Series as much as possible. Initially, the announcement was expected to be strong on the 23rd, when there was no game, but as the game was postponed until the 22nd due to rain in the first game on the 21st, it was decided that it could no longer be delayed.

As the appointment of the coach has been delayed, additional coaching staff appointments are expected to be completed as soon as possible. During the interview process, extensive communication has already been made between the club and coach Lee over the appointment of the coaching staff.