Samsung Appoints Lee Jong-yeol as New General Manager
Samsung Appoints Lee Jong-yeol as New General Manager
Blog Article
The Samsung Lions, who finished the 2023 season, replaced the front head.
Samsung announced on the 16th that it has appointed SBS Sports commentator Lee Jong-yeol as its new general manager.
Samsung, which failed to advance to the postseason this year following seventh place last year, announced the change by announcing the appointment of its new general manager after the season ended with the NC Dinos match on the 15th.
Hong Joon-hak, who has led the club's front desk since the end of 2016, stepped down after seven years.
New general manager Lee Jong-yeol joined the LG Twins in 1991 and played for only one team until his retirement in 2009. He played 19 seasons in the professional league and played in 1,657 games and recorded 1,175 hits. When he was active, he played all infield positions and was a switch heater.
After retirement, he worked as a coach at LG and has been a commentator since 2015.
He was also in charge of analyzing the national team's power at various international competitions. In addition to the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he recently served as the national team's defensive coach at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
"Lee Jong-yeol is evaluated as a 'leader who studies and strives,'" Samsung said. "I judged him to be the right person to make him a strong team that fits the latest baseball trend and a team that is loved by fans."
Lee Jong-yeol, the head of the team, said, "I am overwhelmed to take over as the head of Samsung, the best prestigious club. We will do our best to create a blue dynasty of Samsung again," he vowed.
"We will focus on fostering players. "We need to supplement many parts rather than pick specific parts as our power has weakened recently," he said. "We want to make it a strong team that can produce sustainable results." 동행복권파워볼
General manager Lee Jong-yeol will visit Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 16th to begin his work in earnest, starting with a meeting with employees.