Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop's contract is the last year of his contract. Who will be the coach he will work with.안전놀이터

Ahead of the 2023 season, Doosan appointed head coach Lee Seung-yeop as its head coach.

The decision was a bit unconventional. Lee, who retired from the Samsung Lions in 2017, has been retired as a legend of Samsung. He had no relationship with Doosan.

What surprised me most was that he had no leadership experience regardless of his affiliation. Lee gained various experiences while playing in Japan, and after retirement, he was closely involved with various fields such as commentators and KBO promotional ambassadors. However, he viewed coaching the teams as another issue.

As such, the role of the head coach to assist the closest was important.

Two coaches who boasted abundant careers over the past two years were with Lee as head coaches. Last year, Doosan's head coach was Kim Han-soo. Coach Kim, who was famous as a famous third baseman when he was active, served as a batting and defense coach and even served as a Samsung coach. Analysts said that as he has abundant leadership experience, Lee could make up for his shortcomings.

Last year, Doosan elevated its ninth place to fifth, taking the fall stage for the first time in two years. However, the postseason ended in just one game, leaving both results and disappointment.

Ahead of this season, Doosan has replaced its head coach once again. Coach Kim Han-soo has now focused on the batting part, and coach Park Heung-sik, dubbed "Teacher," has come next to him as the head coach. Coach Park has developed Lee into a home run king by watching and guiding him as a batting coach in his early days as a professional baseball player. Having observed Lee from a close distance, he has decided that he is fit to serve as a head coach. He also hoped that he would awaken Doosan from a slump.

Doosan elevated its batting average from last year's ninth to 276 from 255. Even in the scoring position, Doosan also elevated its batting average from 242 to 280. Due to injuries and sluggish performances by foreign pitchers and the aftermath of Oh Jae-won's proxy prescription, it encountered various negative factors. However, it ranked fourth, one notch higher than last year, and advanced to the fall baseball league for two consecutive years.

Once again, however, fall baseball was regrettable. Park had no goal in two consecutive wild card games, failing to advance to the semi-playoff. Coach Park, who had extraordinary responsibility in batting, ended up leaving the team along with coach Kim Han-su.

Doosan will eventually be without its first or second head coach Lee Seung-yeop. The team has to appoint a new head coach. "We are planning to reshuffle the coaching staff considering both internal promotion and external recruitment," a Doosan official said.

Among the internal promotions, the coaches who led the players well and became paragonists are considered candidates. Regarding recruitment from outside, we are looking at personnel who can understand and understand the situation of Doosan's team.

In addition to recruiting the head coach, Doosan announced its intention to reorganize the battery coach leak and the vacant hitting coach.