Kim Jae-hyun, the last member of the LG Twins to win the Korean Series, returned to LG after 19 years.
On the 29th, LG officially announced that it had appointed commentator Kim Jae-hyun as the power reinforcement coordinator. Kim Jae-hyeon, who last left LG in 2004, is returning to LG after 19 years.
Kim Jae-hyun, power reinforcement coordinator, joined LG in 1994 after graduating from Shinil High School. He achieved ’20 home runs -20 stolen bases’ in the first year of his debut with an exciting batting form, and led the Korean Series victory by creating a wind of new 3 Musketeers with Ryu Ji-hyun and Seo Yong-bin.
By 2000, he had six consecutive double-digit home runs, and from 2000 to 2004 he had a .300 batting average. In the 2002 Korean Series, which was LG’s last Korean Series advance, in the Korean Series with Samsung, he came out as a pinch hitter due to an injury called hip joint necrosis and hit a timely hit.
Prior to the 2005 season, he obtained FA qualification and transferred to SK Wyverns (now SSG Landers). He played 6 seasons for SK and retired in 2010.
After retiring, he trained as a coach at the Yomiuri Giants, and served as hitting coach for the Hanwha Eagles (2015-2016) and the national team. He did not leave the field as a broadcast commentator (2013-2014, 2017-2022), but the relationship with LG was seldom reconnected.
Since 1994, LG, which has been thirsty for winning the Korean Series, has decided to check the direction of player development and establish a new power-strengthening coordinator position to develop the development system. 온라인카지노
Kim Jae-hyeon, from LG, is the right person to strengthen the team’s power as a bridge between the front desk and the field based on his rich baseball-related experience and extensive knowledge, including the national team as well as experience as an on-site hitting coach and active as a commentator. Appointed.
The power reinforcement coordinator is a position that takes care of work regardless of the 1st and 2nd teams in order to strengthen strategic functions within the front desk, such as giving advice to the front and the overall team and improving the constitution
. The club has many talented players and coaching staff. We will make sure that the front desk and the field can contribute to becoming a stronger and stronger team with one voice with the same goal.”
LG has failed to win the championship for 28 years since winning the Korean Series in 1994. 2002 was the last time they entered the Korean Series. LG, which is challenging to win the Korean Series by appointing new coach Yeo Gyeong-yeop, hired Kim Jae-hyeon, a former franchise player, as a power-reinforcement coordinator. Can winning the Korean Series bear fruit?