‘Legend’ Lee Byung-kyu appointed Samsung head coach, three Japanese coaches ‘stand out’

The Samsung Lions confirmed the position of the coaching staff. The Okinawa spring camp schedule was also announced.

The Samsung Lions said, “The overseas training schedule for the 2023 season will begin on the 30th. This training will be held in Okinawa for 40 days. We plan to conduct training and practice games at the Akama Stadium in Onna-son, the exclusive stadium for the Lions Spring Camp.” said on the 26th.

The team will depart from Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 at 8:05 am on the 30th and return to Korea at 11:35 am on March 10th. 바카라

A total of 10 practice matches are scheduled in Okinawa . A total of 5 matches will be played against Japanese teams: Nippon Ham on the 9th, Chunichi on the 11th and 12th, Hanshin on the 19th, and Yomiuri on March 4. Domestic teams will play Lotte on the 28th, KIA on March 1st and 5th, and 6th. SSG will hold a total of 5 practice matches against Hanwha on the 8.

This year, the Lions Futures team will also camp in Okinawa. Return to Korea at 35:00 Incheon International Airport. On February 16, we will have a practice match against Nippon Ham. The Futures team will set up a separate training ground in Ishikawa.

The camp roster includes many players who will lead the lion corps this season . A total of 43 players, including 22 pitchers, 4 catchers, 10 infielders, and 7 outfielders, will join the first-team camp.In the Futures, 36 players, including 12 rookies, were named to the roster.

In addition, the position of the coaching staff to accompany the players this season has been confirmed. First of all, former LG Twins coach Lee Byeong-gyu was named as the head coach to assist coach Park Jin-man in the first team. Coach Hyun-wook Jung and coach Han-i Park lead the pitcher and batting divisions as they did last year.

Three new prominent Japanese coaches also join. Coach Tabata, who will be in charge of the Futures pitching part, completed his career as a player at Yomiuri and has been coaching at Yomiuri and Yakult since 2012. Coach Tachibana, who will lead the Futures batting team, played for Seibu and Hanshin, and since 1998 has been active as a coach at Softbank and Rakuten. Coach Naito also joins the conditioning part.

The upbringing team is led by Coach Hee-Soo Park, Coach Jeong-Hyeok Kim, and Coach Byung-Gon Jeong. Coach Bae Young-seop supports the batting part in the first team, and coach Park Chan-do is in charge of running and outfield for the Futures.

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