SSG Suddenly Dismisses Coach Kim Won-hyung

SSG Suddenly Dismisses Coach Kim Won-hyung... Club “It’s a Matter of Direction, Not Performance”

Last year, we achieved the combined championship, but this year we placed 3rd... Dismissed with 2 years left on contract

Professional baseball team SSG Landers terminated its contract with coach Won-Hyung Kim.

On the 31st, SSG said, "We decided that change and innovation were necessary, including overall team management and player generation replacement.

Change was inevitable in order to renew the team and transform it into a stronger team that is more loved.

Accordingly, the club initially recruited players and players. 카지노사이트

We have decided to go beyond the scope of changes to the composition of the coaching staff and even replace the on-site leadership,” he said.

SSG notified coach Kim Won-hyung of contract termination on the 31st.

Former coach Kim Won-hyung, who is now the 'former head coach', was appointed as the 8th head coach of the SK Wyverns in November 2020.

The contract terms were two years and a total of 700 million won.

Afterwards, when SSG took over SK, former coach Kim Won-hyung became ‘SSG’s first head coach.’

In the first season (2021), he placed 6th and did not advance to the postseason, but in 2022, he achieved 'Wire-to-Wire Championship' by maintaining first place from the opening game of the regular season to the end of the regular season, and also won the Korean Series, achieving 'comprehensive championship'. Completed.

SSG gave its support during the Korean Series in November last year, saying, "We will renew the contract with coach Kim Won-hyung," and after the end of the season, the contract was renewed for a total of 2.2 billion won for three years.

However, with two years left on the contract, former manager Kim Won-hyung was suddenly fired.

This year, SSG finished the regular season in 3rd place and exited the fall stage by losing games 1 to 3 to NC Dinos in the semi-playoffs.

The SSG Landers team said, “We are grateful to the coach for his contributions to the team over the past three years.

I am very sorry for making this decision.

“It was a difficult and difficult decision,” he said, but added, “I will never terminate my contract based on my grades.

After the postseason ended, an intense internal review was conducted.

“I believed that change and innovation were necessary for a team that continues to develop,” he said, explaining the background to the dismissal.

He continued, “I decided that it would be better to make a decision (to replace the manager) more quickly.”

He added, "We decided to organize the players and coaching staff throughout the game operation, but we also decided to replace the manager."

The SSG club began discussions on replacing the manager on the 30th, and on the 31st, general manager Kim Seong-yong told former manager Kim Won-hyung, 'Fired.' SSG said,

We plan to set standards that fit the team's situation and operational direction and quickly proceed with the selection process.

The decision of the 'parent company' is followed in the appointment and dismissal of all clubs' managers.

This time, former manager Kim Won-hyung's decision was made.

The parent company's will was also reflected in the dismissal.