‘Softbank Coach Training’ Former Coach Won-hyung Kim “I want to learn a new baseball”
“I got an opportunity with the help of coach Kim Seong-geun”
Kim Won-hyung (51), former coach of SSG Landers, is receiving coaching training at Softbank Hawks of the Japanese professional baseball team.
On the 5th, the Japan National Baseball Organization (NPB) announced the ‘registration of Softbank’s Coach Kim Won-hyung.’
Former coach Kim Won-hyung wears the uniform number 008 and works as a coach at Hawks Baseball Park, Softbank’s 2nd and 3rd military training ground in Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture. 파워볼
The Softbank team said, “Coach Won-hyung Kim will join Chikugo Training Center on the 9th.”
Former manager Kim Won-hyung said in a phone call, “I have already arrived in Japan and am familiar with the local atmosphere,” and added, “I wanted to learn a new baseball game in Japan or the United States.
“I was able to receive training at Softbank with the help of coach Seong-geun Kim,” he said.
Former coach Seong-geun Kim worked as a coach and manager advisor at Softbank from 2018 to 2022.
Former coach Won-hyung Kim, a “disciple” who wanted to learn a new game of baseball, was named Seong-geun Kim.
Director Jeon recommended it to Softbank.
Former coach Kim Won-hyung said, “Softbank operates the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th teams,” and added, “I want to become a better leader by learning up-close and personal about nurturing and training methods.”
Former manager Kim Won-hyung, who had a brilliant career as a Korean professional baseball player with 134 wins, 144 losses, 26 saves, 12 holds, and an ERA of 3.92, was appointed as the 8th head coach of the SK Wyverns in November 2020.
Afterwards, when SSG took over SK, former coach Kim Won-hyung became ‘SSG’s first head coach.’
In the first season (2021), he finished 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 to achieve ‘comprehensive championship’. Completed.