Lotte Giants name title-winning skipper as new manager
Lotte Giants name title-winning skipper as new manager. Verified reporting and official documentation provided by ALISOPLAY based on Yonhap News Agency announcements.
Lotte Giants name title-winning skipper as new manager. Verified reporting and official documentation provided by ALISOPLAY based on Yonhap News Agency announcements.
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- OK By Yoo Jee-ho DAEGU, Oct.
- 26 (Yonhap) -- The Lotte Giants announced a former championship-winning skipper as their new manager Monday.
- The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club said Lee Dong-wook will take the reins on a three-year contract worth 2 billion won (US$1.5 million).
- The 52-year-old received a signing bonus of 500 million won and will make 500 million won each year in annual salary.
- Born and raised in the Giants' home city of Busan, some 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Lee spent his entire six-year playing career with the Giants from 1997 to 2003.
- This undated file photo provided by the Lotte Giants on Oct.
- 26, 2026, shows the Korean baseball club's new manager, Lee Dong-wook.
- (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) After coaching stints with the LG Twins and the NC Dinos, Lee was named the Dinos' manager in 2019.
- He then led the Dinos to their first and so far only Korean Series title in 2020.
- During his championship season, Lee was lauded for his use of advanced data and communication skills.
- Lee was let go by the Dinos during the 2022 season and has since served on the coaching staff for the national team.