Lee Ho-joon (48), the new manager of the NC Dinos, plans to introduce baseball colors suitable for the ‘MZ generation’.
Coach Lee, who served as a player (2013-2017) and a coach (2019-2021) at NC, said, “I’m very honored to be the first coach who was a former NC Dinos player.” 스포츠토토
Lee Ho-joon, former coach of the LG Twins, was rumored to be the coach of SSG Landers last year. He had an interview after the end of the Korean Series, but failed. “I thought maybe he will remain the coach forever,” Lee said.
Having started this season as a quality control (QC) coach for LG, Lee moved to the first team as a head coach in mid-May. “After retirement, I was only focused on batting coaches. While serving as a QC and head coach for this season, I had a lot of thoughts. I wondered what kind of coach I was good at and why would I become a coach?” Lee added. “I gained time to grow and study for another year.”
Lee Ho-joon was with Kim Sung-geun and Kim Kyung-moon as players and Yeom Kyung-yeop as coaches. “I learned a lot from many coaches. I will give NC its own color,” he stressed.
“MZs are playing new baseball these days. If the leader does not accept it, it is impossible to communicate with the players,” Lee Ho-joon said. “For example, I thought it would be wrong to watch and copy YouTube videos. These days, videos are really well made. Players can study and make good ones with their own.” “It is wrong for the leader to teach without even knowing it properly,” he said. “(LG) Hong Chang-ki and Moon Sung-joo make batting performances that rarely use their wrists. They have completely broken the traditional hitting theory.”
“The NC Dinosaurs suffered from too many injuries this year, but it is not a bad record. We can achieve better results next year,” Lee Ho-joon said. NC ended up ranking ninth as its main players, including Park Gun-woo, Son Ah-seop and Kyle Hart, left in succession.
“We are a young team with high potential. We will provide part of the first-team roster to players recommended by the second-tier team. We will motivate the players and help them grow,” Lee said. “If I maintain the direction that I think, I will be able to achieve the top position. If I do well, I will be praised, but if I fail, I will be criticized. My goal is fall baseball next year, too. I’m already excited,” Lee said.
