Han Yong-deok Hanwha Manager Resigns Voluntarily... Future Team Manager Choi Won-ho to Serve as Interim

Han Yong-deok (55), manager of the Hanwha Eagles professional baseball team. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Seulgi Kim] Han Yong-deok (55), the manager of the professional baseball team Hanwha Eagles, voluntarily resigned taking responsibility for the team's poor performance.

On the 7th, Hanwha Eagles stated, "Manager Han Yong-deok expressed his intention to voluntarily resign to the club after the game on June 7th, taking responsibility for the team's poor performance." On that day, Hanwha lost 2-8 in the home game against NC Dinos held at Daejeon Hanwha Life Eagles Park.

Starting from the NC game on the 23rd of last month, Hanwha suffered the longest losing streak in the team's history with 14 consecutive losses including this game.

The day before, Hanwha excluded senior coach Jang Jong-hoon (52), pitching coach Jeong Min-tae (50), and hitting coaches Kim Seong-rae (59) and Jeong Hyun-seok (36) from the first team. In this game, there was even a scene where Manager Han was the only one in the dugout.

Hanwha announced, "Manager Han resigned suddenly, and no successor has been decided yet." Therefore, for the remainder of the season, the Futures League manager Choi Won-ho (47) from the second team will take charge.

Meanwhile, Manager Han Yong-deok, who first took office in 2018, began his coaching career as a pitching coach for Hanwha in 2005. Later, when former manager Han Dae-hwa was dismissed in 2012, he also served as acting manager.

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