Dong-Eui University Baseball Team's Coach Jeong Bo-Myung Appointed as National Team Coach

Jeong Bo-myeong, the head coach of Dong-Eui University baseball team, has been appointed as the manager for the 30th Asian Baseball Championship to be held in Taiwan this November.

The Korea Baseball Softball Association recently selected the national team managers for the Asian Baseball Championship and the World Junior Baseball Championship through the Performance Improvement Committee evaluation.

The association confirmed Jeong Bo-myeong (general division), who received high marks for leadership and game management skills, and Lee Young-bok, coach of Chung-Ahm High School (U-18), as the managers for the respective age-group national teams.

Jeong Bo-myeong, appointed as the manager for the Asian Baseball Championship, was a founding member of the Dong-Eui University baseball team. He played for the Lotte Giants for 11 years, served in the military team, and worked as a coach for Lotte before taking over as head coach of his alma mater in 2019.

Dong-Eui University Baseball Team Manager: Jeong Myung

In his first year as head coach in 2019, Coach Jeong led the team to victory at the 100th National Sports Festival, and in the past two years, the team achieved consecutive third-place finishes in the U-League championship among college baseball teams. He also served as a coach for the national team at the 3rd World Baseball Championship (under 23) in 2021.

Coach Jeong said, “I will focus on harmonizing the uniquely talented players selected from various teams into one cohesive team.” He added, “I feel a great sense of responsibility as the national team manager, but based on my experience as a coach when we won the championship in the 2015 tournament, I will do my best to lead the team to the top again this time.”

The coaching staff and participating players for the 30th Asian Baseball Championship are expected to be finalized by July.

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