Han Dong-hee Expresses Regret About Enlisting Mid-Season

Lotte's Outspoken Coach Kim Tae-hyung... Han Dong-hee Expresses Regret About Enlisting Mid-Season

Han Dong-hee recently applied for the ROK Armed Forces Athletic Corps.

If you pass, you will be enlisted in June.

Han Dong-hee, who is considered a candidate to succeed Lee Dae-ho in the professional baseball Lotte Giants, plans to join the Sangmu service during this season and fulfill his military service obligations.

For coach Kim Tae-hyung, who did not receive any significant 'inaugural gifts' such as signing large free agents (FA) after taking charge of Lotte, the main slugger?s enlistment during the season is embarrassing. 바카라사이트

From the start of spring camp, which announced the start of the 2024 season, Coach Kim did not hide his true feelings, but instead revealed them without hesitation.

Coach Kim met with reporters before leaving for Guam, the first camp site, through Incheon International Airport on the 31st and said, I don't think I was properly prepared (for Han Dong-hee's enlistment during the season).

If it was such a problem, I should have prepared from the beginning. He said.

Han Dong-hee recently applied to the Armed Forces Athletic Corps (Sangmu) baseball team.

If he passes the document screening and other procedures, he must enlist in June, when the season is in full swing.

Coach Kim expressed regret that Han Dong-hee's enlistment itself was inevitable, but that the club was unable to coordinate the timing of his enlistment.

The Sangmu baseball team accepts players twice a year, in June and December.

There are not many cases where a key team player like Han Dong-hee enlists in June, during the middle of the season.

However, Han Dong-hee's push for enlistment in June is inevitable.

This is because Han Dong-hee was aiming to join the Hangzhou Asian Games baseball team until last year.

In the end, Han Dong-hee was not selected for the Asian Games baseball team due to poor performance last season, and while waiting to be selected for the national team, he passed the deadline for submitting documents for enlistment in December of last year.

If Han Dong-hee, who turns 25 on June 1 this year, does not apply for the Sangmu position, he will have to run with the anxiety of not knowing when an enlistment warrant will come out.

Director Kim is also aware of Han Dong-hee's situation.

Coach Kim explained, If a warrant is issued from the Military Manpower Administration, the player has no choice but to go to the military.

The best option for Han Dong-hee is to apply for the position of Sangmu.

So he ultimately agreed to apply.

The Lotte team also seems to agree that Coach Kim's 'straight-forward' speaking style is helpful for healthy communication.

Director Kim also answered other questions that were somewhat difficult to answer without hesitation.

When asked why Lotte seems to have become a 'bom team' that only performs well in the spring, he smiled and said, Ask (captain) Jeon Jun-woo about that.

I don't know why he did that (since he wasn't Lotte's coach last spring).

He then emphasized, It is not easy to talk about (the reason for the decline in the upward trend in the summer) from a manager's perspective, but there may be many reasons.

The most important thing is to reduce the many reasons.

Regarding the reason why he recently selected outfielder Yoon Dong-hee as a key player, he said with a grin, Unlike a young player, he has his own routine and his concentration when dealing with exercise is surprisingly good.

That's why he spoke favorably.