Debut ‘One Team Man’ in 1991… Golden Glove Award 5 times
He is also the maternal uncle of Choo Shin-soo, who plays the assistant role of SSG team owner.
Former baseball commentator Park Jeong-tae (56, photo), a legendary second baseman who dominated an era with the nickname ‘Tank’, was appointed as the manager of SSG Futures (2nd team).
SSG said in a press release on the 31st, “We have set the top priority criteria for selection as a leader who can instill a sense of professionalism, an understanding of player management, and a professional ability to provide development solutions tailored to the characteristics of each player.” He added, “Career review, reputation.” “After checking and going through an in-depth interview process, former member Park Jeong-tae was appointed as Futures director,” he explained.
New coach Park, who is from Busan and graduated from Dongrae High School and Kyungsung University, is a former Lotte franchise star. After joining Lotte as a first-round pick in 1991, he played for only one team, Lotte, until he took off his uniform for the last time in 2004. He was a member of Lotte’s most recent championship, the 1992 Korean Series, and led the team to the Korean Series as captain in 1999.
His career records are a batting average of 0.296, 85 home runs, and 639 RBI. He also won the Golden Glove five times with his solid defense at second base. He was extremely popular with Busan fans due to his unique batting form with a bold appearance, and his spirit and competitive spirit that he was not afraid of the ball.
After retirement, he began his coaching career as a batting and base running coach at the Oakland Minor League team in the United States in 2005. From 2007 to 2012, he served as Lotte’s hitting coach and Futures’ manager, and founded a youth baseball team and worked on youth training for over 10 years. Last year, he worked as a commentator for a local broadcasting station in Busan.
Coach Park is also the maternal uncle of SSG owner Shin-Soo Choo and head of training (43). Choo Shin-soo, who became the most successful Korean hitter in Major League Baseball (MLB), was coach Park as his role model when he first started playing baseball. The SSG club stated, “Aide Chu was not involved in the selection of Coach Park at all.”
Coach Park said, “I am grateful to the club for giving me the opportunity. We will identify the strengths and weaknesses of each player as soon as possible and help them grow. “I will do my best to help you not only have the fundamentals and competitive spirit, but also the wisdom to play baseball suited to the situation,” he said.
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