SSG Responds to Director Choo Shin-soo's Rumor

SSG responds to director Choo Shin-soo's rumor, "It's just a rumor...Son Si-heon has settled things amicably with NC"

Director Kim Seong-yong, dinner with Choo Shin-soo and Kim Kang-min... “It was not a place to decide anything.”

Futures coach Nominee Son Si-heon plans to return training costs to NC.

Coaches Chae Byung-yong, Son Ji-hwan, and Park Joo-eon have been notified that their contracts cannot be renewed. 카지노사이트

Choo Shin-soo (41) and Kim Kang-min (41) met with SSG Landers general manager Kim Seong-yong on October 31.

On the day SSG dismissed former coach Kim Won-hyung, the general manager and Choo Shin-soo met and the 'Director Choo Shin-soo theory' seemed to gain further strength.

However, in a phone call with Yonhap News on the 1st, General Manager Kim Seong-yong actively denied the 'Coach Shin-soo theory' and said, "The appointment of coach Choo Shin-soo is different from the direction our club thinks."

“It was an opportunity to express gratitude to the two players and have a light conversation about their future plans.”

Director Kim continued, "It hasn't even been a day since we said goodbye to former coach Won-hyung Kim.

We decided to terminate the manager's contract on the 30th and 31st (October), but it is impossible to appoint a manager right away."

He added, "The two players, Shin-soo Choo and Kang-min Kim, It was not even a position to decide whether to extend his active duty.

He added, "Whether the two players will sign a contract is also something that needs to be discussed within the club."

When asked, "Is Choo Shin-soo a candidate for manager?", Director Kim once again emphasized, "It is not the direction we are thinking of."

Director Kim said, "The new director The selection of a director is really in its early stages.

“The club creates a group of candidates, decides on the final candidates, and goes through a process of reporting them to the group,” he said.

“(Parent company) Shinsegae’s policy is autonomy.

He also protested, saying, “All the rumors that are being spread indiscriminately (such as interference from higher-ups) are not true.”

Although no official announcement was made, the appointment of Son Si-heon (43), former NC Dinos coach, as Futures (2nd team) coach was confirmed.

General manager Kim Seong-yong said, “We decided to recruit former coach Son Si-heon.

I heard that it ended well with NC.”

NC general manager Lim Seon-nam also said, "I had hoped that former coach Son Si-heon would play for our club again, but he said he had recently received a good opportunity, so we reached an amicable agreement."

SSG Futures coach-designate Son Si-heon started his professional career with the Doosan Bears, but moved to NC in 2014 and wore the NC uniform until his retirement at the end of the 2019 season.

He also started his leadership career in NC in 2020.

He began training as a coach in the minor league under the Philadelphia Phillies of American professional baseball in December 2021, and NC decided to support the cost for a certain period of the scheduled three-year training period.

Director Lim said, “We thought that former coach Son Si-heon would help our club (NC) after completing his training in the U.S., so we supported training costs, etc.

However, we cannot block a good opportunity for an individual.” “We decided to get back only the amount we applied for and cancel the existing contract (to return to NC),” he explained.

SSG, which fired a large number of existing coaches, is speeding up the recruitment of new coaches.

Coaches Kim Min-jae, Jeong Sang-ho (Lotte Giants), Jeong Kyung-bae (Hanwha Eagles), and Jo Woong-cheon (Doosan Bears) have already left the team.

On the 1st, SSG announced the news of additional coaching departures, saying, "We have notified first team pitching coach Chae Byeong-yong, defense coach Son Ji-hwan, training coach Kwak Hyun-hee, Future Team pitching coach Park Joo-eon, and conditioning coach Ryu Jae-jun that their contracts cannot be renewed.

Coach Lee Jin-young has resigned."

As many of the coaches who guarded the 1st and 2nd team dugouts in the 2023 season are leaving, only a few ‘official coaches’ remain in SSG.

General manager Kim Seong-yong said, “About 70-80% of coaches have been recruited,” and added, “The new head coach will decide on major positions.

There will be coaches the new head coach will want to hire, so we will leave some room for that.”