LG captain replaced, Oh Ji-hwan → Kim Hyun-soo “I want to focus on baseball”

Oh Ji-hwan asks coach Yeom Kyung-yeop to replace captain
LG Twins Oh Ji-hwan (34) steps down from his position as captain.

An LG official said on the 12th, “The captain has changed from Oh Ji-hwan to Kim Hyun-soo.”

Oh Ji-hwan visited LG coach Yeom Kyung-yeop ahead of the Doosan Bears game held at Jamsil Stadium on this day and expressed his desire to step down as captain.

An LG official said, “Oh Ji-hwan continued to think that he was lacking as a captain, and he had a hard time feeling responsible for the captain. “He asked to step down as captain to focus on baseball, and the manager accepted,” he explained.

Oh Ji-hwan has served as team captain since the 2022 season. Last year, he had his best year by leading the team to the team's long-cherished overall championship and being named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Korean Series.

But this year is off to a bad start. He batted .250 (15-for-60) in 17 games.

Veteran Kim Hyun-soo will take the captaincy position from which Oh Ji-hwan stepped down. Kim Hyun-soo served as captain in the 2019-2021 season.

토토; https://www.sportstotomen.com

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Pub: 13 Apr 2024 02:17 UTC
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