Jang Sung-ho, the head coach of the 'strongest baseball'...After 20 years with Lee Jong-beom, Haitai Line was re-established
Jul 07, 2025
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Apart from his activities as a commentator, Jang Sung-ho will assist manager Lee Jong-beom from this season and help run the team of the strongest baseball team. As a result, the two legends, who played together during the Haitai Tigers, are back together as a team for the first time in 20 years.
`The Greatest Baseball' is a real baseball entertainment in which retired professional baseball players compete in uniforms again. Director Lee Jong-beom is drawing attention as a 'all-star corps' with KBO stars such as Shim Soo-chang, Kim Tae-kyun, Yoon Seok-min, Na Ji-wan, Lee Dae-hyung and Kwon Hyuk at the center.
Jang Sung-ho is a left-handed hitter representative who made his professional debut with the Haitai Tigers in 1996 and has played for Hanwha, Lotte, and kt for 20 years, with a total of 2,064 games, a batting average of 0.296, 221 home runs, 1,108 points, and 1,043 RBIs. He also stood out on the international stage as a member of the national team, winning the bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the gold medal at the 2002 Busan Asian Games.
Manager Lee Jong-beom and head coach Jang Sung-ho have shared baseball philosophy since Haitai, and fans are paying attention to what kind of leadership synergy they will show in this strongest baseball.
Meanwhile, 'strongest baseball' is set to premiere in the new season in September, and it will meet viewers with stronger teamwork and sincere baseball from legends.
mj.cho@sportschosun.com
