He corrected himself at the opening pitch of the opening game, but the founder of the exciting baseball, the big star of Korean baseball, lost

Jul 02, 2025

He corrected himself at the opening pitch of the opening game, but the founder of the exciting baseball, the big star of Korean baseball, lost
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He corrected himself at the opening pitch of the opening game, but the founder of the exciting baseball, the big star of Korean baseball, lost
2017 professional baseball game between Samsung and LG was held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 4th. Former LG manager Lee Kwang-hwan is throwing the first pitch.

Jamsil= Reporter Kim Kyung-min kyungmin@sportschosun.com / 2017.04.04.
"You were correct when you threw the opening pitch...."

Former head coach Lee Kwang-hwan, who led the LG Twins to an integrated championship with exciting baseball, has passed away. KBO announced the obituary on the 2nd that `KBO Senior Advisor Lee Kwang-hwan died on July 2nd.'

Former coach Lee Kwang-hwan, a graduate of Chung-Ang High School and Korea University, was an unemployed baseball player and took the leadership path starting with Chung-Ang High School's baseball team. For two years from 1986 to 1987, he went to the Seibu Lions in Japan and the St. Louis Cardinals in the U.S. to study baseball. At that time, it was time to see and learn the preparations and systems inside and outside the game while working with St. Louis and Seibu, the most advanced teams in the U.S. and Japan, from spring camp to postseason. This experience served as the foundation for his later leadership career.After coaching, he took over as OB Bears manager in 1989, becoming the first head coach of the team. He took over as LG Twins manager in 1992, created a sensation in LG with autonomous baseball in 1994, and won the Korean Series that year, enjoying his prime as a manager.




Lee, who left LG in 1996, returned to LG as LG manager in 2004 after serving as Hanwha Eagles in 2001-2002, and later served as LG's second-tier manager. And in 2008, he led the team as the first coach of our Heroes. Former manager Lee has achieved a total of 608 wins in the KBO League.

Former head coach Lee Kwang-hwan, who last left the Heroes professional field, served as the head of Seoul National University's baseball department from 2010 to 2020, worked to expand the base of baseball and foster youth baseball as the chairman of the KBO Development Committee (2006-2007, 2013-2019), and served as the head of the KBO Baseball Academy (2010-2015), contributing to fostering professional baseball leaders.

He corrected himself at the opening pitch of the opening game, but the founder of the exciting baseball, the big star of Korean baseball, lost
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He corrected himself at the opening pitch of the opening game, but the founder of the exciting baseball, the big star of Korean baseball, lost
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Cha Myung-seok, LG's general manager who was with former coach Lee when he was a player at LG, said, `It is so sad to hear the news of the obituary. The manager is the first Korean baseball player to make a five-man selection system, and he won the team with autonomous baseball, which no one else could do." He will be remembered as a pioneer of Korean baseball, which led to the change and development of Korean baseball. He honored the late president's achievement by saying, "He has laid the groundwork for our baseball to develop this much."

Seo Yong-bin, a power reinforcement coordinator who joined the team as a rookie in 1994 and won the title with the former coach Lee, said, `He was the coach who made us win the title in 1994 by drawing a mark as a leader in our professional baseball. It wasn't like this when he threw the first pitch for the home opening game this season, but I'm so embarrassed by the sudden news and I'm so sorry that the big star of Korean baseball has passed away.'

Former coach Lee honored the deceased by saying, "Since 1991 when Ilguhoi was founded with a consensus that an organization is needed to protect the rights and interests of retired baseball people and foster the younger generation, they have contributed to the stabilization and development of the organization." Chairman Kim Kwang-soo of Ilguhoi honored the deceased by saying, "There were many juniors who followed because they were rigid and flexible."He emphasized that he made efforts to develop Korean baseball in many ways, such as introducing the modern baseball system into the KBO League.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.