Kiwoom at the bottom, Hong Won-ki, head coach Ko Hyung-wook, was dismissed in a surprise move...Acting Director Seol Jong-jin's system

Jul 14, 2025

Kiwoom at the bottom, Hong Won-ki, head coach Ko Hyung-wook, was dismissed in a surprise move...Acting Director Seol Jong-jin's system
Kiwoom-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Coach Hong Won-ki comes out in the top of the eighth inning to protest the referee. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.10/



Kiwoom at the bottom, Hong Won-ki, head coach Ko Hyung-wook, was dismissed in a surprise move...Acting Director Seol Jong-jin's system
Deoksu Jeong Hyeon-woo, who was selected by Kiwoom as the first overall pick in the 2025 KBO draft held at Lotte Hotel World Seoul on the 11th, is welcomed by general manager Ko Hyung-wook. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.11/
Kiwoom Heroes made a drastic decision ahead of the second half.

Kiwoom notified head coach Hong Won-ki, general manager Ko Hyung-wook, and head coach Kim Chang-hyun of the dismissal on the 14th" he said.

CEO Wi Jae-min thanked coach Hong and general manager Ko for their hard work and delivered the club's decision on the 14th. Kiwoom finished bottom with 27 wins, 3 losses and 61 losses in the first half.




Starting in the second half of the year, he will start making a new round.Kiwoom said "From the first game of the second half against the Samsung Lions, Seol Jong-jin, the head coach of the Futures team, will take over as the acting head coach of the first division." The first-team head coach position will remain vacant for the time being.

Kiwoom at the bottom, Hong Won-ki, head coach Ko Hyung-wook, was dismissed in a surprise move...Acting Director Seol Jong-jin's system
The 2024 KBO League Futures League All-Star Game was held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. Manager Seol Jong-jin of the Northern League All-Star team. Incheon=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com/2024.07.05/
In addition, some changes will be made to the coaching staff of the first team and the Futures team.

Futures team batting coach Kim Tae-wan will change his position to the first-team batting coach, and Oh Yoon, the first-team batting coach, will serve as the Futures team's batting coach and acting coach.




Noh Byung-oh, the pitching coach of the Futures team, will come up as the first-team bullpen coach, and Chung Chan-heon, the first-team bullpen coach, will move to the Futures team's pitching coach.

Meanwhile, the club appointed Heo Seung-pil, the head of the operation team, as the new general manager. Huh joined the Kiwoom Heroes in 2016 after joining Hanwha Eagles in 2011 and gaining experience in international work for the management team. Since then, he has been responsible for the overall international part, including leading the partnership with the MLB Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB posting-related work, and scouting foreign players. Since 2022, he has been in charge of managing and operating the team as the head of the operation team.

"I feel a heavy responsibility to take on the heavy responsibility in a difficult time," Huh said. "I will focus all my capabilities on changing the team and making a leap forward."




The new general manager Huh will immediately start preparing for next season, including the appointment of the next manager, without a separate inauguration ceremony.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.