KT is on the verge of an explosion due to the controversy over the repeat of the strongest baseball PD's misrepresentation, which even made the coaching staff feud
Jul 02, 2025
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Was he trying to help former coach Lee Jong-beom or put him in a quagmire.
The controversy over former KT Wiz coach Lee Jong-beom's trip to baseball, the strongest baseball in baseball entertainment, has not subsided easily. Former coach Lee, who was in the midst of his season as KT's first-team coach, suddenly asked the team to leave, disappointing numerous baseball players when it became known that the reason was to work as JTBC's entertainment program 'strongest baseball'.
The flames soared even further as the former coach Lee issued an explanation through the broadcaster. He gave up his coaching job and said more serious things than the need for the development of Korean baseball and the livelihood of his juniors as a reason for choosing to go on entertainment, adding fuel to the fire.
Even the program PD made the situation worse, as it would not be enough to stay still. In an interview with a media outlet, CP Sung Chi-kyung talked about the process of recruiting the former coach.
At the same time, he said something that should never be brought up. Sung CP said "Lee told KT's reality. I had a lot of worries in the team. The original position has been changed. Director Lee Kang-chul was considerate. However, from Lee Jong-beom's point of view, he wanted to do something enthusiastically, but the situation was not easy. Even so, he didn't even fight for a seat with junior coaches who are good at work. At KT, there was a frustration that was hard to do and do."
It may have been intended to help the former coach Lee as to why he chose the strongest baseball. But it became the worst number. KT team officials were angry when they saw the interview. The former coach left the LG Twins after the 2023 season and was a wild man last year. The former coach was held by Lee Kang-chul, a senior coach at Gwangju Il High School.
Since last year's final training in Japan, he has taken care of the former coach. I thought repeatedly about what kind of position I should give. At first, he was an outfield defense, first base coach. He even thought of creating a new position as a 'field manager' by taking advantage of the former coach's brilliant player days and leadership experience.
During the season, he moved to the batting general manager to spread the former coach's temperament as an adventurer to the team. It was not the result of coach Lee unilaterally changing it, but actively reflecting the needs of the former coach. Of course, from the former coach Lee's point of view, he might have felt sorry for having two coaches, Yoo Han-joon and Kim Kang, in the existing hitting part, but anyway, it was a system of positions organized by the team coach.
However, it was difficult and frustrating to work enthusiastically. How betrayed would director Lee have felt if he had seen this. We don't know the exact facts whether former coach Lee actually told Sung CP this or whether Sung CP conveyed Lee's other story in the interview by 'over', but either way, both of them should know that KT has committed a huge disrespect to the coach and everyone in the club. Because of this comment, some bloggers are developing rumors of discord between KT's coaching staff.
Asked if former coach Lee could have been recruited after the first half, CP Sung said, `When the first half is over and you participate in the broadcast, you will come in halfway through the filming. Then the picture is not pretty on TV. When director Lee knew that, he decided to leave early, saying, `If you've made up your mind, hurry up and go and work hard there.'," he replied. Everything is sorted out in this answer. They are talking about the development of Korean baseball, but they are only focused on the success or failure of their broadcasts. Therefore, controversy over casting outside of common sense was inevitable.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
