KIA made a decision to lose in shock. Some of the coaching staff was reorganized, and coach Jeong Jae-hoon went to the second division
Aug 11, 2025
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Kia announced on the afternoon of the 11th that it will partially reorganize its coaching staff position to renew the atmosphere of the team. On the 11th, KIA changed its position to coach Lee Dong-gul as the main coach for the first team pitchers and Lee Jung-ho, the pitching coach for the Futures, as the first team bullpen coach. In addition, Futures battery coach Lee Hae-chang will be the first team battery coach. Meanwhile, coach Jung Jae-hoon and coach Takeshi will be coaching Futures pitchers and batteries, respectively.
In this regard, the KIA team explained that `Coach Jung Jae-hoon and Coach Takeshi will focus their efforts on fostering promising players in Futures,' but they have recently moved to positions that show a bad team atmosphere.
Since July, KIA has remained in ninth place among the 10 clubs with a winning rate of 0.375, and since the start of the second half, it has been in last place with 5 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses. It is at the bottom of the table, lagging behind Kiwoom Heroes, the lowest team.
The most worrisome point is the mound in the second half, especially the poor bullpen. Kia ranks eighth with an ERA of 5.37. The bullpen is ninth overall with 6.00.
In particular, KIA secured bullpen reinforcement by recruiting Kim Si-hoon and Han Jae-seung through a 3-3 trade, including Choi Won-joon and Lee Woo-sung, who won last month. It was a decision made when the back door shook as Cho Sang-woo and Jung Hae-young, the existing must-win groups, shook.
However, Kim Si-hoon and Han Jae-seung, who showed good performance immediately after transfer, are also anxious as they have lost points in a row recently. In particular, KIA suffered back-to-back losses in the two consecutive away games against the NC Dinos in Changwon over the weekend when the mound collapsed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
