What is this confidence? The new coach's ambition is that he can make the 5th round right away next year, but there are conditions?

Sep 29, 2025

What is this confidence? The new coach's ambition is that he can make the 5th round right away next year, but there are conditions?
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"They say they don't have any players, but they can make it to the top 5 next year."

Will the new Kiwoom Heroes coach Seol Jong-jin's blueprint be printed as it is from next year.

Kiwoom appointed Seol as the 7th coach. He announced the fact on the 28th and introduced his new coach to the world through an official inauguration ceremony on the 29th. The contract period is two years, a total of 600 million won. Seol led the team as an acting coach in place of Hong Won-ki, who was dismissed ahead of the second half of this season after working as a second-tier coach for a long time. And just before the end of the season, he was chosen as a new coach.




During a press conference held after the inauguration ceremony, Seol began working as a first-team manager when the Heroes were founded in 2008. Since then, he has worked as a training team leader for nearly 10 years and has been a coach of the Futures team since 2020. Both the players and the coaching staff know better than anyone else. But he is a novice director. We discuss and communicate together and try to lead the team well."

What is this confidence? The new coach's ambition is that he can make the 5th round right away next year, but there are conditions?
Photo provided by Kium Heroes
First of all, this season is over. What matters is next season. Preparation for this is needed from now on. We need to prepare thoroughly from the final camp. Coach Seol said, `Basically running baseball, operational baseball, I'm going to keep the way it is now. How baseball will be more different next year will be prepared in many ways, from the closing camp to the spring camp."

Coach Seol said, `Reinforcing pitchers is the priority for next season. Foreign pitchers should be selected well. If we want to fight in the middle, we have to hold out until Ahn Woo-jin returns. There is a possibility if we only hold out for that." Ahn Woo-jin recently suffered an unexpected shoulder injury and went to the operating table at the time he completed his military service. He is seeking to return at the end of the first half of next year.




Coach Seol continued, `The goal is to win baseball. He says there are no players next year, but if the pitcher holds out, not only Ahn Woo-jin but also Kim Jae-woong will return. I think the semifinals will be possible next season if only the winning rate of 450 to 50% at the beginning of the opening period is maintained. Even if that's not the case, if Ahn Woo-jin plays full-time, he will be able to go to fall baseball within two years."








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.