Hanwha Lee Jae-won Appointed as Playing Coach...Thinking about what we can do for the team.

Nov 11, 2025

Hanwha Lee Jae-won Appointed as Playing Coach...Thinking about what we can do for the team.
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Kiwoom Heroes at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. Hanwha catcher Lee Jae-won is defending. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.14/



Hanwha Lee Jae-won Appointed as Playing Coach...Thinking about what we can do for the team.
The game between NC and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 3rd, and Hanwha Lee Jae-won is happy with an RBI double with one out and runners on the 1st and 2nd bases in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.03/
"Thank you to the club for giving me the opportunity as a leader."

Hanwha appointed catcher Lee Jae-won as its playing coach on the 11th" he announced.

Hanwha highly appreciated Lee Jae-won's qualifications as a leader and offered him the role of a playing coach, and Lee Jae-won readily accepted the club's offer"The club made this decision because they expected Lee Jae-won to improve the skills of young catchers in the team as a coach, and they decided that there was still room for contribution to the team as a player."




Lee Jae-won made his professional debut in the 2006 rookie draft after receiving the first nomination from the SK Wyverns (former SSG Landers). Until this season, he played in 1,596 professional games and recorded 274, 1144 hits, 110 homers and 640 RBIs. While playing professionally for a long time, he has won the Korean Series twice (2008 and 2018) at SK and once at SSG (2022), a total of three times.

Hanwha Lee Jae-won Appointed as Playing Coach...Thinking about what we can do for the team.
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Kiwoom Heroes at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 13th. Hanwha Lee Jae-won and Kim Seo-hyun, who won, are happy. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.13/
Starting in 2024, he made a fresh start in Hanwha's uniform. He started with an annual salary of 50 million won after coming out of SSG, but he played an Altoran by adding Debs to the catcher's team, which has no experienced players other than Choi Jae-hoon.

Lee Jae-won, who signed an annual salary of 100 million won this season, played 409 ⅔ in 98 games, helping Hanwha advance to the Korean Series for the first time in 19 years.




For the two seasons until this season, Lee Jae-won was evaluated as having a positive influence on his juniors as an exemplary veteran not only on the ground but also in invisible places such as clubhouse and dugout.

Lee Jae-won said, "I've been thinking a lot about what I can do for the team in the current situation"Thank you to the club for giving me the opportunity to become a leader, and I will prepare and do my best to help the Hanwha Eagles become a stronger team in the 2026 season.", he expressed his feelings.

Hanwha Lee Jae-won Appointed as Playing Coach...Thinking about what we can do for the team.
The game between NC and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 3rd, Hanwha Ponce hugs Lee Jae-won, who worked together after finishing the inning in the top of the 6th inning. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.03/





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.