Park Seok-min returns to Samsung, 2nd division batting coach → Samsung's 2nd division coach and 1st division taco are both Japanese

Dec 05, 2025

Sportschosun DB

The Samsung Lions have reorganized their coaching staff. Changes have been made, including the recruitment of Japanese batting coaches and Futures coaches and the establishment of a first-team field coach.

First of all, former Softbank first-team hitting coach Takayuki Murakami will wear the Lions uniform. Coach Murakami will take charge of the main batting part of the first team. Coach Murakami, a former All-Star in the Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB), had 147 home runs in his career and played as a utility player for 17 years.

In addition, former Softbank pitching coach Ryoji Moriyama will take the helm of Lions Futures. Moriyama has had various experiences in NPB from 1996 to the last season, including pitchers and rehabilitation coaches. It is considered the right person to foster pitchers and replace generations, which are the club's biggest tasks.

Coporal Chae, the current first-team battery coach, will be the first-team fielder general coach. For the efficiency of managing each team part, the coach has been working as a coach for a long time since 2015 and has a high understanding of the team.

Former Doosan first-team batting coach Park Seok-min, a former Samsung franchise star, will take charge of hitting Lions Futures next season. Based on NPB training and coaching experience, we plan to help junior players in their hometown teams improve their skills. It is expected to have a positive effect on teamwork.

Coach Murakami. Photo courtesy of Samsung Lions

Moriyama 2nd division director. Photo courtesy =Samsung Lions

In addition, former coach Lee Yoon-hyo, who served as the Lions' defensive coach in the past, was rehired. He will serve as the general manager and defensive coach of the third team. Choi Il-eon, the head coach of the first team, will concurrently serve as the main pitching coach of the first team, Park Seok-jin, the current main pitching coach of the first team, will be changed to the first team bullpen coach, and Park Hee-soo, the current first team bullpen coach, will be changed to the Futures pitching coach. Coach Lee Heung-ryeon will move from Futures to the first-team battery coach, and coach Kim Eung-min will be in charge of the Futures battery part. The Futures defense part will be taken over by the newly recruited coach Namwon-ho. Choi Young-jin, an analyst at the current first team, will change his position as a batting analysis coach for the third team. In addition, coach Bae Young-seop will be in charge of the third-tier batting part and coach Kang Myung-gu will be in charge of the base part.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.