[Official] Veteran coach Park Kyung-wan filled the vacancy! LG Twins Confirm Coach Position in 2026

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The LG Twins, who are seeking their second consecutive victory in the integrated championship, have completed the formation of the coach team in the 2026 season. The vacancy of first-team battery coach Park Kyung-wan, who left due to personal reasons, will be filled by veteran coach Fumihiro Suzuki, a former member of the Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB).

The LG club announced on the 6th that it has confirmed the position of the coaching staff for the 2026 season on the 5th.

It is most noticeable that coach Suzuki has newly joined as a first-team battery coach. Coach Suzuki played catcher for the Chunichi Dragons and Orix Buffaloes from 1998 to 2012. He competed for Japan at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. After his retirement, he served as battery coach and nurturing coach for 11 years at Orix and KT from 2013 to 2023. In the last two years, he joined the SSG Landers as coach and coached the players.

In addition, Bae Yo-han, a conditioning coach, moved from the second team to the first team. On the Futures team, coach Hwang Hyun-chul and coach Yoo Jae-min were newly appointed. Choi Sang-deok, the general manager of pitchers, Yoon Jin-ho, the defense coach, and Lee Kwon-yeop, the general conditioning coach of the second division, moved their positions.

Finally, Kim Yong-ui's batting coach moved from the first team to the remaining team, and newly appointed pitching coach Lee Dong-hyun, running/outfielder coach Ahn Ik-hoon, and battery coach Heo Il-sang.

▲ the first team

Director: Yeom Kyung-yeop

Senior Secretary: Kim Jung-joon, Senior Training: Kim Yong-il

Hit: Mo Chang-min, Kim Jae-yul, Pitcher: Kim Kwang-sam, Jinyong Jang

Defense: Kim Il-kyung, Operation: Jung Soo-sung

Base / Outfielder ratio: Song Ji-man

Battery: Suzuki (New)

Conditioning: Park Jong-gon, Ahn Young-tae, Bae Yo-han (2nd group → 1st group), Ko Jung-hwan, and Yoo Hyun-won

▲ Second Corps (Futures)

Director: Lee Byung-kyu,

QC: Hwang Hyun-chul (new), General Manager of Pitcher: Choi Sang-deok (remaining → 2nd team)

Pitcher: Shin Jae-woong, Batting: Kang Dong-woo

Defense: Yoon Jin-ho (Remaining → 2nd Army), Operation: Chung Ju-hyun

base/outfielder ratio: Yang Young-dong

Battery: Choi Kyung-chul

General conditioning: Lee Kwon-yeop (1st group → 2nd group)

Strategy: Yoo Jae-min (new)

▲ Remainers / Rehabilitation

Responsibility: Lee Jong-woon

Pitcher: Lee Dong-hyun (new), Strike: Kim Yong-ui (first team → remain)

Defense / Operation: Yang Won-hyuk, Jr. / Outfielder ratio: Ahn Ik-hoon (New)

Batteries: Il-Sang Heo (new), Condition: Kim Jong-wook, Rehabilitation: Condition-wook, Rehabilitation Condition: Choi Jae-hoon

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