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Former KIA Tigers coach Kim Ki-tae (57) will serve as Hanwha Eagles Futures batting general manager in the 2026 season.
Hanwha confirmed its position on the coaching staff for the 2026 season on the 15th. The Hanwha Eagles' first-team coaching staff, led by head coach Kim Kyung-moon, announced this fact, saying, "We will prepare for the season with the same position as last season."
According to the Hanwha team, the first team includes head coach Yang Seung-kwan, pitcher Yang Sang-moon, bullpen Yoon Kyu-jin, batting Kim Min-ho, Jung Hyun-seok, first base operation Choo Seung-woo, third base runner Kim Jae-gul, defense Kim Woo-seok, battery Kim Jung-min, and first-team power analysis coach Ko Dong-jin.
The Hanwha Eagles Futures team, which won the Northern League regular league for the fourth consecutive year, is trying to make changes in preparation for the 2026 season.
Manager Lee Dae-jin took the helm of the Futures team and recruited former KIA Tigers coach Kim Ki-tae as the head of the Futures batting team. Coach Jung Woo-ram, who was the Futures bullpen coach last year, moved to pitching coach, and hired new coach Kwak Jung-chul as a bullpen coach.
Coach Tsuruoka will take charge of the battery coach following last year. The defensive coach has newly recruited first base/outfielder coach Jeon Sang-ryul and third base/operation coach Lee Dae-soo, with coach Choi Yoon-seok in charge.
General manager Kim Sung-gap and pitcher coordinator Park Seung-min and pitcher coach for the residual military were in charge of the residual military, and Kim Jung-hyuk, a new hitting coach for the residual military, was recruited. Lee Jae-won, who will play as a playing coach from this season, will be the remaining battery coach.
The training part will be handled by head training coach Lee Ji-poong, first-team Kim Hyung-wook, Kim Yeon-kyu, Choi Woo-sung, Lee Soo-hyuk, Futures Jaemin Kim and Um Kang-hyun.
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