NC Dinos will appoint Kang In-kwon (50) as the official manager.
As a result of the Daily Sports coverage, NC agreed to a three-year contract with acting coach Kang In-kwon. It is known that the terms of the contract do not deviate significantly from the level of a new professional baseball manager. Manager Kang In-kwon finished the regular season as acting coach after Lee Dong-wook resigned in May due to poor performance. During the season, the manager was replaced and the chaotic atmosphere was well managed, and he succeeded in reorganizing his power and received good reviews. He has strong charisma and soft leadership, and is highly trusted by the team.
NC, which stayed at 9 wins and 24 losses 스í¬ì¸ 중계 (win rate of 0.273, 10th) under Lee Dong-wook's system, was ranked 5th in the league during the same period with 58 wins, 3 draws and 50 losses (win rate of 0.537) under Kang In-kwon's acting coaching system. As a result, the regular season ended in 6th place (67 wins, 3 draws, 74 losses, win rate of 0.475), two games behind the 5th place KIA Tigers. Although he failed to advance to the postseason (PS), he was recognized for his leadership by fiercely competing for fifth place until the end.
Kang In-kwon, a former catcher, made his debut with the Hanwha Eagles in 1995 and retired from the Doosan Bears in 2006. After completing his playing career, he immediately started his career as a battery coach with the Doosan 2nd Team. After going through NC and Hanwha, he returned to NC as a head coach in 2020. Last year, when coach Lee Dong-wook was suspended for 10 games for violating the team's quarantine rules, he led a 10-game team as an acting coach on his behalf.
NC, which has finished appointing a manager, plans to focus on cracking down on internal free agents (FAs). In the NC this winter, a number of first-team click here players, including main catcher Yang Eui-ji, Park Min-woo, Noh Jin-hyuk, and Lee Myung-gi, will be eligible for FA qualifications. It remains to be seen with interest how the appointment of Kang In-kwon as manager will affect the free agency contract.