Samsung Lions re-sign manager Park Jin-man

The Samsung Lions announced Monday they have re-signed manager Park Jin-man on the heels of back-to-back postseason appearances in the Korea Baseball Organization. The Lions said Park, whose previous three-year contract expired this season, agreed to a new two-year deal, with an option for a third season, worth up to 2.3 billion won ($1.6 million). Park received a 500 million-won signing bonus, and his salary will be 500 million won per season. He can make an additional 100 million per season in incentives, according to the Lions. Park, 48, first took over the Lions as interim manager in August 2022 and was promoted to the full-time position ahead of the 2023 season. The Lions missed the postseason in Park's first year, finishing eighth among 10 teams at 61-82-1 (wins-losses-ties). However, they rose to second place in 2024 at 78-64-2 and finished as the runners-up to the Kia Tigers in the Korean Series. This year, the Lions ranked fourth in the regular season at 74-68-2 and made it through the two stages before losing to the Hanwha Eagles in the penultimate round of the postseason. It waWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times