South Korean baseball legend Choo Shin-soo has been appointed as the "owner's assistant" for the first time in the KBO league. It is interpreted as an intention to establish a solid link between the club and its parent group by placing former players near the owner.메이저사이트

SSG Landers officially announced on Wednesday that it appointed Choo Shin-soo as its assistant and nurturing manager. He is an unpaid honorary position. It is not an unfamiliar position in the Major League, but it was the first time for him to work in the KBO league. Closely speaking, Ichiro Suzuki, who is about to be inducted into the Major League Hall of Fame, served as an assistant to the owner of his former team, the Seattle Mariners.

Rather than performing practical functions within the organization, the goal is to build a healthy and advanced clubhouse by transplanting the philosophy of a great player who has made a mark in league history into club culture.

Seattle general manager Jerry Dipoto appointed Ichiro as its special assistant and said, "We want to make sure that Ichiro absorbs all the value that he brings to this team off the field. We improve our chances of winning games by working with our clubhouse and our team coaching staff."

In addition to Ichiro, Albert Pujols and C.C. Sabathia have also served as special assistants to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. Manfred said, "Not to mention the numerous accomplishments of Pujols on the field. Pujols is a respected figure who represents baseball. We are pleased and welcome that he has a great interest in doing something important for the sport and making a difference in the community."

After his retirement, legendary Detroit Tigers batter Miguel Cabrera was also selected as a special advisor to the president of baseball operations. Scott Harris, president of baseball operations, said, "I hope he will teach our organization how to handle compliments and pressure and lessons. It is even more impressive to see how he handles the spotlight backstage."

Choo was also respected as a player with outstanding leadership in the Major League. "I paid attention to Choo Shin-soo's passion and career in baseball. And I highly appreciated his selfless attitude to share his experiences and know-how in the Major League as well as sincere advice for the advancement of the first and second teams," SSG said.

SSG said, "With his leading leadership, he has strong trust in the team and excellent communication skills. Above all, Choo has a human network with various hands-on staff including U.S. Major League clubs, frontiers and coaches, so we decided that he could contribute to strengthening the team's power by utilizing his accumulated assets."

Choo started at the bottom of the minor league and rose to the top of the list. He is also expected to have unique know-how in growth. SSG added, "We hope that Choo Shin-soo will contribute to the growth of baseball by transplanting successful DNA from Major League Baseball into Futures players, and strengthen the first-team depth by continuously discovering promising players, helping the SSG Landers become a strong team."

After his retirement, Choo had been agonizing over various career paths. After much consideration, he accepted the club's offer and started his second career in baseball as the front desk. During discussions with the club, he decided not to receive compensation in relation to his position.

Choo Shin-soo, an assistant to Choo Shin-soo, said, "I am grateful to the club for the heavy duty of assisting the owner and nurturing the team, and I am very excited to be able to work together as a member of the Korean professional baseball development and SSG Landers once again with the KBO league's first title as an assistant to the owner, and to present a new direction. I will continue to learn and research to successfully carry out the roles and challenges given to me. In addition, I will do my best to serve as a bridge between the first and second-tier teams, as well as actively expressing opinions on the management of the team's players."