{"id":12043,"date":"2026-10-28T14:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=12043"},"modified":"2026-10-28T14:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:08:14","slug":"lotte-giants-hire-ex-manager-as-bench-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=12043","title":{"rendered":"Lotte Giants hire ex-manager as bench coach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Lotte Giants on Wednesday brought back their former manager Her Mun-hoe as bench coach.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Giants said Her, 54, will also double as a hitting adviser, as the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club’s offseason overhaul continued.<\/p>\n

On Monday, they named Lee Dong-wook, a former title-winning skipper for another KBO club, the NC Dinos, as their new manager. Lee Taek-keun, a former outfielder, was hired as the Giant’s new general manager, despite having no prior experience either in coaching or in a front office role.<\/p>\n

Her managed the Giants in 2020 and in the early part of 2021.<\/p>\n

In his first season in charge, the Giants finished seventh among 10 KBO clubs at 71-72-1 (wins-losses-ties). The team fired him in May 2021, when they were stuck in last place at 12-18-0.<\/p>\n

Prior to his Giants managerial gig, Her had worked as the bench coach for the Kiwoom Heroes and as the hitting coach for both the Heroes and the LG Twins.<\/p>\n

The Giants said Her’s data-driven approach in analyzing hitting mechanics and physical traits will help bring out the most in their players.<\/p>\n

In 2026, the Giants ranked last in the KBO with 113 home runs and scored the second-fewest runs with 679.<\/p>\n

The Giants staff includes another former manager of theirs in Cho Won-woo, who was reassigned Wednesday as their fielding coach. Cho served as the Giants’ minor league bench coach in 2026.<\/p>\n

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