Kia Tigers supervisor Lee Bum-ho (left) shakes palms along with his basic supervisor Shim Jae-hak after signing a three-year extension with the Korea Baseball Group membership. (Yonhap)
The 2024 South Korean baseball champions Kia Tigers stated Sunday they’ve given supervisor Lee Bum-ho a brand new three-year contract.
The announcement got here six days after Lee led the Tigers to the Korean Collection title over the Samsung Lions in his first season in cost.
Lee, 42, will make 2.6 billion received ($1.88 million) complete in his new deal, which can take impact instantly rather than the second yr of the two-year, 900 million-won contract Lee had signed in February.
Beneath the brand new pact, Lee will earn 1.5 billion received in complete annual wage, 500 million received in signing bonus and 600 million received in incentives, making him the highest-paid supervisor within the Korea Baseball Group.
Lee was promoted from hitting coach to supervisor in February this yr after former supervisor Kim Jong-kook was fired over bribery allegations.
The youngest supervisor within the KBO this yr, Lee guided the Tigers to one of the best file within the common season at 87-55-2 (wins-losses-ties), which earned them a bye to the Korean Collection.
Within the best-of-seven championship spherical, the Tigers dispatched the second-seed Lions in 5 video games. Within the clinching sport on Monday, the Tigers rallied from a 5-0 deficit for a 7-5 victory and improved to an ideal 12-for-12 of their Korean Collection appearances.
“I would prefer to suppose the membership for the assist that allowed us to raise the championship trophy,” Lee stated in a press release launched by the Tigers. “I need to reward the staff for his or her present of religion. I’ll attempt to win one other title throughout my time right here.” (Yonhap)
