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Hanwha Eagles appoint national team coach Ryu Ji-hyun as manager
The Hanwha Eagles appointed national team coach Ryu Ji-hyun as their new manager on October 13.
The South Korean professional baseball team said his three-year contract is worth 2 billion won.
The change follows the end of former manager Kim Kyung-moon’s contract.
Ryu previously led the LG Twins to the postseason in 2021 and 2022, and guided South Korea to the 2026 Asian Games baseball title and a World Baseball Classic quarter-final.
Hanwha said it chose him to help build a strong team that can compete over time.
The club also named longtime employee Seok Jang-hyun as general manager, the first Hanwha staff member to hold that role.
Hanwha Eagles appointed national team manager Ryu Ji-hyun as the club’s 15th manager.
The club announced a three-year contract worth 2 billion won on October 13.
Ryu led the LG Twins to the postseason in 2021 and 2022.
As national team manager, he guided South Korea to the 2026 World Baseball Classic quarterfinals and the Asian Games title.
Hanwha also appointed Seok Jang-hyun as general manager, the first club employee to hold the role.
- Who
- Hanwha Eagles appointed Ryu Ji-hyun, 55, the national team manager.
- What
- Ryu became the club’s 15th manager under a three-year contract worth 2 billion won.
- When
- The appointment was announced on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Hanwha Eagles, a professional baseball club in South Korea.
- Why
- Hanwha said it judged Ryu the right person to achieve its goal of growing into a sustainable strong team.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ryu led the LG Twins to the postseason in both seasons.
Ryu took charge of the national team.
Ryu guided the national team to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals and the Asian Games title.
Hanwha announced Ryu’s appointment on a three-year, 2 billion won contract.
- Manager
- Ryu Ji-hyun
- Club
- Hanwha Eagles
- Contract
- Three years; 2 billion won total
- Previous team
- LG Twins
- National team results
- 2026 WBC quarterfinals; 2026 Asian Games title
- General manager
- Seok Jang-hyun, the first Hanwha employee to hold the role
What people are saying
I am grateful to the club for entrusting me with the management of a good team like the Hanwha Eagles.
I will do my utmost to move toward becoming a strong team, with victory as our nourishment and together with the best fans, and to make the club’s vision of becoming a prestigious team a reality.
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