Woo Hyuk, Dae-in, and Seok-hwan Looking forward to 'Bumho Magic'

Lee Beom-ho (43), the new manager of the Kia Tigers, was a legendary third baseman who hit 329 home runs. After his retirement, he analyzed his performance and served as the general manager of the second tier team, and served as the batting coach for the first tier team in 2022 and 2023. He coached young batters in the second tier at the closing training.

In other words, few KIA batters have not gone through the hands of coach Lee Bum-ho. With coach Lee Bum-ho becoming the coach, another concern is whether young KIA batters will burst their potential. There is also a batting coach Hong Se-wan, but the direction is not expected to change much from the days when coach Lee Bum-ho was in charge of the main role.

KIA's main lineup is the strongest in the league. At this point, the main players in all positions except first base are virtually confirmed. There is only one outfield variable. Manager Lee Bum-ho also plans to be considerate and support them so that they can do well and not get injured.

Still, the coach should keep in mind not only the present but also the short-term future and plans B to C. In a long-term race of 144 games, unexpected variables such as injury or lackluster performance will inevitably emerge. In this regard, attention is focusing on how he will unlock the potential of first baseman players such as Byun Woo-hyuk and Hwang Dae-in, who have yet to fully unlock their potential, and young batters such as Jeong Hae-won, Yoon Do-hyun, Park Min, Kim Gyu-seong and Kim Seok-hwan, who are sweating in Canberra from a long-term perspective. These are Kia's future.

Lee hit 329 home runs, but he was not a strict homerun batter. Instead, he was very strong in chances. He was also a man of grand slamming. He was a middle-distance hitter who was better at producing double and timely hit rather than average. Lee's theory on batting is clear.

"Hey, stop hitting me," coach Lee Bum-ho said while coaching young batters to hit me at this camp. "When I told you to stop hitting, you hit me more," he said, adding, "You don't have to be bad at it. If you feel pressured in chances, you are less likely to hit well. I think it is right that you can get better results when you feel nervous but not burdened."

The young batters mentioned above were actually players who used to play hard to play when they were amateurs. They view that when a pro comes to pro baseball, skills are one-size-fits-all, and it is important to give courage to the batter to perform as well as the batting power that suits him. Coach Lee Bum-ho emphasized this part as well as skills to young batters at the closing camp last year.

Veteran hitters have no technical touch at all. Manager Lee Bum-ho said, "Veterans such as Na Sung-bum, Choi Hyung-woo, Kim Sun-bin and Seo Geon-chang just put the ball on the tee bar and say nothing else. The same goes for hitting on the ground practice. Rather, he talks rambling and leads a comfortable atmosphere.

Will the "Bum-ho Magic" explode with the appointment of manager Lee Bum-ho? Attention is also focusing on what will happen to KIA's batting in the future.

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