[Anchor]
Born in 1981, the youngest head coach in professional baseball, KIA manager Lee Bum-ho took the top position in his first year at the helm of the team.
His leadership with determination and empathy stood out.
This is reporter Lee Kyung-jae.
[Reporter]
Coach Lee Bum-ho embraces the players one by one and shares his joy.
Yang Hyun-jong is the player who shouted and hugged the loudest.
That's how much I felt more grateful and sorry for each other than anyone else.
Yang Hyun-jong, who took the mound against Samsung on July 17, will be replaced in the first and second bases of the fifth inning with a 9-5 lead.
Yang Hyun-jong, who is about to be a winning pitcher, could not easily hand over the ball, but manager Lee Bum-ho wanted a more certain victory in the first and second place showdowns.
And manager Lee Bum-ho, who overcame the crisis, hugged Yang Hyun-jong in the dugout and expressed his sorry.
It was a scene that symbolically showed determination, empathy, and Lee Beom-ho's leadership.
In the Korean Series, head coach Lee Bum-ho overcame the crisis several times with a bold and quick replacement of pitchers, and eventually reached the top position.
It was the result of the players who decided to win and did their best to make the coach's decision together.
[Lee Bum-ho / KIA manager: I will continue to do my best to be a coach who is tough when he is tough, and I think the players will prepare well because they know what kind of baseball I play.]
[KIM DO YOUNG / KIA infielder: When I'm playing with Pengo, I think it helped me in defense and I think I owe it to the coach to make a really good record this year]
[Reporter]
He also carved his name on the brilliant record, including the youngest winning coach ever, the third winning coach in his first year in office, and the third winning coach on the same team since he was a player.
[Lee Bum-ho / KIA manager: I'll think about whether to make it a better team in the future, and since those who were born in their 80s won the championship at a young age, I'll do my best with goals that I can achieve next year and in the future.]
[Reporter]
KIA is considered the best player in the KBO league for the next few years unless there are big variables.
Director Lee Bum-ho, who showed leadership in his first year as a director, has a brighter future for becoming a master.
Reporter for filming
: Park Jae-sang
Video editing: Joo Hye-min
Design: Jeon Wirin
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