I apologized to Lee Jae-hak for being very sorry."

NC Dinos manager Lee Ho-joon sincerely apologized to veteran pitcher Lee Jae-hak at the end of last year.

The beginning of the incident was the idea of a pitcher for the new season, as stated in a media interview. Lee Ho-joon said, "We are also considering how to recruit Lee Jae-hak, who will take the mound for one day, then take 10 days off from the entry list and return to the mound. This means that Lee will be appointed as the sixth starter of abnormalities, rather than a normal rotation of five players.먹튀검증

Lee Jae-hak started 21 games in the 2024 season, recording 3 wins and 12 losses with a 5.52 ERA. Pounding continued in the early part of the season, but his performance fell due to injuries, big and small. There were many games in which Lee Jae-hak did not have good luck in the beginning. So he thought about taking a 10-day break after taking the mound, and giving another chance to take the mound after using other pitchers in the meantime. This is a technique that other teams sometimes use on certain pitchers.

However, coach Lee Ho-joon changed his mind afterwards. He announced his plan to hire the coach, but he thought, "Oh, no." I didn't think that it could hurt the player's feelings.

"I called Lee Jae-hak on Dec. 31. I apologized because the coach was too passionate," said Lee Ho-joon, who met at Changwon NC Park where the New Year's ceremony was held on the 3rd.

The reason is that Lee seems to have set the limit on the appointment of players who are exercising hard in individual training to make up for their disappointment this season. Having regretted his remarks belatedly, Lee offered a sincere apology to the players.

Manager Lee Ho-joon said, "Lee Jae-hak was sluggish last year, so we are preparing a lot for the off-season. I was sorry that the coach seemed to say nonsense to such a player. I told Hyun-hak, "Please prepare well so that you can rotate your rotation normally," and he said embarrassed.

Starting players from NC Dinos including Lee Jae-hak start from the ground up in the camp. Two foreign pitchers (Lily Thompson and Logan Allen) and three to five starters are competing indefinitely. Lee Jae-hak, Choi Sung-young, Shin Min-hyuk, Kim Young-kyu and Kim Tae-kyung should compete for a limited spot.

Lee Jae-hak, who is preparing for the new season more enthusiastically than ever, will also confidently challenge himself.