Choo Shin-soo and SSG, who were agonizing over their future, kept persuading them to "Let's do it together."

Choo Shin-soo and SSG, who were agonizing over their future, kept persuading them to "Let's do it together."

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Choo Shin-soo (42), who retired from active duty, will make a fresh start as the front desk from next season after much consideration. Although his body and mind are exhausted after playing on the professional stage for more than 20 years, this is the result of the club's persistent persuasion.

The SSG club said on the 27th, "We appointed Choo Shin-soo as the assistant and general manager of the team."

Choo chose to extend his career by one year after the end of the 2023 season, declaring his retirement from the team at an advanced notice. SSG has also begun to agonize over whether to accompany Choo.

However, Choo, who had been separated from his family, said in his retirement press conference in early November that he would be "tired both physically and mentally. I am receiving various offers, but I will not start unless I am ready for the position. I will take enough time to rest and think about it slowly." Choo is said to have also been willing to spend time with his family or study baseball in the U.S.

"Choo Shin-soo, assistant manager of the team, did not accept the offer from the beginning. Some people said they were not ready yet and wanted to study more," an SSG source said. "It was between late November and early December that I finally accepted the offer." Choo's position was reportedly confirmed after discussions after deciding to start anew as the front desk.

A club official said, "When Choo Shin-soo joined the club in 2021, the club did not just expect him to play a role as a player. We considered various scenarios including the leader," adding, "If he leaves the team once after retirement, there is no guarantee that he will receive a better offer or come back. That's why I kept saying, 'Let's be together.'"

After agonizing over various career paths after retirement, Choo finally accepted the club's offer and started his second baseball career as the front desk manager. Afterwards, he decided to serve as an assistant to the owner of the baseball team and head of the development team.

The club said, "Choo Shin-soo usually gave sincere advice to the team and the front office for the development of the first and second teams. I also highly appreciated my attitude to share my success experience and know-how in MLB," and added, "With his leading leadership, he has strong trust in the team and excellent communication skills." Above all, we decided that Choo Shin-soo's assistant has a human network with MLB clubs in the U.S., front offices, and coaches, so we can contribute to strengthening the team's power by utilizing the assets he has accumulated so far." As a director of training, he added, "We expect that our team will contribute to establishing itself as a strong team by transplanting successful baseball DNA from MLB into Futures players to help them grow and strengthening the first-team depth by continuously finding promising players."

"I'm very excited to be able to present a new direction for the development of Korean professional baseball and SSG Landers once again with the KBO league's first title as an assistant to the owner of the team," Choo said. "I will continue to learn and study to successfully carry out the roles and challenges given to me. I will also do my best to fulfill my role by actively expressing my opinion on the management of the team's players as well as the bridging role of the first and second-tier players." 메이저사이트

SSG said, "In the process of consultation with the club, we decided not to receive remuneration related to our position."