The South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles fired their manager Carlos Subero on Thursday.
The Eagles promoted their minor league manager Choi Won-ho to take Subero's place, and immediately signed him to a three-year contract worth 1.4 billion won (US$1.1 million).
The Eagles said Choi will take the reins starting Friday against the SSG Landers.
Subero, hailing from Venezuela, was in the final season of his three-year contract with the Eagles. The team had finished in last place among 10 teams in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) in both of Subero's first two seasons in charge.
The Eagles announced their sacking of Subero after a 4-0 victory over the Samsung Lions. The Eagles improved to 11-19-1 (wins-losses-ties), 1.5 games above the KT Wiz in ninth place.
Along with Subero, the Eagles also parted ways with pitching coach Jose Rosado and baserunning coach Darryl Kennedy.
Choi, 50, joined the Eagles organization as minor league manager in November 2019. He served as interim manager for the KBO squad in the second half of the 2020 season, before returning to the minor league position in 2021.
Source: Yonhap News Agency