NC Dinos Appoint Former Captain Lee Ho-joon as Manager

SEOUL: The NC Dinos have announced the appointment of their former captain and hitting coach, Lee Ho-joon, as the team's new manager. Lee, who is 48 years old, has signed a three-year contract with the team that could be worth up to 1.4 billion won, or approximately US$1.01 million. According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee's contract includes a signing bonus of 300 million won, with an annual salary of 300 million won for each of the first two years. In the contract's third year, his salary will increase to 350 million won, and he will have the opportunity to earn an additional 150 million won in incentives. Lee's extensive experience in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) includes a 22-year playing career, the last five seasons of which were spent with the NC Dinos from 2013 to 2017. Following his retirement as a player, Lee served as the Dinos' hitting coach from 2019 to 2021, a tenure that saw the team clinch their first Korean Series title in 2020.