The Korea Federation of Sports Journalists held an event called "Sports Journalists' Night" at the press center in Taepyeong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul on Tuesday. Lee Beom-ho, the head coach of the KIA Tigers, won the Leader of the Year Award at the first part of the award ceremony. Lee Beom-ho was honored after voting for reporters from members of the Korea Sports Journalists Federation.토토사이트
KIA won the KBO League regular season and the Korean Series in 2024. Coach Lee Bum-ho took the helm during the spring camp when his former coach stepped down due to an unsavory incident ahead of the Canberra Spring Camp in Australia in February. Since he has been a player and coach for a long time in KIA, there was no problem in identifying the team, and he raced to the top with his "brother leadership."
KIA players will sweep various award ceremonies of baseball organizations and media companies at the end of the year. Manager Lee Bum-ho was busy giving flower bouquets to the players and clapping for them. Manager Lee stood tall on the day with confidence. It is the second time after receiving the Coach Award at the Korea Baseball Organization Awards held by Cho-A Pharmaceutical.
When this reporter met him at the scene, Lee smiled and said, "Oh, I don't need to. I can give flowers to them." But who would be a bad person to receive the prize? Lee was deeply touched. "This is the most meaningful award. It's not easy to get a leader award from sports reporters. They chose me in so many sports."
There are not many cases where KBO League managers have won the Sports Journalists Federation Leader Award. Manager Lee Bum-ho said, "There are many other (excellent) coaches. In fact, the club made a difficult choice (his appointment), but I played the season thinking I had to do well. I think I enjoyed these benefits because the results came out well."
Coach Lee Bum-ho has been busy attending various award ceremonies and greeting media companies after the season. He also appears actively in YouTube baseball contents. Meanwhile, he even prepared a finishing training session for Okinawa and is busy planning for the 2025 season.
Right after the award, Lee Bum-ho said, "I'm so honored to meet people that I haven't seen before. It's an honor that sports reporters gave me this award. I will lead the team well so that the players can play baseball better. Thank you."