Former Manager Lee Seungyeop Bids Farewell to Yomiuri: "I Sincerely Thank You"
Announces departure from Japanese baseball on social media
Former Doosan manager served as Yomiuri's first-team hitting coach this year
Former Doosan Bears manager Lee Seungyeop is leaving the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball.
On the 14th, Lee announced his departure on social media, writing, "I sincerely thank all the fans who have continued to support Yomiuri this year," and, "I will be leaving the team at the end of this season."
Lee also thanked former manager Shinnosuke Abe for giving him the opportunity to wear the Yomiuri uniform again and coach the players. Looking back on the season, he said it was a special experience to reunite as a coach with former teammates with whom he had once shared the field.
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Lee, who made his mark on an era as the "Nation's Slugger," began his managerial career in 2023 when he took the helm of the Doosan Bears. After poor results, he stepped down midway through the 2025 season, in June, before completing his contract. Lee, who played as Yomiuri's cleanup hitter during his playing days, coached younger players this year as the team's first-team hitting coach at the request of former manager Abe.
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