Hanwha Eagles manager resigned resigned last Sunday after the team suffered its 14th game in a row in the Korea Baseball Organization. NC Dinos gave the Han Yong-duk and the Eagles their latest defeat at home.
The Eagles’ latest losing streak tied the franchise’s worst record. They lost the last game of the 2012 season and then 13 straight games in the next season. At present, the Eagles are now 7-23. They are 3-and-a-half games behind SK Wyverns for the last spot in the standings.
The longest losing streak in the KBO belongs to the Sammi Superstars. They lost 18 straight games in 1985, according to online sports betting sites.
Hanwha Eagles Manager Resigned
Han resigned as the Eagles manager after the loss last Sunday. Based on sports news coverage archives, he was the first manager to lose his job this year. Also, he was in the third and final year of his contract.
According to betting odds sites, he played his entire pitching career with Hanwha. In 2005, he because the team’s pitching coach. Also, he became Eagles’ interim manager in 2012. He left the team to be part of the Doosan Bears’ coaching staff. However, he returned to Hanwha to become its manager in 2017.
In his first year as manager in 2018, the Eagles reached the playoffs. Thus, the team ended its 11-year postseason drought. However, they finished second to the bottom in 2019. The Eagles found themselves in a familiar situation this year.
They started with a 7-9 record as the team suffered several injuries to vital players. Also, veteran hitters suffered from slumps. Their 14-game losing streak began on May 23 when the team lost to the NC Dinos. Their opponents outscored the Eagles 120-36 during the losing streak. Also, they failed to score in three games.
