Choo Shin-soo (42) of the "Choo Choo Train" will continue to work as a "Landsman" even after his retirement. He will serve as an assistant to the owner of the team. It is his first job in the KBO League. He even decided to work without pay.안전놀이터

SSG officially announced on the 27th that "Choo Shin-soo has been appointed as an assistant to the owner of the team."

Choo is considered the best player in Korean baseball history. He had 1,671 hits in 1,652 games, a batting average of 0.275, 218 homers, 782 RBIs, 961 runs and 157 steals, an on-base percentage of 0.377, a slugging percentage of 0.447, and an OPS of 0.824.

He joined SSG in a surprise move in 2021. Over the past four years, he had 396 hits in 439 games, a batting average of 0.263, 54 homers, 205 RBIs and 51 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.388, a slugging percentage of 0.424, and an OPS of 0.812. He has led the team win overall in 2022. He also achieved 20-20 in 2021.

At the end of the 2024 season, he announced his retirement. At the retirement ceremony in November, he said, "I haven't decided my future plans yet. I want to rest now. I'm having the happiest winter ever." It didn't take long to decide what to do next. Keep adding strength to SSG.

SSG paid attention to Choo Shin-soo's passion for baseball and career. It praised his selfless attitude to share his experience and know-how in succeeding in the Major League, as well as sincere advice for the advancement of the first and second teams.

With his leading leadership, he has strong trust in the team and excellent communication skills. Above all, Choo Shin-soo's assistant has a human network with various practitioners such as the U.S. ML club, front desk, and coaches, so he decided that he could contribute to strengthening the team's power by utilizing his accumulated assets.

In addition, the club expects Choo Shin-soo's assistant to transplant successful baseball DNA in the ML to Futures players to help them grow, and to contribute to SSG's position as a strong team by strengthening the first-team depth by continuously finding promising prospects.

Choo Shin-soo, an assistant coach of the team, has been agonizing over various career paths since his retirement. After hard work, he accepted the team's offer and started his second career in baseball as the front desk officer. During discussions with the team, he decided not to receive compensation in relation to his position.

Choo Shin-soo, an assistant, said, "I am very excited to thank the club for the heavy duty of assisting the owner and nurturing the team, and to once again work as a member of SSG for the development of Korean professional baseball with the KBO league's first title as an assistant to the owner."

"It is a challenge for me. I will continue to learn and study in order to successfully fulfill my role. I will also do my best to fulfill my role by actively expressing my opinion on the management of the players of the club as well as my role as a bridge between the first and second teams," he said.