Lotte is looking forward to fall this season. Furthermore, its new head coach Kim Tae-hyung vowed to "win the championship within three years." Will Lotte be able to establish itself as a strong team this season.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, captains Jeon Joon-woo and Kim Won-joong expressed their aspirations for this season at a media day held at Lotte Hotel in Sogong-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of the 22nd.

Lotte is the team that failed to reach the top for the longest time among the 10 teams, the last time it won the Korean Series in 1992. As such, Busan fans want to win the autumn baseball championship as small as possible.

Kim Tae-hyung is a great manager who led the Doosan Bears to the Korean Series for seven consecutive years from 2015 to 2021 and to win three championships. Lotte fans also have high expectations on Kim. "I have prepared hard for the fall baseball season. I will show my fans more with my body than words," Kim said. "I will try my best to advance to the post season." "I promise to win within three years."

The Korean national team also expressed its extraordinary determination this season. In individual interviews after the official media day event, Jeon Joon-woo and Kim Won-joong said, "A lot of new players have been added to the first team this season. If we work together with talented players at the ballpark to make up for their shortcomings, we think that we will be a much better team this season."

"The bond between the players has been strengthened," he said. "The bond between the players has become much stronger. Baseball is a team sport, not an individual sport. I think it has improved a lot in that regard," he said. "Before, there were more young players, but now (Kim) Min-sung and other players who can lead the team have joined him. The atmosphere of the team has definitely become cleaner than in previous years."

Kim Won-joong then said, "I think the juniors were able to trust and follow because senior players create a good team atmosphere," adding, "In this atmosphere, there was a good synergy of competing with each other to enter the entry and play."

Regarding Kim Tae-hyung's call for "winning in three years," Jeon Jun-woo said, "Not everything will be as we say, but we are also happy that you have such a plan," adding, "Kim Tae-hyung is the most famous master in Korean baseball, and he always asks the players to try harder during the game. Those are the things that really affect us."

Lotte also has a lot of energy from its coaches, who support manager Kim Tae-hyung. Notably, Kim Min-ho, who was newly hired as Lotte's first-tier defense coach this season, is constantly shouting "fighting" to his players from the bench. "In a way, because Kim Min-ho creates a lot of atmosphere like a mood maker, I think he can cheer up every day," Jeon Joon-woo said, expressing his gratitude by saying, "There are times when players feel down, but I think they can get that energy by always giving us that energy."

Lotte's goal for this season is fall baseball. However, experts including commentators predicted that it would be difficult for Lotte to play in the fall this season. "We don't agree. If we are faithful in what we do, we think we can achieve good results," Jeon Joon-woo and Kim Won-joong said. "No one thought that Lotte would win first place early last year. No one knows about baseball. I will prepare well and produce good results this season."

Meanwhile, Lotte will face the SSG at the SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Sunday. Aaron Wilkerson will start for Lotte, and Kim Kwang-hyun will start for SSG.

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