Proposal by professional baseball team manager Cha Myung-seok

First greetings

The World of Professional Baseball Front
I'm curious about your daily routine
Do you watch all the games?
I think the job of front desk has become more well-known thanks to the drama "Stove League."
Spring camp has changed a lot since COVID-19, right?
Where does the professional baseball front office work?
You started out as a player and became a manager. Is this a common situation?
How can a non-athlete become a manager?
What is the appeal of the professional baseball front?
Please also tell me the disadvantages
I think there will be many memorable episodes as the captain.
The LG team also runs an active YouTube channel. Do you have a policy?
How does a trade happen?
Is there anything you first introduced or tried in front-end work?
What do you think about hiring a foreign manager?
I think there will be a lot of difficult things while working.
What do you do in that case?
What is the most important thing in the professional baseball front office?
What are the challenges of working in the professional baseball front office?
How do you attract audiences?
What is the relationship between the players and the front office?
When do you feel a sense of accomplishment?
Have you ever felt frustrated or wanted to give up?
How do you relieve stress?
Do you enjoy any sports other than baseball?
If you have any tips for success as a professional baseball front office, please let me know.

What is Pro Baseball Front?
Please tell us about the job called Pro Baseball Front.
What do you do specifically?
Is there anything different from foreign professional baseball fronts?
Do you have any experience studying abroad?
How many people are active as professional baseball front-runners in our country?
What are the differences between the front desk seen from the outside and the front desk operated directly?
What skills are needed to do this job?
Is this a job that will still be needed in the future?

How to become a professional baseball front office
What are the general steps to becoming a professional baseball front office?
Are there any advantageous majors?
Do I need to be good at a foreign language?
What qualities should I have?
What kind of preparations should I make during my school days?

If you become a professional baseball front
What is your annual salary?
Is the front office responsible for the team's performance?
Is generating revenue for the baseball team also the front office's role?
How is welfare?
What are your working hours?
What are the working conditions like?
When do you have free time during the year?
As a former player, do you face any difficulties in running the front office?
What is the most challenging part of being a manager?
When is the retirement age?
What was your most memorable moment?
What are your future goals as a professional baseball frontman?
What are your personal goals outside of being a baseball manager?
I'm also a professional baseball front

A peek into the professional baseball front office

Q&A with Pro Baseball Front

The story of professional baseball team manager Cha Myung-seok

Professional baseball is a mass sport and the most popular sport in our country.
The fans' love for the players is also great.
Just the fact that you can hang out with the superstars on your team just by crossing one office wall is enough to make you the object of envy.
Furthermore, sports team front offices work very closely with the field. Take the LG Twins, for example. While front office staff work for LG like regular office workers, they're different in that they can experience the excitement of sports firsthand in the evenings.
Would you like to enter the world of Pro Baseball Front, where you can feel the thrill of the sports field?

Please introduce the job called Professional Baseball Front.
In the dictionary, it refers to an organization that leads a professional baseball team.
In all sports teams, the job system or people in charge of running the team are called the front office.
Since it is a job that supports the team, you need to have a high level of understanding of the sports field.
Because professional baseball games are held in the evening, there is no set schedule for commuting.
And depending on your grades, your future and position can change a lot.


Does the front office prefer to work in the operations team?
Anyone who likes baseball will love the baseball team, especially the management team.
Because I can breathe together with the players.
I think the front office of a sports team, not just professional baseball, is great because you can work in a sport you like.
Because it is truly a case of ‘virtue and work all in one.’
I think I will be able to feel a sense of accomplishment and be happier while working.


The profession of front desk has become widely known to the public thanks to the drama “Stove League.”
What do you do during Stove League?
As is well known, preparations begin as soon as the season ends, including recruiting players, signing salary contracts, budgeting, visiting training camps, operating training camps, and planning for the next season.
Also, the manager has to think about how to manage the players next year.
We need to figure out how to manage players who will be serving in the military and those who will be discharged, how to train the minor league team, how to organize the coaching staff, and how to set the players' salaries.
In short, Stove League is ‘the manager’s time.’

What is the most important thing in the professional baseball front office?
It's the team performance.
The job description varies from department to department, but broadly speaking, performance is the most important thing.
Because it helps you get good grades by providing good support.
But grades have many meanings.
I don't think that a team becomes prestigious just because it has good grades.
I think the front office's job is to create a prestigious club.
Grades are important, but you also need to become a person who can repay the love of your fans.
I think the front office needs to create a culture where players can have the mindset of public figures and be role models.

When do you feel a sense of accomplishment?
When you win. The KBO League has 144 regular season games a year, excluding the postseason and exhibition games.
We play every day.
Every day is a time of joy and sorrow.
When you lose, the back of your head gets really tight and sore, but when you win, you feel really good.
You feel these small senses of accomplishment and then they explode during the postseason.
When we win, the players and the front office all run out onto the field and cheer, and the fans sing songs and shed tears of happiness.
I think it's this kind of joy that keeps me going even when things are hard.

I think there will be a lot of difficult things while working.
What do you do in that case?
Walk.
There's something I always do.
I do five things every day: reading, writing, walking, laughing, and reflecting on the day.
That's why it also has the nickname 'Ogi'.
It is called 'Ogi' because you do five 'gi' every day.
These are five things that nurture me, whether I'm having a hard time or happy.


Are there any majors that are advantageous for becoming a professional baseball front office?
I don't think majoring in sports is particularly advantageous.
Because each department has its own pros and cons.
Of course, there are some majors that are advantageous depending on the job.
In the case of the business department, the scope of work utilization is wide.
And I think majoring in statistics would also be advantageous.
Statistics can be used in a variety of ways.
Because you can manage not only baseball statistics but also fan databases.


What qualities should I have?
You have to have passion.
Not only my passion for baseball, but also my passion for my job.
And fundamentally, you must have a spirit of sacrifice and a sense of mission.
Among the front line, there are people who say it's nice to be able to watch baseball without any worries.
But if you join the company just to have fun, you won't be able to last.
You have to really like baseball.


What kind of preparations should I make during my school days?
First of all, if you are a student who likes baseball, I don't think there is much you need to prepare.
However, I think it would be good to study foreign languages ​​diligently.
Being good at foreign language conversation, especially English, opens up many opportunities.