Immortal '40% Hitter Legend' Former Manager Baek In-cheon Passes Away

Baek In-cheon, the former manager and South Korean professional baseball's only 40 percent hitter, has passed away at the age of 83.

Former Manager Baek passed away this morning (August 15) while receiving treatment for a cerebral hemorrhage at a hospital.

He was 83 years old.

The late manager, who had a successful career in Japanese professional baseball and even won a batting title, played as a player-manager for the MBC Chungryong in 1982, the inaugural year of South Korea's professional baseball league. He claimed the batting title with a batting average of .412, an immortal record that remains unbroken 44 years later.

Having subsequently served as the manager for LG, Samsung, and Lotte, the late manager also worked as a broadcasting commentator after stepping down from coaching.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has decided to hold his funeral as the second-ever official KBO funeral to honor his contributions and dedication to the development of South Korean baseball.
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