With the transition to the acting head coach Cho Sung-hwan, the Doosan Bears has begun a full-fledged team reshuffle. Doosan had a golden age in the 2010s alone by winning three Korean Series titles (2015, 2016 and 2019), but has yet to display a clear color of baseball. Cho is expected to make every effort to revive the team's original hustle play (hustle play + Doosan).안전놀이터

As of the 5th, Doosan is ranked ninth (23 wins, 3 draws and 34 losses) in the 2025 professional baseball KBO League. Acting manager Cho has played two games since the 3rd due to the resignation of manager Lee Seung-yeop, but has been in a swamp of four consecutive losses.

Doosan was a leading professional baseball powerhouse who competed in the Korean Series for seven consecutive years from 2015 to 2021. Back then, Doosan was nicknamed "Hustle Doo" for his dynamic and aggressive performances. All the players worked hard to prepare the table, and he often showed passionate play in the air defense. He was also nicknamed "Firefruit Baseball." With a solid second-tier development system, new faces were constantly appearing. Despite temporary slumps in the team's players, Doosan easily overcame the crisis.

Doosan's recent baseball is difficult to define in a word. The team ranks fourth in batting average (0.257) and sixth in ERA (4.29). If you look at key batting indicators, your performance is not that bad, but if you take a closer look at them, the situation is different. Compared to production capacity of hits (531·4th), the number of runs scored (264·7th) is low, and the number of home runs (39·8th) is also low. At a critical moment, the team's clutch ability is deteriorating. The number of stolen bases (53·3rd) is not overwhelmingly high.

Doosan, which ranked first in earned run average (4.54) in the bullpen last year, gave an impression that it has a strong waist, but not this year. Team holds (18) and team saves (10) are the fewest among the 10 teams. Hong Geon-hee, a must-winner, was away due to injury from the beginning of the season, and the bullpen was overloaded due to frequent replacement of pitchers.

Acting coach Cho hinted at a change by overhauling the lineup of players. On the previous day, he displayed an unexpected batting order by deploying veterans such as Jeong Su-bin, Jake Cave, Yang Eui-ji and Kim Jae-hwan to forward positions from 1 to 4. He also deployed rookie infielders such as Kim Joon-sang, Park Joon-soon and Lee Sun-woo, who had not received the opportunity so far, at the same time. He called on the team to display bold and confident performances. He also announced that he would appoint players who have dedicated themselves to the team and shown enthusiasm to participate in the games. Acting coach Cho is drawing a sticky team color in his head, where the veteran leads the junior and the rookie plays with spirit.