The Kia Tigers announced on Tuesday they’ve named former All-Star Kim Ki-tai as their new manager.

The Gwangju-based Korea Baseball Organization club said Kim has agreed to a three-year deal, with an annual salary of 250 million won ($237,750) and a signing bonus of another 250 million won.

Kim replaces Sun Dong-yol, who abruptly resigned last Saturday, six days after signing a two-year contract extension.

Kim, 45, previously managed the LG Twins in the KBO. In 2013, he took the Twins to their first postseason in 11 years. The Twins had a poor start to the 2014 season, and Kim resigned in late April with the club mired in last place.

The Tigers said they will turn to Kim, a native of Gwangju, a metropolitan city some 330 kilometers south of Seoul, to help rebuild the franchise that has finished eighth among nine KBO teams in each of the past two seasons.

“Kim has a proven track record of developing young players with his communication skills as a foundation,” the Tigers said in a statement. “We felt he was the right person to rebuild the team and also bring the players together.”

Through the Tigers, Kim said he understands what the new team needs the most.

“I am going to try to change the identity of this club,” he said. “Rebuilding isn’t just about bringing young players on board. Coaches will also have to come in with new mindsets.”

Kim Sung-keun installed as new Eagles manager

Veteran baseball manager Kim Sung-keun was formally introduced on Tuesday as the new skipper for the Hanwha Eagles.

The Eagles, a perennial doormat in the Korea Baseball Organization, announced their hiring of the 71-year-old last Saturday. They inked him to a three-year contract, with an annual salary of 500 million won ($475,000) and another 500 million won in signing bonus. Kim replaces Kim Euong-yong, who wasn’t retained by the Eagles after his two-year deal ran out at the end of the regular season.

This is Kim’s seventh KBO club as manager. He has won three KBO championships in his managerial career, in 2007, 2008 and 2010, all of them with the SK Wyverns, the last club he managed.

With 1,234 career wins, Kim ranks second on the all-time list in the KBO, behind Kim Euong-yong’s 1,567 victories.

Kim, famously dubbed “God of Baseball” for his tactical acumen, has long made a career out of turning underachievers into contenders. The Eagles will hope Kim still has tricks left in his bag at 71. (Yonhap)