Hanwha Eagles
한화 이글스
Logo Cap insignia
Information
League	KBO League (1986–present)
Location	Daejeon
Ballpark	Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark (2025–present)[1] Cheongju Baseball Stadium (1986–present)
Established	1985; 40 years ago (1985)
Korean Series championships	1999
League championships	1989, 1992
Former name	Binggrae Eagles (1986–1993)
Former ballpark	Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium (1986–2024)
Colors	Orange, navy blue, grey and white
Mascot	Winnie, Vinnie, Soori and Hoodi
Retired numbers	21,23,35,52
Ownership	Kim Seung-youn
Manager	Kim Kyung-moon
Website	www.hanwhaeagles.co.kr

TheHanwha Eagles (Korean:한화 이글스) are a South Koreanprofessional baseball team based inDaejeon that competes in theKBO League. The Eagles' home ballpark isDaejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark. As of 2025, they have played in thepostseason 14 times. They have won theKorean Series once, in 1999, and the league pennant twice.

Founded in 1985 as the Binggrae Eagles (Binggrae was the then-trademark ofHanwha's confectionery branch),^[2] they debuted in 1986 as the seventh franchise of the league. Japanese-born pitcherJang Myeong-bu went 1–18 with a 4.98 ERA in the 1986 season. The team went 31–76 overall in 1986, and Jang retired after the season.

The Eagles made it to theKorean Series four times in their first seven years of existence (in 1988, 1989, 1991, and 1992), losing each time. In 1993, the club changed its name to Hanwha Eagles after Binggrae's separation from Hanwha conglomerate.

PitchersSong Jin-woo andJung Min-cheul were the team's one-two punch through the 1990s and much of the 2000s. Song played for the team for 21 seasons, between1989 and2009. He currently holds several KBO pitching records, including his 210wins, 2,048strikeouts, and 3,003innings pitched.^[3][4] He is the only pitcher in KBO League history to win 200 games, and the only one to strike out 2,000 or more batters. Jung, for his part, played 16 seasons for the Eagles (1992–1999 and 2002–2009). He won at least ten games for the team for eight straight seasons, from 1992 through 1999.^[5]

The club was renowned for itsslugging percentage from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, nicknamed the "Dynamite Bats" in reference to explosive products under one of Hanwha's main business lines. The 1999 championship team was led by American importsDan Rohrmeier andJay Davis, as well as KoreansSong Ji-man andChang Jong-hoon, and had a slugging percentage of .487, the highest team total in KBO League history.^[6]

The Eagles made it back to the Korean Series in 2006, again falling short. The Eagles did not make the KBO playoffs for eleven years, from 2008 through 2017, despite going through five managers during that time, including the KBO's two winningest managers,Kim Eung-ryong (2013–2014) andKim Sung-keun (2015–2017).

Han Yong-duk was hired as Eagles' manager in 2018 (he had been a caretaker manager for the team in 2012), and in his first full season he succeeded in bringing the team to the postseason for the first time since 2007.^[7] On 7 June 2020, however, Han resigned as manager after a 14th straight loss, and was replaced by the team's minor league manager (and former television announcer),Choi Won-ho.^[8] The team also revamped its roster, sending ten players to the minor-leagueKBO Futures League team — including veteransAn Young-myung,Jang Si-hwan,Lee Tae-yang,Song Kwang-min, andLee Sung-yul^[9] — and bringing up nine players to the KBO League team.^[10] After tying the record for the KBO's longest losing streak at 18,^[11] on 14 June 2020, the Eagles escaped a 19th-straight defeat after a long struggle: Hanwha won a suspended game againstDoosan Bears thanks toRoh Tae-hyung's walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth inning.^[12]

On 27 November 2020,Carlos Subero was announced as the Eagles' new manager.^[13] Under his leadership, however, the Eagles finished in last place for two consecutive seasons. After enduring two difficult years, the club sacked Subero midway through the 2023 season and reappointed Choi Won-ho.^[14] Choi's second stint as manager was also short-lived, as he resigned in May 2024. Shortly afterward, the Eagles signed a three-year contract withKim Kyung-moon.^[15]

Hanwha Eagles alternative logos (2025–present)
Alternative text logo, also used in the uniforms	Alternative logo, used on some cap hats, uniform details, and website	Alternative text logo, used on the website and "Eagles" used on the uniforms

• Bae Seong-seo (1986–1987)
• Kim Yeong-duk (1988–1992)
• Kang Byeong-cheol (1993–1998)
• Lee Hui-su (1998–2000)
• Lee Kwang-hwan (2001–2002)
• Yu Seung-an (2003–2004)
• Kim In-sik (2005–2009)
• Han Dae-hwa (2010–2012)
• Han Yong-duk (2012)(caretaker)
• Kim Eung-ryong (2013–2014)
• Kim Sung-keun (2015–2017)
• Lee Sang-gun (2017)(caretaker)
• Han Yong-duk (2018–2020)
• Choi Won-ho (2020)(caretaker)
• Carlos Subero (2020–2023)
• Choi Won-ho (2023–2024)^[16]
• Kim Kyung-moon (2024–present)^[17]

The Eagles have fourretired numbers on their roster. Those are for the infieldersChang Jong-hoon (35) andKim Tae-kyun (52), and the pitchersJung Min-cheul (23) andSong Jin-woo (21).

General

• "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean).Korean Baseball League. Archived fromthe original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved8 September 2017.

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