Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-yeon waves and greets fans during a home game against Kiwoom Heroes held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 10th./Hanwha
With the professional baseball Hanwha Eagles in danger of falling to last place, team owner Kim Seung-yeon (72), chairman of the Hanwha Group, visited the Daejeon stadium on the 10th. 42 days have passed since the intuition last March.
On this day, Chairman Kim visited the Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, where the 2024 professional baseball home game against the Kiwoom Heroes was held. Chairman Kim is known to have approved the team along with around 500 executives and employees of related companies. Chairman Kim also raised his hand and greeted the crowd welcoming him.
It has been 42 days since Chairman Kim appeared at the baseball stadium since the KT Wiz game on March 29th. At that time, Chairman Kim visited the game site for the first time in five years and five months since October 19, 2018. At the beginning of the season, Hanwha took the lead with 8 wins and 2 losses in 10 games.
The team’s current situation is different from that situation. The team’s performance dropped to 9th place after a month and a half as key players performed poorly.
Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-yeon visited the Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park in Daejeon on March 29. /News 1
Chairman Kim’s visit coincides with the Doosan Bears game held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on May 16, 2012.
Hanwha, which was ranked 6th out of 8 teams in 2011, was immediately considered the best candidate by recruiting Park Chan-ho, Kim Tae-gyun, and Song Shin-young before the next season.
Contrary to these expectations, the Hanwha players were pushed to the last position from the start of the 2012 season. Accordingly, Chairman Kim Seung-yeon personally visited the stadium with the group’s executives. In the game, the Hanwha players were down 3 to 4 until the 7th inning, but won 6 to 4 after a dramatic comeback in the 8th inning.
Chairman Kim, who watched the comeback win, came to the floor immediately after the match. He asked Park Chan-ho, the oldest player, “What do you think a professional player is?” and when Park Chan-ho couldn’t answer, he encouraged him by saying, “A professional player is someone who risks his life and fights.” The story became a hot topic.
Hanwha’s situation this year is similar to 2012. Before the opening, Ryu Hyun-jin, who played in the American Major League (MLB), and free agent (FA) outfielder Ahn Chi-hong were recruited, but they were placed at the bottom .
Meanwhile, Hanwha managed to escape their three-game losing streak with a 5-4 come-from-behind win against Kiwoom that day.
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