SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — When the new South Korean baseball season began Saturday, not only were stadiums back operating at full capacity, but fans in the stands were allowed to consume food and drinks from their seats — something they didn’t enjoy for most of last season due to COVID-19 protocols. With virus [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Baseball is back in South Korea, and so are fans in the stands. The 2022 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season opened on Saturday with all 10 clubs in action at five stadiums across the country. And all ballparks swung their gates open to welcome fans at full capacity, the [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Former major league stars will visit Seoul in September for a global home run derby competition. Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Wednesday (U.S. time) that its new bracket-style competition, called “Home Run Derby X,” will make a stop in the South Korean capital on Sept. 17. London will host [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The popularity of professional baseball in South Korea is in decline, especially among people in their 20s, the exact demographic that teams are trying to attract, a national poll showed Wednesday. Gallup Korea released results of its survey of 1,004 South Koreans aged 18 or older from March 15-17. [...]
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Postal Museum’s exhibition “Baseball: America’s Home Run” explores America’s national pastime through the unique lens of stamps and mail. On view Saturday, April 9, through Jan. 5, 2025, it invites visitors to explore exciting and memorable stories about how the game of baseball became an integral part [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — There was some confusion over do’s and don’ts on the first day of the ‘living with COVID-19′ campaign across the nation. It stood out even more in places that fans of spectator sports have been looking forward to visiting for a long time: baseball parks or football stadiums. On [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — National health authorities on Tuesday called on baseball fans to refrain from chanting at stadiums, pointing to risks of spreading COVID-19 even among masked individuals. In a press briefing, Son Young-rae, a senior health ministry official, reminded fans that vocal cheering is still prohibited at Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — SSG Landers’ third baseman Choi Jeong has become the second player in South Korean baseball history to hit 400 career home runs. Choi reached the milestone Tuesday against the Kia Tigers starter Bo Takahashi in the top of the fourth inning of the team’s Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Namgung Ho-seung hadn’t been to a ball game since May. Back then, all clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) were playing in front of fans, albeit at limited numbers. But once the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic struck in July, gates at stadiums in the greater Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) is reaching out to young baseball fans with metaverse platforms and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The KBO, jointly with the league’s title sponsor Shinhan Bank, plans to introduce collaboration events by setting up metaverse platforms through which baseball fans can enjoy various services online. The [...]