"Who is the throne of baseball entertainment?" JTBC's 'The Greatest Baseball' Lee Jong-beom card responded with the "Fireworks Baseball" card while the number of viewers exceeded 200,000

By Minjeong, Cho

Jul 01, 2025

'Who is the throne of baseball entertainment?' JTBC's 'The Greatest Baseball' Lee Jong-beom card responded with the 'Fireworks Baseball' card while the number of viewers exceeded 200,000



Studio C1's YouTube baseball entertainment show 「Fireworks」 is gaining popularity with five consecutive wins, while JTBC"Maximum Baseball" has recruited former kt wiz coach Lee Jong-beom as a new coach, creating a competitive structure. There are also voices among baseball fans that a 'big match' between the two programs may be achieved.

'Who is the throne of baseball entertainment?' JTBC's 'The Greatest Baseball' Lee Jong-beom card responded with the 'Fireworks Baseball' card while the number of viewers exceeded 200,000
In the 9th episode of 'fireball', which was released on the 30th of last month, the Fireworks Fighters won the second game against Incheon High School 4-2, continuing their unbeaten streak of the season. Lee Dae-eun, who started despite the cold, overwhelmed the opponent's batters with powerful pitches, and Lee Taek-geun tied the game with a solo home run and Choi Soo-hyun hit a come-from-behind hit. In defense, Lee Taek-geun and Park Chan-hyung's good defense and Yoo Hee-kwan's stable finishing pitching were added, showing a well-organized play throughout the game.

The episode surpassed 100,000 viewers at the same time within 15 minutes of its release, and the highest number of viewers reached 206,000, proving its top-notch box office performance as a baseball entertainment content. In July, in-person tours are also scheduled in Ulsan, Gocheok, and Incheon, raising fans' expectations.




In the midst of this, JTBC 'strongest baseball' announced that it has suddenly selected former coach Lee Jong-beom as its new season manager. The broadcast is scheduled for September. In this regard, Lee Jong-beom was criticized by some baseball fans for his unusual decision to leave a professional club during the season.

Director Lee Jong-beom said, "I'm sorry to the fans of kt wiz."This choice came from the judgment that the 'strongest baseball' could cause a bigger boom in Korean baseball," he said. Then "It's not a completely different world from professional baseball just because it's entertainment." I will play baseball with sincere passion"I vowed.

JTBC 'The Greatest Baseball' was first broadcast in 2022 under the concept of retired professional players regrouping and challenging and was well received. However, due to a copyright dispute between production company Studio C1 and JTBC, most of the existing producers and cast members moved to YouTube and launched 'fireball'. As a result, JTBC has sued Studio C1 for copyright infringement, leading to a legal dispute.




Meanwhile, 'fireball' is scheduled to stage an even hotter match next week by predicting a match against Seongnam High School, the winner of the Golden Lion.








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