Hwang Junseo vs. Weiss...Hanwha Life's Ballpark to Open for the First Time in History

Mar 06, 2025

Ryan Weiss (left)-Hwang Joon-seo. Sports Chosun DB

Hanwha Eagles will begin adaptation training at a new stadium.

Hanwha will play its own practice game at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 6th. The team was divided into Hanwha Eagles and Hanwha Futures.

Hanwha Life Ball Park opened on the 5th. Hanwha, who returned from spring camps in Melbourne, Australia, and Okinawa, Japan, on the 4th, held its first training session on the 6th after a break on the 5th.

I did a lot of training in spring camp, but I have a lot of work to do. Starting this season, Hanwha will use Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Ballpark as its home ground.

Hanwha Life Ballpark, which has an asymmetric structure, has a distance of 95 meters to the right pole and 99 meters to the left pole. To compensate for the relatively short right-hand distance, an 8m high monster wall was installed. As you don't know where the ball will hit the monster wall, preparatory training is needed.

photo courtesy of Hanwha Eagles

Captain Chae Eun-sung said ahead of the fan signing event at the opening ceremony on the 5th, `I haven't played yet, but I think I'll have to make a change to feel it. He will practice for the first time tomorrow (6th) and the game is also scheduled. I think I'll get used to it if I practice."

On this day, Hanwha divided its lineup into a first-team squad that trained in Okinawa, Japan, and a second-team player that camped in Kochi, Japan.

The Hanwha Eagles team, led by the first team, drew up the starting lineup in the order of Lee Jin-young (left wing), Kim Tae-yeon (designated hitter), Esteban Floral (middle fielder), Noh Si-hwan (first baseman), Hwang Young-mok (second baseman), Lim Jong-chan (right wing), Choi Jae-hoon (captor), and Shim Woo-jun (striker).

Hanwha Futures is Euro-bound (left-winger), Lee Min-jae (right-winger), Ha Joo-seok (striker), Shin Woo-jae (first baseman), Jang Kyu-hyun (catcher), Jung Min-gyu (third baseman), Han Ji-yoon (designated hitter)-Han Kyung-bin (second baseman) and Choi Joon-seo (middle fielder) will start.

The starting pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles is Ryan Weiss. Hwang Jun-seo will take the mound for Hanwha Futures.

Hanwha will play the first exhibition game against the Doosan Bears at Cheongju Stadium on the 8th. The first game at Hanwha Life Ballpark was an exhibition game against the Samsung Lions on the 17th. The home opener of the regular season is a game against the KIA Tigers on the 28th.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.