Pohang and Ulsan were also sad, but this time, it's an exhibition game in Cheongju or Doosan, but why is Samsung so good?

Mar 07, 2025

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Pohang and Ulsan were sad, too. To Cheongju?

It is the beginning of the KBO League in the 2025 season. Although it is not a regular season game, the exhibition game, which will attract fans' attention, will begin on the 8th.

The actual inspection will begin at five stadiums across the country. The Doosan Bears will announce their start with two consecutive exhibition games against the Hanwha Eagles on the 8th and 9th.

It's an away game. However, the venue of the game is Cheongju, not Daejeon.

Cheongju is Hanwha's second home stadium. There are only three to six games held during the regular season. But why did the exhibition game come to be held in Cheongju.

Hanwha will now play baseball at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon, its new home stadium. The official opening ceremony was held on the 5th, and the players held their own Cheongbaek match on the 6th.

However, there are still insufficient construction projects to play officially. The construction plan is to be completed in time for the opening of the regular season on the 23rd. As a result, the exhibition game schedule could not be carried out.

He continues to go on the expedition, but Hanwha is not the only one who can go on the expedition. Thus, the first two consecutive games had to be played as a home game, and Cheongju, a substitute stadium, was caught.

A game between the Doosan Bears and the Lotte Giants at Sunmarin Stadium in Miyazaki, Japan, on the 2nd. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop, who won, is delighted. Miyazaki(Japan) = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com/2025.03.02

From Doosan's point of view, it may be regrettable. If possible, I have to play in the new stadium to improve my adaptability, but I lost the opportunity to do so. On top of that, even though Cheongju underwent major remodeling last year, its facilities are inferior to other main stadiums. The most important thing is artificial turf. It is still cold in Korea. It's also the first time in a long time that they're playing in front of the audience. In a rigid state, if you play too enthusiastically, the possibility of injury to players can increase.

Also, I am tired not long after I went to the camp, but Cheongju has to find accommodation in Daejeon, so the stadium is far away. This is the same for the home team Hanwha players, but Hanwha can refer to it because it's home, but Doosan can be disappointed with 'Why did they allocate the Cheongju game to us?'

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Doosan also had to deal with a difficult schedule last year due to away games in Pohang and Ulsan in the heat wave. Pohang is the second home of the Samsung Lions and Ulsan is the second home of the Lotte Giants, and it is rumored that local governments wanted to allocate Doosan games because Lee Seung-yeop, who is from Daegu, is so popular. Coach Lee also expressed regret over the allocation of the Pohang game in the summer ahead of last year's away match in Pohang. It wasn't that he didn't want to meet Pohang fans, but that it was too much to push ahead with the game without the conditions to play properly.

First of all, we don't know what will happen this year. For now, there are no away games in Pohang and Ulsan, but the second home stadium game is usually scheduled during the season through consultation with the club and local governments. We have to see if Doosan will be invited back.

Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark. Photo courtesy = Hanwha Eagles

Samsung, on the other hand, is 'Totally profitable' The only Hanwha Life Ball Park exhibition game that was caught was the other team in two consecutive games. It is a very favorable condition for adaptation ahead of the away game of the new ballpark in the regular season. In particular, Hanwha Life Ball Park has many new factors that will affect the game, such as introducing the first 'Monster Wall' on the right fence, and many say that away teams will be at a disadvantage if they play for the first time.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.