45 professional players, including Kook Hae-sung and Moon Sung-hyun, will participate in the KBO Dream CUP Independent Baseball Competition to open
May 22, 2025
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Marking its third anniversary this year, the 'KBO DREAM CUP Independent Baseball Competition' is a competition to provide opportunities for players from independent baseball teams to advance to the KBO League, and to promote the creation of a new independent baseball team by improving players' performance and revitalizing the competition. Jin Woo-young, who won the MVP for the Paju Challengers in the first competition held two years ago, was named 38th overall in the fourth round by the LG Twins in the 2024 rookie draft.
Independent baseball teams registered in the KBSA (Korea Baseball Softball Association) will participate in the tournament, and a total of eight teams (Gapyeong Wales, Goyang Wonders, Seongnam McPais, Suwon Pine Eagles, Yeoncheon Miracle, Yongin Dragons, Pocheon Monster, and Hwaseong Coreyo) will go through the quarterfinals tournament to determine the final winner.
A total of 182 players are participating, and among them, 45 KBO league players, including Kuk Hae-sung (Hwaseong Coreyo, former Lotte), Moon Sung-hyun (Hwaseong Coreyo, former Kiwoom), and Shin Jun-woo (Yongin Dragons, former Kiwoom), are expected to show high-quality performance. In addition to these players, players to watch include Yongin Dragons outfielder Bae Hyun-ho (2024 MVP), Yeoncheon Miracle outfielder Choi Soo-hyun, pitcher Choi Jong-wan, pitcher Ji-yoon, and Hwaseong Corillo pitcher Kim Kyung-mook.
The first and second semifinal games will be broadcast live on SPOTV2 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the 24th, respectively, and the final match at 6:30 p.m. on the 26th will be available on SPOTV. In addition, all games will be broadcast live on KBO's official YouTube channel and SPOTV NOW.
The total prize money for the tournament is about 43 million won, and the winning team will be given 20 million won worth of baseball supplies along with trophies. The runner-up team will receive a trophy and baseball supplies worth 10 million won, while the joint third-place team will receive baseball supplies worth 5 million won each. In the individual award category, baseball products worth 1 million won will be awarded to the MVP of the tournament, and baseball products worth 500,000 won will be given to the winners of the Outstanding Pitcher Award, Outstanding Batter Award, Coach Award and Gamjeong Award.
The event will be sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the National Sports Promotion Agency, Hoengseong County and Dong-A Otsuka.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
