Cancellation of 1,500 reservations for a cold rain → The weather that blocked Lotte 23G's consecutive home sales record, again today? Sajik (Busan site) with a huge tarpaulin

Jun 21, 2025

A game between Samsung and Lotte is scheduled at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 21st, and a tarpaulin is installed due to rain on the ground. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.21/

Lotte Giants' home sales record streak ended in 22 games. The mischief of the weather was the result of disturbing fan sentiment.

Lotte and the Samsung Lions held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 20th.

It was a showdown between the third and fourth-place teams, and the most popular competition between the teams, plus the elements of the weekend's three consecutive games, drew keen attention. All three consecutive weekend games were already sold out.

On top of that, Lotte was trying to set a new record for consecutive home games. Starting with the Hanwha Eagles match on April 24, 22 consecutive games continued until the Hanwha Eagles match on June 19, and sold out on weekdays and weekends. The heat of over 6 million spectators was reflected during the half of the season. The crowd increased by 25% compared to the same period last season.

If all three consecutive Samsung games were sold out, it could break Hanwha's previous record (24 consecutive home games sold out) with 25.

The problem was the weather. The drizzle from the morning continued until the game.

Dark clouds are full at Sajik Stadium in Busan ahead of the match between Samsung and Lotte on the 20th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.20/

According to Lotte, all advance reservations were sold out except for 220 on-site sales for the digital vulnerable, but more than 1,500 tickets were canceled as the rain became thicker from this afternoon. It was all returned to on-site sales, but only 800 of them were sold. The recent trend of not going without a reservation and not familiar with on-site sales also seems to have affected.

In the end, 21,911 spectators were finally counted in the first game of the weekend series. The 22,699 seats were not filled.

Lotte has regained the enthusiasm of 'baseball capital' to its third-place performance this year. The average number of spectators per home game exceeds 20,000.

What about the 21st. In line with the rain forecast, Lotte installed a huge tarpaulin on the ground from immediately after the game the previous day. A total of four large fans have also been installed to dry the grass under the tarpaulin.

Dark clouds are full at Sajik Stadium in Busan ahead of the match between Samsung and Lotte on the 20th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.20/

There are still dark clouds in the sky of Sajik Stadium. Rain is predicted throughout the game, and the humidity is very high. But so far, it hasn't rained much.

The most noticeable thing about the weather on this day is the wind speed. There is a strong wind of 2.4 m/s.

On the previous day, Lotte won a 3-1 victory over Samsung after a close game. It was a victory based on starter Gamboa's good pitching, Cho In-geun's two-run final hit and Jeong Hoon's net shot. He won three games in a row.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.