Inviting the first pitch and even taking pictures of AI-restored families...The story of Jung Won going to the stands in the rain
Jun 25, 2025
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Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 24th when the Doosan Bears and SSG Landers faced off. Doosan Bears owner Park Jung-won headed to the stands at the top of the third inning.
Doosan Group has been conducting the 'Fire Family Mind Care' event since 2017 under the direction of Chairman Park. It is a project that takes care of not only firefighters who are struggling at the scene but also bereaved families who died on the job, and it was a project that Chairman Park has been working on with interest.
This project is a support project for the bereaved families of firefighters who died, and supports psychological counseling and treatment to maintain emotional stability and healthy social life for families selected as targets. In addition, child support was provided to preschoolers among the target families until graduation from elementary school. Doosan Group also continued to provide support to firefighters by producing a 'disaster relief worker recovery bus' that provides a resting place for firefighters and aid workers at disaster and disaster sites and donating it to the Korean Red Cross last year.
Doosan Group's interest in firefighters also led to the baseball stadium. At the suggestion of Chairman Park, an event to invite fire family Jamsil Baseball Stadium was created.
Last year, Ye-jun, the son of the late firefighter Kim Bum-seok, who became famous at the young age of 31, was invited as the first pitchman in 2014 and delivered gifts. In addition, before the game, AI technology restored the deceased's life and voice, and displayed a message on the electronic display saying, `I'm sorry I can't be by your side, and I'll always cheer for you to be happy.' In addition, a total of 1,119 people were invited, including co-planned with the National Fire Agency, current firefighters and their families, and bereaved families of firefighters who died on duty.
Doosan invited 1,119 firefighters and their families to the first pitch on the 24th. The first pitch on this day was Sohn Yong-won, a firefighter of the 119 forest fire response team in Gyeongsangbuk-do. The Sohn Fire Brigade worked hard to contain the forest fires in Yeongnam, which were recorded as the largest forest fires ever in March.
The outfit for the first pitch was also special. Many first pitchers wear club uniforms and hold events. On this day, fire brigade Sohn came to the ground wearing a fireproof top he wore during the forest fire extinguishing work in Yeongnam.
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Although it was an inclement weather with drizzling rain, Chairman Park visited the stands and delivered bouquets to Son and his father Son Jin-bok. Son Jin-bok, the father of firefighter Son Yong-won, also engaged in firefighting activities during the Daegu subway disaster in 2003.
This was not the only one. Chairman Park delivered photos and memorabilia of the AI restoration family to the bereaved family of the late firefighter Moon Kyung-kyu in 2018. The late fire lieutenant Moon Kyung-kyu changed his reputation while conducting rescue activities at the Han River rescue site in 2018. At that time, the twin children were just new stones. In order to prepare a proper family photo, he restored the image of his father who was a 'fire hero' with AI to produce a family photo.
The bereaved family also delivered a surprise gift. In response, a rolling paper frame was produced and delivered to Chairman Park Jung-won. Chairman Park, who did not know the existence of the gift in advance, is said to have been surprised and moved by the gift prepared by the bereaved family.
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Doosan players also played with a little more responsibility on the day. Captain Yang Eui-ji, who played with two hits and three RBIs, said "Today was a meaningful day for the fire family to visit Jamsil Baseball Stadium. That's why winning seems to be more meaningful. We would like to take this opportunity to thank those who always protect us.'
An official from Doosan Bears said, `The fire family event was prepared at the group level, with the chairman at the center. I hope that the hard work of firefighters who are struggling on the front line will be conveyed to many people. The Doosan Bears will continue to respect the hard work of various people as a professional baseball team."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
