13 Kiwoom rookies, including Park Joon-hyun, who is the No. 1 overall player, will be in front of fans for the first time…Special Mentor Song Seong-moon and Ahn Woo-jin

Sep 22, 2025

13 Kiwoom rookies, including Park Joon-hyun, who is the No. 1 overall player, will be in front of fans for the first time…Special Mentor Song Seong-moon and Ahn Woo-jin
2026 KBO rookie draft was held at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul on the 17th. Park Joon-hyun, who was nominated for Kiwoom, is taking a commemorative photo with his family. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.17/



Kiwoom Heroes will hold a welcoming event for 2026 rookie players'First Step of Heroes'.

The event will be held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 24th at home against the KIA Tigers. Thirteen rookie players and their families will be invited to the game, including pitcher Park Joon-hyun, who was designated as the first overall player in the first round of the 2026 rookie draft. It was prepared as a meaningful and meaningful program for rookie players and their families visiting Gocheok Sky Dome for the first time since the professional designation.

First, rookie players and their families look around the team's facilities such as locker rooms, weight courts, and power analysis rooms used by first-team players. After that, he meets acting coach Seol Jong-jin and the team one after another to greet each other for the first time and listen to explanations about the club's history and vision. In particular, captain Song Sung-moon and team's flagship pitcher Ahn Woo-jin will give lectures based on their experiences as special mentors and deliver advice and encouragement to rookie players.




13 Kiwoom rookies, including Park Joon-hyun, who is the No. 1 overall player, will be in front of fans for the first time…Special Mentor Song Seong-moon and Ahn Woo-jin
2026 KBO rookie draft was held at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul on the 17th. Bukil High School's Park Joon-hyun, who was nominated in the first round by Kiwoom, is taking a commemorative photo. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.17/
13 Kiwoom rookies, including Park Joon-hyun, who is the No. 1 overall player, will be in front of fans for the first time…Special Mentor Song Seong-moon and Ahn Woo-jin
2026 KBO rookie draft was held at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul on the 17th. Nominated Park Joon-hyun and Oh Jae-won are taking a commemorative photo with the president of Heo Gu-yeon. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.17/
We also prepared our first fan signing event. All 13 rookie players will hold their first signing event for 50 fans who applied in advance in the hallway inside Gate C. Through the first official fan signing event, it will be a place to make precious first relationships with fans.

I also made time for my family. The players express their gratitude by delivering gifts prepared for their parents who have devoted themselves to them so far. Then enjoy the dinner and watch the game.

After the end of the fifth inning, rookie players will take the first time to greet their home fans by taking the first base cheering squad and introducing themselves and determining themselves. After the game, the event will be concluded by taking a group photo on the ground.




13 Kiwoom rookies, including Park Joon-hyun, who is the No. 1 overall player, will be in front of fans for the first time…Special Mentor Song Seong-moon and Ahn Woo-jin
2026 KBO rookie draft was held at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul on the 17th. Bukil High School's Park Joon-hyun, who was nominated in the first round by Kiwoom, is posing. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.17/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.