"I'm touched. As a meaningful gift"Park Joon-soon and the old uniform T-shirt also run toward Samsung's heart and passionate fans
Sep 12, 2024
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Lee Jong-yeol, head of the Samsung Lions, said, `Samsung was expected to be at the bottom before the season, but is now at the top. It's all thanks to the fans. I chose a player who can repay the fansHe called Park Joon-soon, a player from his hometown and left-hander from Daegu High School, as the third-ranked player in the first round.
Samsung fans are filling up Lions Park every day.
For the club, it deserves to be appreciated. No, I deserve to thank you. Despite being a local club, it is a 'Big 2' club with the LG Twins, a popular club in Seoul.
The team ranks second in spectatorship among the 10 teams. As of Tuesday, 1,275,022 spectators. It is less than 10,000 viewers compared to the LG Twins (1,281,420), which ranks first. The average number of spectators per game is 18,215, chasing LG (18,844).
A team that only exceeded 1.2 million spectators with LG. Along with LG, it is certain to surpass 1.3 million spectators for the first time in the club's history.
Samsung had 850,000 spectators in 2016, the first year of Lions Park's opening. This year, starting with the KT match on August 14, it opened the era of 1 million spectators for the first time, and since then, all 10 games (excluding Pohang games) have sold out and are on the verge of surpassing 1.3 million.
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The fan appreciation event, which exceeded 1 million among the first home spectators, will be held against Kiwoom in Daegu on the 21st.
All the spectators visiting the ballpark will be given a free T-shirt with a 2002 Old Uniform design. Samsung, which has been running second place alone since surpassing 1 million, is sure to sell out on the event day as well.
Ban Hyo-jin, the main character of the 100th gold medal at the Korean Summer Olympics, will take charge of the first pitch before the game, taking advantage of the synchronic meaning of exceeding 1 million spectators. The gold medal list for women's 10m shooting at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She is currently attending Daegu Sports High School.
After the game, fireworks will be beautifully embroidered in the night sky of Lions Park to commemorate the 1 million spectators.
The Samsung marketing officer said, `I was deeply moved by the fans' steps and constant support throughout this season. We prepared a thank you event to repay you with a small but meaningful gift", he explained. As for the product to be presented to fans visiting the ballpark on this day, "After the idea, we prepared a T-shirt made of uniform material." he said.
hschung@sportschosun.com
