"For the first time in 14 years" How was the reunion of former coach of the black seagull Rooster with Lotte Fan in Busan?
Nov 30, 2024
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On the 30th, the 12th Hope Addition Charity Baseball Competition hosted by the Yang Joon-hyuk Sports Foundation was held at Sajik Stadium in Busan.
The game was divided into Team Royster and Team Yang Joon-hyuk. Legendary players such as Lee Dae-ho, Song Seung-joon, Choi Joon-seok, Cho Sung-hwan and Ma Hae-young, as well as Kang Baek-ho, Kim Hwi-jip, Han Dong-hee, Na Seung-yup and Jung Hoon, and Yang Joon-hyuk, led by Samsung players such as Kim Young-woong, Kim Min-soo, Hwang Dong-jae, Kim Heon-gon, and Yoon Jung-bin, participated in the team royster, including Song Young-jin, Shin Min-hyuk, Lee Jae-hak, Koo Chang-mo, Jung Chul-won, Kim Seo-hyun, and Yoon Seok-min and Lee Dae-hyung.
Royster arrived at Incheon International Airport at 4 a.m. that day. Visiting Korea to participate in this event despite the Thanksgiving period. It is the first time in his life that he has not spent Thanksgiving with his family.
It was also important to make a difficult decision that the venue of this event was Sajik Stadium. Although he has visited Korea once in the past to attend a golf event, Busan is the first in 14 years since he quit as Lotte Giants manager in 2010. That's how much I wanted to come".
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"It's good to be back in Korea itself, and it's a good opportunity to recall memories of Busan. I did the best I could at Lotte and left with good memories, so I think I can say hello in such a good mood like this."
The KBO League said it saw the results of this fall baseball but did not watch the game. He said, `It's too bad that I haven't been to the Korean Series in three years" he said.
Former coach Royster smiled broadly when he said, `Kang Min-ho finally went to the Korean Series, and Lee Dae-ho retired without going to the Korean Series.'
On this day, the table seats and first base at Sajik Stadium were almost full, and the third base was also hot enough to fill most of the seats. Fans responded to former coach Royster's greetings with enthusiastic cheers and applause.
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