I promise you 10 million sustainable spectators President Hu Jie-yeon's New Year's address with three promises + coverage

Jan 06, 2025

On the 10th, KBO President Hu Ju-yeon, who won the Grand Prize at the 2024 Ilgu Awards held in Cheongdam, Hotel Rivera, is giving his speech. Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.12.10/

KBO President Huh Gu-yeon. Sports Chosun DB

KBO President Koo Hu-yeon delivered his New Year's resolutions in line with the three factors of fairness, competitiveness and marketing for the new year.

KBO announced President Hu Jie-yeon's New Year's address on the 6th.

President Hu Jie-yeon said, `Hello, fans who have always loved baseball. The new year of 2025 has comerhyme with "

In 2024, when ABS (automatic ball determination system) was introduced for the first time in the world, professional baseball reached 10 million spectators for the first time in history. The 2025 Eulsa year is the first year of the second term of President Hu Jieun, who was re-elected with overwhelming support.

The year 2024, which started with the New Year's address of "'New Inning Begins', exceeded the KBO league's most spectators. This was possible thanks to the fans' warm support and affection for the KBO League"I looked back.

Then "KBO is committed to creating a sustainable 10 million audience base to continue this achievement in 2025. The new innings will continue this year," he stressed.

In the meantime, he delivered three promises: fairness, competitiveness, and marketing.

KBO President Huh Gu-yeon. Sports Chosun DB

▶ Hereinafter, KBO President Koo Hu-yeon's New Year's address

Hello, fans who always love baseball. The new year of 2025 has come.

The year 2024, which started with the New Year's address of "New Inning Begins," has exceeded the KBO league's most spectators. This was possible thanks to the fans' enthusiastic support and affection for the KBO League.

KBO is committed to creating a sustainable 10 million audience base to continue this achievement in 2025. The new innings will continue this year.

Improve League Fairness and Value

Attempts to increase fairness and value, the foundation of the league, continue.

We will upgrade the automatic ball-strike judgment (ABS) system in the KBO League to increase the accuracy of the judgment. We will expand the ABS system to the Futures League and add to the league's trust.

The KBO League will introduce new video reading equipment to support precise reading.

Futures League will test run a dedicated camera for check swing reading.

Practice game between the Premier 12 baseball team and Sangmu held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 6th, KBO President Koo Hu-yeon is meeting with the team. Gocheok = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.11.06/

In order to reduce unnecessary time and improve the speed of the game, we will introduce a pitch clock system to keep pace with global baseball trends.

We will prepare detailed standards for KBO stadium management so that players can perform at their best and fans can enjoy the game comfortably.

▶ Strengthen League Performance and International Competitiveness

Strengthen the competitiveness of the national team and promote international events to enhance the performance of the KBO League.

We are preparing for a national team exchange match as part of the planned to build a consistent vision and brand for the national team in 2024. Through this, we will thoroughly prepare for the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) to improve our performance in international competitions. In addition to the competitiveness of the national team, we plan to promote logo rebranding and various collaboration projects to increase brand value.

President Hu Jieun visited the Hangzhou Asian Games site. Sports Chosun DB

We will continue to find future baseball talents and revitalize the global baseball ecosystem by operating the KBO International Education League, which began last year, to improve the performance of promising players and strengthen networks with overseas baseball secretariat.

▶ Fan-centered marketing and experience diversification

We will do our best to get closer to our fans and provide them with a variety of experiences.

We will expand opportunities to meet fans in and out of the ballpark by planning various product collaboration projects through collaboration with brands that the public likes.

In addition, through partnerships with broadcasters, we will further improve the quality of KBO broadcasting by introducing special camera equipment and utilizing tracking data. We will provide fans with more enjoyable content by providing abundant attractions through social media such as YouTube and Instagram.

We will use cutting-edge technology to provide a unique baseball viewing experience in various spaces such as movie theaters, and continue the voice support project for the visually impaired to strengthen the environment and accessibility for more fans to enjoy baseball.

Game 1 of the Korean Series between Samsung and KIA at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. Former Haitai coach Kim Eung-yong and legends Kim Sung-han and Kim Jong-mo are taking a commemorative photo with President Koo Hu-yeon after pitching, hitting and shooting. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.10.21/

The 2025 KBO League will continue its new innings with fans in a humble manner.

We will always do our best to accelerate the industrialization of professional baseball to grow into a solid league in quantity and quality.

Happy New Year. Thank you.

January 6, 2025

Koo Hu-yeon, president of the KBO

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.