It's been 8 years since 2017...Why is Okinawa-embedded Samsung leaving for Guam first

Jan 07, 2025

The 2016 Samsung Guam spring camp scenery. Sports Chosun DB

The Samsung Lions will hold a camp in Guam for the first time in eight years.

On the 7th, Samsung confirmed the schedule for "2025 off-season training." he announced.

Unlike in previous years, this time, it plans to hold the first spring camp in Guam first and then move to Okinawa to conduct the second camp. The last time Samsung held the first spring camp in Guam was in 2017. Since 2018, spring camps have been held only in Okinawa. Samsung explained that the resumption of the Guam camp was decided at the request of coach Park Jin-man.

Guam is considered to be a little better climatically because the team is raising its physical condition through basic training. In particular, Samsung did not get off to a good start, recording seven losses out of seven in a practice game against the Japanese team early in last year's spring camp. The intention was to raise his physical condition properly and prepare for the season step by step.

The first PO match between Samsung and LG held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 13th. Samsung manager Park Jin-man is checking the list of players during the game. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2024.10.13/

Guam is also a place where coach Park Jin-man is familiar and has good memories. Park, who played for Samsung from 2005 to 2010, had a spring camp in Guam. Among them, he wore the 2005 and 2006 championship rings on his hands.

The team will split into two flights on the 22nd and depart via Incheon International Airport. In the meantime, group training could start on February 1, but this year, it was moved up to January 25. Samsung will leave on the 22nd as early as the 3rd, but it was inevitably advanced due to difficulties in getting flights due to Lunar New Year holidays. They will be given two days off from the 23rd, and the camp schedule will begin on the 25th.

It is a break from the concept of a runner-up prize for the first two days. As a result of inquiring with the KBO and the Professional Baseball Players Association, they received an answer that there was no problem.

The Samsung-Hanwha warm-up match was held at Onnason Akama Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 26th. It was held to a 5-5 draw. Samsung players leaving the ground after the game. Okinawa (Japan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.02.26/

After basic training in Guam, Samsung will leave for Okinawa, the venue of its second spring camp, from Incheon International Airport on Feb. 5, a day after returning home on Feb. 4.

The team will have a full-fledged schedule at Akama Stadium in Onnason, Okinawa, which has been linked since 2005.

In Okinawa, three rounds of Cheongbaek matches are scheduled in addition to training. It also plans to play practice games with Yomiuri (away game), Chunichi Dragons, SSG Landers, KT Wiz, LG Twins, and KIA Tigers (home game).

After completing all the schedules in Okinawa, he will return home on March 5.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.