KIA is business, LG is economy, and LG is good for 1R rookies
Jan 23, 2025
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LG left for the U.S. on the same plane as KIA.
LG left for Scottsdale, Arizona on the 23rd. Seven advance teams, including Oh Ji-hwan, Lim Chan-kyu and Park Dong-won, left on the 15th, and the team's main team headed to the U.S. on that day. A schedule to change planes from LA and head to Phoenix. However, KIA players also flew to LA on the same plane. Due to the lack of business seats, KIA moved to the U.S. on the 22nd and 23rd, but many of its main players, including Na Sung-bum and Kim Do-young, rode on the 23rd.
After winning the integrated championship last year, KIA owner Chung Eui-sun gave the team a special gift so that everyone could move to the business class.
It is a long-distance flight from Korea to the United States. It takes 11 hours to get to LA from Incheon Airport and 14 hours to get there. For tall and big baseball players, economy seats make a big difference in fatigue when flying long distances.
The club basically buys tickets for players with economy seats. Veteran players often upgrade to business seats at their own expense.
Even if they won the championship so far, it would have been a special experience for the KIA team because they had never provided business seats to all the players, but as they were on the same plane as LG players, there was no choice but to make a clear difference between the two teams.
Jang Hyun-sik, who moved to LG for a total of 5.2 billion won after applying for an FA last year while playing for KIA, said with a smile, "Shouldn't you give me my business seat, too?" Jang Hyun-sik, who upgraded to business class at his own expense, said "It was my first camp, so I upgraded it because I wanted to do well for my body." Not only Jang Hyun-sik but also LG's veteran players, including Kim Hyun-soo and Hong Chang-ki, have upgraded to business seats.
LG Kim Young-woo, who will leave his first camp as a rookie, is an economy seat. Let's say KIA Kim Tae-hyung, the same rookie, will ride the business seat "I still like LG."," he said proudly, expressing his pride in LG.
LG, the 2023 winner, and KIA, the 2024 winner, started different spring camps in the 2025 season. For LG, KIA's business position may be a bigger stimulus. Last year, the two teams had an overwhelming 13 wins and 3 losses.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
