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[Taipei (Taiwan) = Sports Chosun Reporter Kim Young-rok] This year's first practice game in professional baseball, which was held about a week earlier than usual. The response from baseball fans was enthusiastic.
On the 12th, the Lotte Giants broadcast their first practice game against Taiwan's WBC (World Baseball Classic) national team on their own through the club's YouTube (Zionts TV).
Lotte players responded in good condition as well as the Taiwanese national team, which includes Taiwanese baseball's jewels targeting the WBC qualifying round, which begins on the 21st. After a series of reversals, the thrilling quality of the game was also outstanding, with a one-point difference.
It was not a self-broadcast that took place on the spot as before. The game was produced by Taiwan and the Lotte club purchased broadcasting rights. Therefore, it was enough to satisfy fans in terms of quality and broadcast quality.
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In addition, delicious commentary by Busan MBC caster Kim Dong-hyun and Lotte player-turned-commentator Shin Bon-ki added to the fun. Shin Bon-ki, who was loved by Lotte fans when he was a player, recently debuted as a commentator and is aiming for this season. Fans continued to show their affection, saying, `Cheer up.'
The reaction was quite explosive. As timing is timing, it was like a welcome rain in the drought for baseball-hungry fans. Not only Lotte fans but also fans of all 10 clubs watched.
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Lotte announced that the highest number of concurrent users reached 75,843 on the same day. The average number of users reached nearly 60,000.
A Lotte team official said, "A total of 71.7 million views and 218,000 views in the live time period came out. There were 129,538 chats and 133,263 reactions. The data will continue to increase as inquiries continue even after the live broadcast is over. The number of Giants TV subscribers also increased by about 4,000, proving their thirst for professional baseball fans.
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Lotte suffered a one-point loss with a score gap of 3 to 4 in the game. However, major pitchers such as Park Se-woong, Park Joon-woo, Na Kyun-an, Jung Chul-won, and Koo Seung-min proved their good condition by vigorously spraying fastballs in the mid to late 140km range, and Hwang Sung-bin, Yoon Dong-hee's multi-hit performance and Information Geun Reyes' timely hit delighted fans.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
