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On the fifth day of the opening of Korean professional baseball, 20 foreign companies gathered in Jamsil and Incheon.
The new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) prevented the “opening on March 28” of Korean professional baseball.
Ironically, however, thanks to Corona 19, Korean baseball gained unprecedented “global interest”.
2020 Shinhan Bank Sol (SOL) A total of 20 foreign journalists visited Jamsil Stadium and SK Happy Dream Stadium in Incheon on the 5th.
In most countries, when the “sports pause” button was pressed, starting in mid-March, the professional baseball league in Korea, the country where Corona 19 damage was the most serious, is “news global”.
“The United States is not hosting a sporting event after Crown 19,” said Victoria Kim of the Los Angeles Times, United States. Korea wanted to see what kind of process the regular professional sports season started and how the league proceeded. “
Baseball is a very popular sport in the United States. Naturally, in the United States, interest in Korean professional baseball grew. “
Journalist Victoria Kim, who has worked as a correspondent for the LA Times Korea for almost a year, said: “I have seen a Korean baseball game as a” spectator. ” It’s definitely a different feeling to report Corona 19 on a Korean baseball field. “
He also asked, “Korean baseball is famous for its” culture of joy, “but how does it cheer up during the neglected period?” On the same day, the local LG Twins team, which faced Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium, led an “Animation Team”. The cheerleaders cheered fans wearing masks and watching baseball on television.
For foreign journalists, it was a magical scene as much as the traditional Korean baseball culture.
Japanese Ambassador Takuro Amagasaki Nippon TV Seoul said: “We have not decided on the opening day of Japanese professional baseball, but we want to know how Korea begins to play baseball.” I want.
Reporter Amagasaki said: “In Japan, you can watch Korean baseball through SPOZONE. Japanese baseball fans will appreciate it. ”
At the ballpark, Al Jazeera, the mainstream media in the Middle East, a wasteland of baseball, attended a national media interview led by Yeom Kyung-yeop, SK Wyverns.
Journalist Rock McBride, correspondent for Al Jazeera, asked Yeom: “Impression that attracts many people from all over the world.”
Director Yeom Kyung-yeop said: “I am delighted that the KBO League has received great attention.
/ Yonhap News
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