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▲ Baseball commentator Park Yong-taik delivers his farewell speech while tearing up during his retirement and jersey retirement ceremony held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in July 2022.
LG Twins legendary player and commentator Park Yong-taik, and Doosan Bears franchise star and commentator Kim Jae-ho, will throw the ceremonial first pitch together at the KBO Futures All-Star Game, where the league's top prospects compete.
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on July 10, "The two retired players will open the festivities for the Futures All-Star Game held today at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul," adding, "The pitches from the two legends will be caught by LG's Park Hae-min and Doosan's Jung Soo-bin."
Park joined LG in 2002 and remained a franchise star for the team until his retirement.
He recorded 2,504 hits in his KBO League career, ranking fourth all-time in individual career hits.
He also holds the record for the most hits at Jamsil Baseball Stadium with 1,442.
Kim Jae-ho played for only one team from his debut with Doosan in 2004 until 2024.
He was a key part of the team's golden era, leading Doosan to seven consecutive Korean Series appearances and three championship titles.
Singer Gyubin will perform the national anthem at the Futures All-Star Game.
Jamsil Baseball Stadium, where the All-Star Game is being held, is scheduled to be demolished after this year and reborn as a new 30,000-seat domed stadium in 2032.
The main All-Star Game will take place at the same venue on July 11.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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