Spectator Collapses During Professional Baseball Game in Incheon Amid Heatwave

A professional baseball game was temporarily halted after a spectator collapsed amid a severe heatwave.

At the top of the 9th inning, just before the LG Twins' offense, in the 2026 KBO League game between the SSG Landers and LG Twins held at Incheon SSG Landers Field today (August 4), a male fan in the SSG spectator seating area collapsed.

The officiating crew suspended the match, and emergency responders quickly performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before moving the spectator on a stretcher.

An official from the SSG club stated, "The spectator felt dizzy and collapsed on the stairs," adding, "It is suspected to be heat-related dizziness, and the individual was transported to a nearby hospital via ambulance."

On this day, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) cancelled the NC Dinos-Doosan Bears game in Jamsil, Seoul, and the kt wiz-KIA Tigers game in Gwangju, where severe heat warnings were in effect, but proceeded normally with the Incheon game, which was under a heatwave warning.

The KBO announced its detailed criteria for game operations according to heatwave stages today, allowing games to start up to one hour later, reflecting the home team's opinion, when a heatwave warning or higher is issued for the region where the stadium is located.

The organization stated that if a severe heatwave warning is issued, games will be cancelled with safety prioritized above all else.

(Photo: Capture from TVING broadcast, Yonhap News)
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