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▲ The late former manager Baek In-cheon, who served as a player-manager for MBC Chungryong, was laid to rest on the 17th. A bereaved family member holding the late manager's portrait leaves the funeral hall at Dankook University Hospital in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, today.
The "immortal 400-hitter," the late manager Baek In-cheon, was laid to rest today (the 17th) [Note: Referring to Monday, August 17, 2026].
According to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), the late manager's farewell ceremony was held at the funeral hall of Dankook University Hospital in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, earlier today.
Amid the send-offs of his bereaved family, KBO Commissioner Huh Koo-youn, and other baseball figures and officials, the late manager passed through the Cheonan Memorial Park and was laid to rest at his final resting place, the Rodem Park Arboretum in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.
After playing through his years at Kyungdong High School and corporate baseball, Baek In-cheon advanced to Nippon Professional Baseball in 1963. He returned to South Korea in 1982, the inaugural year of professional baseball, and served as a player-manager for MBC Chungryong.
That year, he recorded a batting average of 0.412, leaving behind the first and only "400 batting average" in KBO League history.
After retiring as a player with the Sammi Superstars, he went on to manage teams such as the LG Twins, Samsung Lions, and Lotte Giants.
The late manager passed away on the 15th while receiving treatment for a cerebral infarction, and his funeral was held as a KBO funeral, only the second of its kind in history.
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