Hanwha Eagles nesting in the latest stadium..."Let's go to fall baseball"

Hanwha Eagles nesting in the latest stadium..."Let's go to fall baseball"

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Since the new stadium was completed this year, I hope we can stop losing in the fall with a new mindset and play baseball in the fall."먹튀검증

Attention is focusing on whether the Hanwha Eagles, a professional baseball team based in Daejeon, will be able to continue its winning momentum by using the new stadium as its nest this year and properly repay the wide range of local people's support.

The Hanwha Eagles, a professional baseball team that has completed its power reinforcement in the stove league, will nest in the new stadium "Baseball Dream Park" and take on the autumn baseball challenge, which is the aspiration of local fans this season.

Baseball Dream Park' is a state-of-the-art baseball stadium with 52,100㎡ in Busa-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, and capacity for about 20,000 visitors on the fourth floor of the basement, and will open in March.

According to sources including the sports industry on Monday, the Hanwha Eagles is considered to have enhanced its competitiveness by beefing up its capability in line with its entry into the new stadium. The Eagles will renew their bid to advance to the post season for the first time since 2018.

Two days after the free agent market opened in November last year, Hanwha signed up to 5 billion won (4.2 billion won in guarantees, 800 million won in options) for four years with FA infielder Shim Woo-joon, and up to 7.8 billion won (down payment of 3.4 billion won, total annual salary of 3.25 billion won, option of 1.15 billion won) for four years with Eom Sang-baek, an FA pitcher.

Hanwha also moved quickly to fill the seats of three foreign players in the 2025 season.

The first contract among the three foreigners was Ryan Weiss, who wore a Hanwha uniform as an alternative foreign player in the 2024 season.

Weiss signed a formal contract in July last year after recording compliance with a 1-1 record and 4.18 ERA in six appearances in about a month.

Hanwha renewed its contract with Weiss for up to $950,000 ($150,000 down payment, $600,000 in annual salary, and $200,000 in incentives), judging that it needed a starting pitcher to rotate the rotation stably.

Then, on the 13th of last month, new foreign pitcher Cody Ponce was hired for up to $1 million (down payment of $200,000 and annual salary of $800,000), and Jang Jin-hyuk, who played as the main center fielder last year, signed up for up to $850,000 (down payment of $50,000 and annual salary of $700,000 and incentive of $100,000) with outfielder Esteban Floral to fill the center field gap caused by his departure to KT Wiz, completing the formation of foreigners in the 2025 season.

Hanwha reinforced its power on the "center line" leading to catcher-second baseman-striker-midfielder by recruiting shortstop Shim Woo-joon as an FA and center fielder Floral as a foreign player.

In addition, as Kim Min-woo, who was injured, is expected to return during the first half of next season, Hanwha's mound has become more solid.

Hanwha fan A, in his 50s living in Daejeon, said, "I feel that the team itself has become a little more solid than last year by recruiting players as FA, but injuries that occur during the season are likely to be the biggest variables," adding, "If Noh Si-hwan and Moon Dong-ju, the team's young players, give the same performance in 2023 and new foreigners adapt without difficulty to achieve good results, I don't think Hanwha's fall baseball is a dream anymore."

Hanwha, which has worked hard by transfusing external FA and replacing foreign players throughout the winter, is scheduled to play at its new nest, Baseball Dream Park, starting this season.

Unfortunately, the opening game of the KBO 2025 season, which starts on March 22, will not be held at Baseball Dream Park, but he will play three consecutive games against the KIA Tigers from the 28th and play his first game at the new stadium.

Hanwha fans in Daejeon, who watch the game at the new stadium this season, are hoping that Hanwha will advance to the postseason at the new stadium since 2018.

Another Hanwha fan in his 30s living in Daejeon said with a smile, "It was very difficult to make a reservation because there were not many seats when I went to the baseball stadium, but I think it would be a little better because there were more seats than the existing stadium," adding, "As the new stadium was built, I hope the team itself will be desperate with a new mind so that fans can take out their autumn jumpers."

When Hanwha fan Kim Ji-woo (25) heard the news that he will play at the new stadium this year, he said, "The old stadium was too old and uncomfortable, but it was so good to see the news that the new stadium was completed and available this year," and added, "I hope the new stadium will perform well, such as setting a new record with the energy of Bomunsan Mountain."

In particular, fans in Daejeon, who support teams other than Hanwha, are also looking forward to the news that the 2025 All-Star Game, which will be held on July 12, will be held at Daejeon Baseball Dream Park, the new stadium, for the first time in 13 years since 2012.

Yang Da-yeon, 28, who is staying in Daejeon, said, "I was happy to hear that the All Star match will be held at a new stadium built in Daejeon, and I will definitely succeed in ticketing." "I often went to see games on the day of the Lotte-Hanwha match, but I remember feeling uncomfortable because the gap was narrow. However, the new stadium is expected to improve this part, so if I go to see the All Star match, I think I will be able to see it more comfortably," he said, chanting "fighting between Lotte and Hanwha."