Boy group NCT Ji Sung will take the mound at Jamsil Baseball Stadium.
The LG Twins said on the 3rd, “We will hold the first pitch to pray for victory ahead of the three consecutive home weekend games against the Samsung Lions in the 2026 professional baseball KBO League at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul from the 4th to the 6th.”
First, the first pitchman on the 4th is Jisung of NCT, a boy group. Ji Sung was loved by global fans for her unique music and performance. He will also challenge acting by appearing in the drama “Crash 2: Fury Road,” which is scheduled to air in the second half of this year.
사진 확대 Jisung. Photo = Courtesy of LG
Ji Sung said, “When I was young, I often played baseball with my family. I really wanted to throw the ball directly at the ballpark one day, but I’m really excited to get a chance to throw the first pitch at LG,” he said, adding, “I hope LG will win as it is the first pitch.” I will prepare hard to show you a good performance,” he said with a bright smile.
On the 5th, Anpanman, the main character of the animation “Anpanman,” will throw the first pitch, and his eternal enemy, Bacteriaman, will take the batter’s box. LG will hold three consecutive home games against Samsung as “Anpanman Brand Day.” During Brand Day, the company plans to operate a photo zone and an event zone next to the central ticket office, and a collaboration pop-up store at the outfield catchment.
The first pitchman on the 6th is Park Min-kyo, the national women’s baseball team. Park Min-kyo started playing baseball as a hobby class at HBC Youth Baseball Team in 2020 when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school, and has been on the path of a full-fledged player for three years and five months, and has proudly played the league with male students until the third grade of middle school. He was an exemplary student who always maintained the top ranks in his studies in middle school. In particular, at the age of 15 this year, he passed the qualification exam instead of going to high school to focus on baseball, with excellent grades enough to get one wrong in the Korean language and receive perfect scores in all subjects.
사진 확대 Park Min-kyo. Photograph = Courtesy of LG
Park Min-kyo is currently playing for the Gangnam Dogok Youth Baseball Team and the women’s baseball team “Hura.” In July this year, he played under the national flag at the Women’s Baseball World Cup in the United States, and is actively considering training at baseball academies such as the United States and Japan after going to college in the future.
Park Min-kyo, who is a “real fan” of LG, said, “I dreamed of pitching whenever I came to Jamsil Baseball Stadium to support LG more than twice a week during vacation and holidays. Just as this dream came true, I will work hard until my dream of becoming a professional baseball player comes true. I ask for a lot of interest and support in women’s baseball,” he said.
[Lee Hanjoo, MK Sports Reporter]