“It will be a good memory to play in the place I dreamed of.”
Head coach Jeong Yun-jin, who leads high school baseball Kangho Deoksu High School, left a message of thanks to SSG owner Jeong Yong-jin before the final match of the 2023 Shinsegae E-Mart Cup National High School Baseball Championship against Gangneung High School at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th.
It is because he cared about amateur baseball, 토토사이트which is the root of Korean baseball, and made it possible for the buds to bring unforgettable memories.
Prior to the finals of the 2nd Shinsegae E-Mart Cup National High School Baseball Championship, players from Gangneung High School and Deoksu High School took turns touring the clubhouse used by professional baseball SSG 1st team players.
The players couldn’t hide their surprise. They were grateful for the time to see the place of their dreams right in front of their eyes. Not only was he touring the clubhouse, but he was happy just playing in the professional baseball stadium.
Deoksu High School won the championship by beating Gangneung High School 5-4 that day. After the game, Deoksu High School outfielder Baek Jun-seo, who was selected as the best player of the tournament, said, “I am excited to think that we will play here again in the future. I was nervous at first,” he said.
Deoksu High School head coach Jung Yun-jin said, “It will remain as a good memory for me to play at the professional stadium of my dreams. I think it will motivate me to work hard and play in a professional stadium in the future. I am grateful to SSG officials, including owner Jeong Yong-jin.”
Gangneung High School coach Choi Jae-ho also sympathized. Regarding the players who experienced professional facilities, Coach Choi said, “Our players seem to be memorable. It would be the romance of all high school players to step on (professional stadium) in the finals. It would be an honor to come and play at the ballpark of a professional champion team.”
SSG owner Jeong Yong-jin has shown a lot of interest in amateur baseball since he started running a professional team. serious about baseball We want to nurture the roots of Korean baseball.
In a commemorative speech at the 2nd Shinsegae E-Mart Cup National High School Baseball Championship, owner Jeong said, “I pray for the moment when young players become the present, not the future of Korean baseball, holding hands.”
In addition, owner Jung emphasized that we should all prepare and work hard to prepare for the 2027 WBC, as well as the 2026 Asian Games and the 2028 LA Olympic baseball revival, leaving behind the disappointment of the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC).
Take business management as an example. Owner Jung, who is also the vice chairman of the Shinsegae Group, said, “In case of poor performance in corporate management, rather than finding and blaming the culprit, we accurately analyze the cause of ‘why it was sluggish’ and divide countermeasures in the short and long term to select and prepare the responsible person. We manage the process,” he said.
He said the same goes for baseball. He selected tasks such as nurturing players and managing the national team and raised the need to prepare from now on. Conveying this meaning is not a farce. If you are the owner of a professional baseball team or a fan who likes baseball, you can fully express your opinion.
Moreover, Chung is the person who can actively invest in the future of Korean baseball. He even promised that “I and Shinsegae Group will think more about what we can do for the development of baseball in Korea.”
SSG provides generous support so that players can perform at their best in a good environment. After the end of the 2021 season, the clubhouse has been transformed into a major league level. It cost a lot of money.
It’s not just pro players. Owner Jeong set a prize money of 100 million won, which was larger than planned for the last tournament, so that players can gain motivation and improve their performance through the E-Mart Cup high school baseball tournament.
In addition, in November every year, owner Jung holds the ‘No Brand Cup High School Alumni Baseball Tournament’ with the purpose of expanding the base of Amaya Baseball and supporting scholarships for the alma mater baseball team.
He has a special love for baseball. Danju Jeong, who was in charge of pitching and awarding at the final of the ‘2022 No Brand Cup High School Alumni Baseball Tournament’, which ended with Gunsan Commercial High School’s victory at Gocheok Sky Dome on November 12 last year, said, “Sports are different from watching sports, and baseball is developing. In order to do so, it is important to enjoy watching professional baseball, but it is also very important to expand the base into life sports.”
Owner Chung, who is serious about baseball, held the Shinsegae E-Mart Cup National High School Baseball Championship and the No Brand Cup High School Alumni Baseball Championship last year to expand the base of Amaya Baseball. He is directly promoting amateur baseball, which is less interested in than professional baseball.
Owner Jung thinks that Korean baseball can grow as an extension of one when the popularity of high school baseball, which is the basis of professional baseball, is revived and the base of club baseball is expanded.