"Baseball Holy Land" Dongdaemun Stadium was removed, and Jamsil Stadium was removed without an alternative...I can't believe I've been living in a rented room for 6 years
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced its plan for Jamsil Dome Stadium. Currently, the company plans to complete a 30,000-seat closed dome stadium at Jamsil Baseball Stadium by 2032. Baseball as a whole is welcome. The construction had to start from the 2026 season, so the requirement was to vacate Jamsil Stadium. So after the 2025 season, I have to leave the room.
What is absurd is that it did not prepare an alternative stadium and announced its construction plan. The LG Twins and Doosan Bears were in trouble. We need to find a place to live in a rented room right away. There are only two places in Seoul where you can play baseball. It is Gocheok Sky Dome and Mokdong Baseball Stadium. Gocheok Dome has to live in two families with Kiwoom Heroes.
Mokdong Stadium is probably where baseball is held. As housing complexes are concentrated around, complaints such as noise problems are constantly being raised. The facilities are also poor to hold professional baseball games. If a professional baseball team goes, it probably overlaps with a baseball tournament. There are more than a few problems. The two clubs prefer Jamsil Sports Complex as an alternative stadium candidate.
The two clubs believe that they can be fully utilized after remodeling. Lotte Giants' Sajik Stadium has also decided to build a new outdoor stadium on the current site. Instead, it is considering converting it into a nearby Asiad Main Stadium for temporary use.. However, the Seoul Metropolitan Government decided not to allow it, saying that there is a risk of accidents during construction due to a large number of people. It is a typical administrative expediency. You can find a way to avoid accidents.
The city is not very well received by baseball players and baseball fans. The removal of Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium, the mecca and cradle of Korean baseball, is causing regret. Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium, built in 1959, was the birthplace and sacred place of Korean amateur baseball. It caused a boom in high school tournaments in the 1970s and 1980s and was the place where the official opening game of professional baseball was held.
However, in 2007, the Seoul Metropolitan Government decided to convert it into a multilateral complex and multi-purpose park. It was intended to foster it as a mecca for the fashion industry in connection with nearby Dongdaemun Market and Pyeonghwa Market. Eventually, Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium disappeared into history when it was demolished in 2009. The KBO and the Korea Baseball Association failed to prevent it and lost the mecca of Korean baseball in vain. There were also voices that it would have become a landmark of Seoul if the dome stadium was built at the site of Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium. 스포츠토토
At that time, the head of Seoul's municipal government was the current mayor, Oh Se-hoon. This time, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is unilaterally asking LG and Doosan teams to leave their rooms after two years without alternative stadiums. He also came up with a plan to live in three rooms for six years.
It's one-sided, like getting rid of Dongdaemun Stadium. More than 1.5 million spectators visit Jamsil Baseball Stadium annually. A convincing alternative should be prepared through sufficient consultation with the two clubs.