Cheongju Baseball Stadium facilities are being improved.
The facility improvement project for Cheongju Baseball Stadium, the second stadium of the Hanwha Eagles, has entered the final stage.
According to Cheongju City on the 14th, a project cost of 1.9 billion won was earmarked with the goal of hosting professional baseball games, and construction began to improve facilities at Cheongju Baseball Stadium in September last year.
By the end of last year, Cheongju City had secured space between the excitement zone bleachers and the first and third base foul lines, remodeled the dugout, expanded locker room space, replaced damaged bleacher chairs, and replaced safety nets. The artificial turf will be completely replaced at the end of next month.
It is reported that the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) will inspect Cheongju Baseball Stadium facilities in early March, when facility improvement construction for player safety and spectator convenience is scheduled to be completed.
If the KBO determines that the facility is suitable immediately after completion, Hanwha's home game will be held at Cheongju Baseball Stadium for the first time in five years this year.
Based on home games, Hanwha played 8 games in 2010, 5 games in 2011, 12 games in 2012, 5 games in 2013, 5 games in 2014, 5 games in 2015, 5 games in 2016, 6 games in 2017, 7 games in 2018, Seven games were played in Cheongju in 2019.
Cheongju City was unable to host a home game for the next three years due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), and was unable to host a Hanwha game last year because it failed to pass the KBO due diligence.
KBO pointed out problems with insufficient drainage facilities, narrow first and third base foul areas, and safety fence installation during inspections of Cheongju Baseball Stadium in March 2022 and last year.
Early last year, Hanwha responded to an inquiry regarding Cheongju City's hosting of the game to the effect that "If facility improvements are made and there are no reasons to prevent the game from being held as a result of the inspection, we plan to allocate 6 games."
Cheongju Baseball Stadium has a seating capacity of 10,500, and the center fence distance is 115m. It is a hitter-friendly stadium.
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