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“The baseball field is so hot that there is a swimming pool, so it’s cool and nice. I’ll come with my dad again!” (11 -year -old resident Gang -gun, 9 -year -old livelihood siblings)
There was a summer resort to blow the heat of the summer, and it was also in the baseball field. Hanwha Eagles piloted the Hanwha Life Ball Park Swimming Pool (Infiniti Pool) by inviting the family members and acquaintances in the 2025 KBO League NC (NC) Dinos and the Anbang match. After piloting Infiniti Pool three consecutive games with the C, Hanwha will complement the safety and operation lack of safety, and will officially open the Kia (KIA) Tigers and the general fans on the 8th.
Is it because it is a high temperature of 33.7 degrees (℃) and a shower in the middle of the day. Hanwha Ball Park was a steamer. Even the humidity was high, reminiscent of the sauna. The crowd filled with the stadium was busy to fuel. However, only the fourth floor of the third base and the swimming pool were different. Before the start of the game, more than 20 to 30 fans, who seemed to be family, friends and lovers in the swimming pool, waited for the game while enjoying the water. He took a commemorative photo in the stadium and left memories. In cool water.
This is the first time a swimming pool has been created in the domestic baseball field. There are some baseball stadiums that make a simple swimming pool outside the summer, but there are no separate pools in the stands. It is not a common example even if you turn your eyes abroad. There is a swimming pool in the home field outfield of the Major League (MLB) Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Japanese professional baseball (NPB) Nihonham Fighter Home Stadium Esconfield has an indoor hot spring. Like the Hanwha Ball Park, the so -called ‘Infinity Pool’ format is the world’s first form of ‘Infinity Pool’.
The crowd’s response was more than expected. The satisfaction of all ages, especially family spectators, was high. The children who were hungry while playing the water ran to the stands next to the pool, ate chicken and Volkatsu prepared by their mother, filled the stomach, and immediately headed back into the water. Next to the swimming pool, there were Jacu -ji (private baths) and bungalows where the spectators who enjoyed the water were able to relax.
Lee Seung -jae (21), who went to Daejeon’s grandmother’s house in Gwacheon, said, “It was fresh and shocking to see baseball in the pool.” Seo -ha (8), who visited the baseball field with his parents, said, “It’s cool and fun in the pool. It’s much better than when you come to the baseball field.” After the interview, Star Ha Yang ran to the swimming pool, “Dad, let’s go to swim again.”
On one side, the men who enjoyed swimming gathered with their friends to hold beer in one hand, and two feet were passionate with jacuzzi. Yoon Ji -seop, 40, from Seoul, said, “The weather is so hot today, but when I watched the game in the swimming pool, it tastes more like a baseball ball.”
Lee Chang -yong, the Hanwha FC promotion team pro, said, “We destroy the image of Daejeon’s ‘Nojam City’ and the baseball field is a landmark of the region to become a landmark of the region. On the day, we will promote the baseball field as a leisure space for Daejeon citizens. ”
By Daejeon/Son Hyun -soo, Byunsoo@hani.co.kr