Jung Sung-gon, Ji Ji-wan, Park Min-seok, and Cho Je-young have been caught in large numbers of 'first team members' → '117 grand prize' Ulsan Wales tryout completed on day 2

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The players' "challenge" to become a founding member of the civic club "Ulsan Wales," which is about to participate in the KBO Futures League in the 2026 season, continued the next day. Big first-team experiences, including catcher Ji Ji-wan from Lotte Giants and left-hander Jung Sung-gon from SSG Landers, appeared.

The Ulsan Wales Professional Baseball Team held the second day of the tryout at Munsu Baseball Stadium in Ulsan on the 14th. A total of 117 players took the test on the day following the previous day (13th), giving 230 applicants an even chance for two days. All but three people who had insufficient documents, including missing contact information, were notified to come to the site, and they competed fiercely for a ticket to Ulsan.

What caught the attention of the field reporters the most was the appearance of players with "name value" with extensive experience in the first team stage. Ji Ji-wan, who played as a key catcher for the Lotte Giants and Hanwha Eagles, and left-hander Jung Sung-gon, who passed through KT Wiz and SSG Landers, also participated. On top of that, a large number of faces familiar to baseball fans, including infielder Park Min-seok and Doosan Bears pitcher Cho Jae-young, who were released from KT Wiz in December last year, were spotted.

An official from another club who watched the scene said, "As a large number of players with experience in the first division joined, the tension and level of the overall tryout have increased remarkably," adding, "Still, the atmosphere seems to be hotter than usual because it is an opportunity to enter the first division through the Futures League."

Ulsan Wales completed all the tryout procedures after the second day of the schedule. The club will announce the successful candidates for the tryout on the Ulsan Sports Council website sometime on the 15th after compiling the two-day evaluation. It will be selected from a minimum of 25 to a maximum of 30, but additional people may pass.

After finishing the tryout schedule, Ulsan Wales manager Jang Won-jin told Star News, "I saw some good players on the pitcher's side. However, there were quite a few players on the fielder's side who did not have the skills they wanted. I'm going to go in and discuss it with the coaches," he said.

The selected players will start full-fledged team training from February 1st and then train at Ulsan Munsu Baseball Stadium until mid-February. It has not been confirmed yet since mid-February, but it is also planning a training camp on Jeju Island.

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