"80% of participating players go pro" Hanwha-KBSA agrees to hold regular 'high school vs college All-Star Game'

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The Hanwha Eagles and the Korea Baseball Softball Association (KBSA) promised to work together to revitalize amateur baseball through regular hosting of the "High School vs. College All-Star Game."

Hanwha announced on the 10th that it signed a business agreement with KBSA at the press room in Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon and decided to hold the 'High School vs. College All-Star Game' held regularly over the past three years. Hanwha Eagles CEO Park Jong-tae and KBSA Chairman Yang Hae-young attended the agreement ceremony.

With this agreement, Hanwha and KBSA have decided to solidify the "high school vs college All-Star Game" cooperation system that has continued so far and actively cooperate for the development of amateur baseball.

Hanwha has been planning the "High School vs. College All-Star Game" for three consecutive years with the full support of KBSA after considering ways to support Ama Baseball, which is not limited to its home base, while support for Ama Baseball has been relatively reduced due to the implementation of the full-scale draft system.

The club said, "The 'High School vs. College All-Star Game' is considered to have contributed greatly to the development of amateur baseball and exchanges between high school and college players in line with the slogan of 'Game of the Dream' and given players a stage of dream and hope."

In fact, 107 (80%) of 133 participating players have entered the professional league over the past three years and are serving as a gateway to professional baseball, and they are also playing a role as a venue to shed light on university players, such as the increasing number of professional baseball developers among university All-Stars.

Chairman Yang Hae-young said, "I am deeply grateful to the Hanwha Eagles club for their sincere support to revitalize baseball," adding, "I hope this agreement will serve as a virtuous cycle to motivate high school and college players and to build a solid grassroots infrastructure in the Korean baseball community." At the association level, we will also support the competition to become a successful tradition," he said.

CEO Park Jong-tae said, "I would like to thank the Korean Baseball Softball Association for helping Hanwha Eagles continue to host a meaningful tournament called 'High School vs. College All-Star Game' on behalf of the KBO League. Hanwha Eagles will probably spare no interest and support to develop baseball and play a role as the basis of professional baseball."

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