President Hu Jie-yeon discusses ways to revitalize baseball with Park Bum-in, governor of Geumsan-gun County. "Promote mutual development by holding international T-Ball competitions and participating in Futures League advertising."

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KBO (Korea Baseball Commission) President Koo Hu-yeon (75) visited Geumsan County Governor Park Bum-in (67) on the 12th to share opinions on how to expand and revitalize baseball-related events by attracting baseball-related events using the Geumsan-gun ballpark, and discussed mutual development measures such as promoting the military and revitalizing the local economy, KBO said on the 13th.

According to KBO, the two heads of organizations not only held officially-standard Geumsan Baseball Stadium and related baseball and amateur competitions, but also promoted group support using baseball boards for Geumsan County residents who are unable to watch professional baseball games, and considered ways to develop the region and revitalize the community through baseball, including supplementing facilities for hosting Futures League games.

In addition, Geumsan-gun will be able to actively promote local specialties and military events such as ginseng festivals through advertising on Futures League TV in 2026, and the T-Ball Competition, KBO's baseball base expansion program, will hold an international event with not only elementary schools nationwide but also overseas invitation teams from Japan and Taiwan.

Meanwhile, Geumsan-gun has been steadily holding youth competitions such as the National Little Baseball Competition and various amateur baseball competitions since 2024, and nearby regions such as Geumsan-gun, Daejeon, and Chungnam are also actively participating in the competition. Last year, baseball fever was further heightened, including live broadcasting of Hanwha Eagles' postseason games using large electronic boards at Geumsan Baseball Stadium and group support from Geumsan County residents.

Starting with this visit to Geumsan-gun, KBO said, "We will expand the base of Korean baseball and lay the foundation for mid- to long-term development through exchanges such as proposing various baseball-related events and contents in connection with local governments interested in revitalizing the region using the infrastructure of baseball stadiums at the city, county, and district levels, and consulting on ways to improve infrastructure."

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