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"Wow, this romance in beauty!"' ATL, 'Visiting Korea Korea to see Kim Ha-sung', Ojunae's unusual goodbye, "Thank you, bear."

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Park Sujin

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Atlanta club announcing Ojuna's farewell. /Photo = Atlanta Braves official SNS
Coach Jung Ki-hoon (from left), Kim Ha-sung and Oh Joo-na, Kim Ha-sung's personal coaches, are watching the professional basketball game. /Photo = Kim Jin-kyung on standby

A "romantic" goodbye, which is rarely seen in Major League Baseball, a business world, has been delivered. The Atlanta Braves gave a hot hello to "Big Bear" Marcel Ojuna (36, Pittsburgh Pirates), who was the team's central hitter and the best mood maker.

The Atlanta club announced its breakup with Ozuna on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) and said, "Thank you, Marcel." On behalf of the Braves, he posted an unusual message saying, "I thank Big Bear." It's not just a notification of sending out players, it's about having the highest level of respect for a star who devoted himself to the team.

Ojuna, a Dominican Republic native who has been on the major league stage since the 2013 season, has been at the center of his firepower since the 2020 season, wearing an Atlanta uniform and hitting more than 150 home runs. In particular, he had a season of 40 home runs and 100 RBIs in the 2023 season, and played in all regular league games (162 games) in the 2024 season. As Ozuna left the team after six seasons, the Atlanta Braves seem to have unusually honored his positive energy and appearance as a clubhouse leader.

To domestic fans, Oh Juna is as well known as a 'loyalist' as her skills. After the 2025 season, Oh Joo-na visited Korea in person during the off-season to see Kim Ha-sung (31) and showed her passion to visit the basketball court together.

At that time, Oh Joo-na visited Jamsil Student Gymnasium with Kim Ha-sung and watched the SK Knights basketball game in Seoul. Since then, he has been seen grilling meat and enjoying Korean culture with Kim Ha-sung and basketball player Choi Joon-yong (32, Busan KCC Egis) at a Korean restaurant. It seems that he enjoyed traveling in Japan and Korea with his family.

Ozuna's next destination, leaving Atlanta behind, was decided by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pittsburgh signed Ohjuna on a single-year contract, expecting that Ohjuna's explosive slugging and rich experience would be a great boost to the young squad.

Although he changed his uniform, Atlanta's unusual courtesy once again proved what Ozuna was like on the team. Fans are paying attention to what kind of performance Oh Joon-a, who is now the "Pittsburgh's Bear," will continue at her new home PNC Park and what kind of famous scenes her friendship with "best friend" Kim Ha-sung will create.

Kim Ha-sung (left) and Oh Jun-na. /Photo = Kim Jin-kyung on standby

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