[Official] Gwangju's KIA: "No different from World Cup fever." Baseball popularity is truly scorching → Ties all-time record with 11 consecutive sellouts

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Gwangju's baseball popularity is no less than the World Cup. It is truly scorching. The KIA Tigers have tied the all-time record for the most consecutive home games sold out.

On the 13th, KIA will face the Doosan Bears in a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field.

A KIA official stated, "The 25,000-seat Gwangju-KIA Champions Field was sold out by 3:30 p.m. today."

This marks the 21st sellout for KIA's home games this season.

Furthermore, a club official reported, "Today's sellout ties the record for the most consecutive home games sold out at 11 games." KIA has recorded 11 consecutive home game sellouts from the Gwangju SSG Landers game on the 22nd of last month through today's Doosan game.

The previous record for consecutive sellouts was also 11 games, spanning from the Gwangju Kiwoom Heroes game on September 7, 2024, to the Gwangju NC Dinos game on March 23, 2025. This matches the current record exactly. If KIA records a sellout in tomorrow's Gwangju Doosan game, it will write a new history for the club.

Meanwhile, KIA set its starting lineup in the following order: Kim Min-gyu (left fielder), Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder), Kim Do-young (designated hitter), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Byun Woo-hyeok (third baseman), Hwang Dae-in (first baseman), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Park Min (shortstop). The starting pitcher was James Nail.

In response, Doosan set its starting lineup in the following order: Jung Soobin (center fielder), Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Oh Myung-jin (first baseman), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Lee Yu-chan (second baseman), and Jo Su-hyeong (left fielder). The starting pitcher was Wes Benjamin.

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