Busan Gijang-gun to Begin Construction of Baseball Theme Park 'Indoor Baseball Practice Field and Baseball Experience Center' This Year

Agreed with KBO to Proactively Lead Problem Resolution

Service Resumption in April, 5.3 Billion KRW Secured in 2018 to be Invested

Busan Gijang County Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Construction of an indoor baseball practice facility and baseball experience center within the Busan Gijang-gun Baseball Theme Park is expected to begin within this year.

The "Indoor Baseball Practice Facility and Baseball Experience Center Construction Project" is a key initiative of Gijang-gun, promoted in conjunction with the establishment of the "Korea Baseball Hall of Fame."

It is being pursued to commemorate 100 years of Korean baseball and 30 years of professional baseball, and to enhance the reputation of Busan as a baseball city through the creation of the Baseball Theme Park.

The "Indoor Baseball Practice Facility" will be constructed with a total floor area of 2,500㎡ on one above-ground floor, and the "Baseball Experience Center" is planned to have a total floor area of 1,500㎡ across three above-ground floors.

The project was concretized with the start of design services in January 2018; however, due to operational cost burdens related to the "Korea Baseball Hall of Fame" and changes in KBO management, disagreements arose between Busan City and the KBO, leading to the suspension of the design services in September 2018.

Since Gijang-gun has invested substantial capital in creating the Baseball Theme Park, it is focusing administrative efforts to complete the project.

Gijang-gun has taken the lead in resolving issues by gathering opinions from the KBO regarding overall project progress, and plans to resume the suspended design services in April this year. With the 5.3 billion KRW construction budget secured in 2018, construction is planned to commence by the end of this year.

Oh Gyu-seok, the mayor of Gijang-gun, stated, "With the construction of the indoor baseball practice facility and baseball experience center, we will develop Gijang-gun into a world-class baseball city surpassing New York's Cooperstown."

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