Lotte Giants Choi Jun-yong Becomes Ambassador for School Sports Promotion in Busan

Busan Office of Education Appointed as Communication and Public Relations Messenger

"Campaigns, Talent Donation, and Promotion of Physical Education"

Choi Jun-yong, a next-generation prospect of the Lotte Giants, has been appointed as an ambassador for school sports to help revitalize physical education in Busan.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent Ha Yun-su) announced on the 10th at 10:30 a.m. that it held an appointment ceremony in the first conference room of the education office and appointed Choi Jun-yong as the ‘School Sports Ambassador.’

Hayunsoo, Superintendent of Busan Education (right), is presenting a certificate of appointment as a school sports ambassador to player Choi Junyong on the 10th.

Choi graduated from Busan Suyeong Elementary School, Daecheon Middle School, and Gyeongnam High School, and joined the Lotte Giants after being selected in the first round of the 2020 draft. Known for his fastball reaching speeds close to 152 km/h, he is a representative pitcher of the Giants who takes charge in the late innings and is loved by Busan baseball fans as a future franchise star.

Choi Jun-yong will serve as a messenger to promote and communicate school sports policies by participating in public campaigns and events related to school sports organized by the education office, including the Morning Change campaign, and by donating his talents.

The Busan Office of Education expects Choi’s activities as an ambassador to greatly contribute to revitalizing physical education in Busan.

Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “Choi Jun-yong, who has achieved his dream of becoming a professional baseball player and is now moving toward an even bigger dream of winning the Korean Series, is a role model for students and the perfect person to promote school sports policies in a friendly manner. I hope he will provide great support to the vigorous progress of Busan education that leaves no student behind.”

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