I caught a home run ball, and this is amazing…Moving VIP seats → Inviting VIP seats, impressed by the 5.6 billion FA special gift, "It's cool to see you always working hard."

I caught a home run ball, and this is amazing…Moving VIP seats → Inviting VIP seats, impressed by the 5.6 billion FA special gift, "It's cool to see you always working hard."

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Professional baseball Doosan Bears franchise outfielder Jung Soo-bin kept his promise with a fan who willingly returned the 1,500-hit home run ball.

Jung Soo-bin marked his 1,500th career hit with a home run in the first inning against the KIA Tigers in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on April 19.토토사이트

Coming up as a leadoff man in the bottom of the first inning with his score tied 0-0, Jung hit a solo homer off KIA starter Adam Oler. He dominated the 2B-1S advantageous count and hit a 150-km fastball on the fourth pitch to post a home run with a driving distance of 115 meters. It was the moment when Jung's first home run of this season and his third career homer as a leadoff man in the bottom of the first inning.

Jung Soo-bin, who made his professional debut in 2009 and signed a six-year, 5.6 billion won contract in 2021, made 1,500 hits in his career with this home run. It was the 50th record in KBO League history and the first record for left-handed hitters and outfielders in the Bears franchise. Jung also made his 48th appearance in 1,700 games in KBO League history on the day.

The Doosan team moved to the right outfield seat immediately after the home run came out and succeeded in recovering the home run ball. A Doosan official said, "It was not clear that the number of pitches was counted, but thankfully, the fan gladly returned it."

Upon learning about the recovery of the home run ball from the dugout during the game, Jeong thought about providing fan services to compensate for the loss, and asked the team to upgrade their seats. The team gave a fan sitting in the outfield seats with the highest-end central VIP seats costing 80,000 won (approx. "The fan and his group moved to the central VIP seat from the beginning of the fourth inning to watch the game," a Doosan official said.

Jung's special fan service was not over. Jung had planned to invite the fan again to Jamsil Stadium, saying, "We will give more benefits to the fan who gave the ball back." But he will be able to keep his promise at the match against the NC Dinos on Wednesday.

Jung presented his fans with a misplaced uniform, a signed ball, and batting gloves. On top of that, he also presented VIP seats to the fans at his own expense. "I was a fan of Jung who always showed off his hard work. I will cheer for him and show good performance in the remaining games," said a fan who received Jung's special gift.

In response, Jung Soo-bin said, "I sincerely thank the fans for willingly returning the ball that has special meaning to me. We will continue to build a lot of good records and do our best to give joy to our fans," he said.