Active players such as Jeong Woo-ram, Chae Eun-seong, and Lee Tae-yang (Hanwha), Kang Min-ho, Koo Ja-wook (Samsung), and Lee Yong-gyu (Heroes), as well as retired players such as Yoo Hee-gwan, Choi Jun-seok, and Lee Hong-gu, coach baseball boys who dream of becoming the next Kim Tae-gyun. Hanwha Eagles' legend Kim Tae-gyun (41), whose number 52 was retired, is holding a baseball camp in his name.
Kim Tae-gyun Baseball Camp confirmed 52 participating players on the 30th. Until the 20th, participants were recruited from 6th grade baseball players in elementary schools across the country, and 52 were finally selected. To increase training concentration, the participating players were organized into a small number of elites.
Together with Hongseong-gun, Kim Tae-gyun Baseball Camp will hold an eve party at Yongbongsan Natural Recreation Forest on November 17th and conduct training at Hongseong Manha Stadium on the 18th. Training continues all day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tae-gyun Kim and legendary active and retired professional baseball players will coach players by position and conduct games. Kim Tae-gyun took on the role of Hongseong-gun public relations ambassador through collaboration with the baseball camp.
He said, "Ever since I was a player, I have been thinking about baseball classes for young players after retirement. It has been three years since I retired as a player, and I calmly looked back and prepared. I got along well with Hongseong-gun, which has a good baseball infrastructure and is very interested in baseball." He said.
Manha Stadium, where the baseball camp is held, is a new soccer stadium that opened this year. A second stadium will be built near Manha Stadium.
Hongseong-gun has elementary, middle, and high school baseball teams, including the Hongseong Little Baseball Team, Hongseong BC-U16, Gwangcheon Kpop High School, and Cheongwoon University. Tae-gyun Kim said, “It’s surprising that there are baseball teams for all age groups even though it’s not a big city. Baseball stadium
Times are good, and a new baseball stadium is coming up. “I think we can call it a baseball city,” he said.
Starting with elementary school players, we plan to expand the scale to include middle school and high school student camps in the future. It is also possible to hold a baseball tournament named after Kim Tae-gyun in the future. Kim Tae-gyun said, “He is an excellent player who participated in the
baseball camp . He said, “We are forming a team and pursuing an exchange match with the Japanese team.” We are planning a continuous training program rather than a one-time event.
Kim Tae-gyun, who graduated from Cheonan Bukil High School and joined in the first round in 2001, was loved by Hanwha fans. 2016 After participating in the game, he recorded a career batting average of .322, 2,209 hits, 311 home runs, and 1,358 RBIs. After retiring as a player in 2021, he is working as a commentator for KBS N.