Busan City, the hometown of the Lotte Giants in professional baseball, has recently joined the baseball community's reconstruction and new construction procession as it announced plans to rebuild the Sajik Baseball Stadium. The parent company that runs the baseball team plans to increase the size of baseball-related industries through a new stadium manager, while the local governments based on the club seek to revitalize the local economy and expand cultural and sports infrastructure.안전놀이터

The Busan Metropolitan Government announced a plan late last month to rebuild Sajik Baseball Stadium, Lotte's home ground, into an open-air baseball stadium by 2031. Initially, there were prospects for the construction of a domed stadium, but the Busan Metropolitan Government decided to rebuild the existing stadium into an open-air stadium with 21,000 seats.

Sajik Baseball Stadium was built in 1986 to play regional preliminary matches at the Seoul Asian Games, and is the second oldest baseball stadium in Seoul after Jamsil Baseball Stadium, which was completed in 1982. When the baseball team was launched in 1982, Lotte used Gudeok Baseball Stadium in Seo-gu, Busan as its home stadium, not Sajik Baseball Stadium. Gudeok Baseball Stadium was demolished in September 2017 due to aging facilities. When Sajik Baseball Stadium begins its reconstruction in 2028, Lotte plans to use Asiad Main Stadium as an alternative stadium.

Hanwha Eagles will leave Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Busa-dong, Daejeon, which has been used as its home stadium since 1986, and build a new nest at nearby Baseball Dream Park from next season. Hanwha's home stadium has been the smallest among KBO league stadiums with 12,000 seats, but the new baseball stadium will increase to 20,000 seats.

"With the current fair rate of 90 percent, we expect more spectators to come because convenience facilities such as food and restrooms will be expanded, and movement routes will be facilitated," a Hanwha official told the Seoul Shimbun on Wednesday. "Indoor training facilities will also help players adjust their conditions. Both players and fans will be satisfied."

Jamsil Baseball Stadium has already been decided to be demolished after the 2026 season as plans to build Jamsil Dome Stadium and replacement stadiums have been confirmed. LG Twins and Doosan Bears, which use Jamsil as their home stadiums, will use the Seoul Olympic Main Stadium as their alternative stadiums from 2027 to 2031, and the existing Jamsil Baseball Stadium will be reborn as a 30,000-seat dome stadium in 2032 by investing 500 billion won in construction costs.

SSG Landers, which uses Landers Field, which opened in Munhak-dong, Incheon in 2002, as its home stadium, plans to move its nest to Cheongna-dong, Incheon, which will be built in 2028. Cheongdam, which is being jointly promoted by Shinsegae Group and Incheon City, will be the second domed stadium in Korea to connect Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, which opened in 2016, with 20,000 seats.

An official from the baseball community said, "The wind of rebuilding the baseball stadium is blowing around the demands of baseball fans and citizens," adding, "Many local governments without club ties are interested in building new baseball stadiums to attract games."