The passionately equipped Fire Fighters have opened the splendid chapter of their inaugural season.
On the 5th, the first episode of the baseball entertainment program 'Fire Baseball' was officially aired on the StudioC1 YouTube channel, revealing the happy moments of Fire Fighters members who took a vacation ahead of their inaugural season and the scene of the '2025 Stove League'.
Upon arriving in Hawaii, the Fire Fighters began their full-fledged journey amid a warm welcome from the production team. The youngest member, Lim Sang-woo, marked the vacation initiation with a three-line poem about Hawaii, while Park Yong-taek raised everyone's spirits with a humorous three-line poem. Upon reaching Waikiki Beach, the players admired the emerald-colored sea, exclaiming, "We did it." Shin Jae-young, who lost in rock-paper-scissors, jumped into the sea while wishing for the success of Fire Baseball, showcasing the fantastic chemistry among the players as they hurriedly ran away.
Upon arriving at Kewalo Basin, the Fire Fighters truly enjoyed their reward vacation with snorkeling and a sunset cruise. Park Yong-taek suggested a toast, noting, "These days, even when professional baseball teams win, they don't travel much. We accomplished that. In 2025, we will play great baseball to make it to Las Vegas." As the players enjoyed the sunset blazing like fire and the moon rising on the opposite side, they exchanged warm wishes with each other.
'Fire Baseball's' 2025 Stove League then unfolded. Lee Dae-ho, who set the record for the most hits, most RBIs, and most season MVP awards for two consecutive years, along with Jeong Geun-woo, who ranked first in runs and stolen bases, the self-proclaimed two-time champion (?) Park Yong-taek, and the Rookie of the Year Lim Sang-woo, classified as A-grade, confidently confirmed their participation in the 2025 season.
Meanwhile, Yoo Hee-kwan and Nippert, who appeared with agent Lee Ye-rang, elicited laughter with their fantastic mother-son scam chemistry. Yoo Hee-kwan and Nippert expressed satisfaction after successfully negotiating their salaries after an exciting tug-of-war with Director General Jang Si-won. Particularly, Director General Jang promised Nippert an incentive if he pitched over 155 km/h this year, heightening expectations for his performance.
Despite using any means necessary to showcase their value, B-grade players Lee Taek-geun, Jeong Seong-hoon, Park Jae-wook, and Choi Su-hyun also expressed joy at the news of their participation in the 2025 season. Additionally, Shin Jae-young and Lee Dae-eun attracted attention by suggesting options involving cheek slaps.
Having received the valuation report, Song Seung-jun and Jeong Ui-yun were also confirmed to remain for the season, while Moon Kyo-won decided to make a final determination on participation after the tryout. Kim Moon-ho, who will be joining for the 2025 season, touched viewers when his wife was seen tearing up during a phone call.
Meanwhile, the first episode of 'Fire Baseball' surpassed 100,000 simultaneous viewers just 58 minutes after its debut, with a peak simultaneous viewership of 130,491, showcasing the unprecedented prestige of a baseball entertainment program.
The second episode of 'Fire Baseball,' set to be released next week, will unveil the reporting scene of the intensely heated '2025 Tryout'. Kim Jae-ho, dubbed the 'big fish of tryouts' with a career batting average of 0.272, 54 home runs, and 600 RBIs in 1,793 games in the KBO League during his active years, will participate and heat up the scene. Attention is drawn to who will be the protagonist to join 'Fire Baseball' amid fierce competition.
The results of the revamped 'Fire Baseball' tryouts will be available on the StudioC1 official YouTube channel at 8 p.m. on the 12th.
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