Comedian Lee Seong-bae (Stars) led his team to its first victory with an outstanding performance, akin to that of Shohei Ohtani, both in batting and pitching.

On the 19th, the second game of the fifth week of the The Kim Law Firm's 19th Hansta Celebrity Baseball League (hereafter referred to as Hansta Celebrity Baseball League) was held at the Janghang Baseball Stadium in Goyang. In the first match between Stars (Manager Koo Byeong-mu) and P.O.M (Manager Park Seon-il), Stars achieved a comeback victory over P.O.M with a score of 18-7, claiming their first win of the season (1 win, 1 loss). P.O.M suffered its second consecutive loss.

In the following match between the Crusaders (Director General Lim Ho) and Albatross (Manager Jo Yeon-woo), Albatross defeated Crusaders 11-7, redeeming themselves after last week's intermission loss and recording their first victory of the season (1 win, 1 loss). The Crusaders now have 1 loss.

Entering the game as the second batter and center fielder, comedian Stars' Lee Seong-bae led the Stars' offense with an impressive record of 3 hits, 4 RBIs, 1 walk, 1 stolen base, and 3 runs scored in 3 at-bats. Lee Seong-bae also took the mound as the Stars' second pitcher in the bottom of the third inning with a 13-7 lead, throwing 2 innings of no-hit, no-run ball with 3 strikeouts and 2 walks, delivering a performance comparable to that of Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani in both batting and pitching. The MVP of the game was undoubtedly Lee Seong-bae. The popularity award went to P.O.M's fourth batter, actor Seo Jeong-woo, who excelled with 2 hits in 2 at-bats.

Lee Seong-bae, who is a former MBC public comedian, currently operates a YouTube comedy channel called "Kkyuregi" (with 700,000 subscribers) with fellow comedians Jung Sang-ho and Kim Min-jae, engaging with fans.

The young blood of Stars, Yoo Seon-ho, appeared as the starting second baseman and seventh batter, recording 1 hit and 1 walk in 3 at-bats across 4 plate appearances.

The match between Crusaders and Albatross generated excitement as it featured a showdown between pitcher Jeong Seong-il (Crusaders) and batter Oh Ji-ho (Albatross). Jeong Seong-il took the mound as the Crusaders' second pitcher in the bottom of the third and faced Oh Ji-ho twice. The results were a pop-up to the shortstop and a strikeout, resulting in a decision win for Jeong Seong-il. However, Albatross won the game 11-7. Jeong Seong-il, whose control was affected by the rainy conditions, became the losing pitcher, recording 4 hits allowed, 11 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, and 12 walks over 2.1 innings.

The MVP of the Crusaders-Albatross game went to Albatross's singer Mario (2 at-bats, 1 hit, 2 RBIs), while the popularity award was given to Crusaders actor Lee Seung-ho (2 innings, 2 hits allowed, 3 earned runs).

Meanwhile, before the Stars-P.O.M game, MBC Sports Plus's 'Baseball Goddess', announcer So Yi-won, drew attention with her charming first pitch. Prior to the game between the Crusaders and Albatross, the Director General of the Hansta Celebrity Baseball League, Jeong Bo-seok, along with the head of official sponsor Wooshin Bakery, Jo Woong-chan, threw the first pitch.

The Kim Law Firm's 19th Hansta Celebrity Baseball League, which is themed "Celebrity Baseball on Mondays without Pro Baseball," features 11 celebrity baseball teams. The participating teams include Intermission (Director General Oh Man-seok), Crusaders (Director General Lim Ho), BMB (Manager Lee Jong-hyuk), Stars (Manager Koo Byeong-mu), Jo Majoma (Director General Jeong Bo-seok), Cheonhamujeok (Manager Kim Dong-hee), Bromance (Manager Kim Kyung-rok), Youth Baseball Team (Manager Park Kwang-soo), Gongnoliya (Manager Jeong Uk), Albatross (Manager Jo Yeon-woo), and P.O.M (Manager Park Seon-il). The games are held every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Janghang Baseball Stadium in Goyang, featuring two night games each week. Admission is free.

The main sponsor, the Kim Law Firm, is a corporate criminal law firm with offices in Seoul, Daegu, Changwon, and New York, and includes numerous legal professionals, such as representative lawyer Kim Hyung-seok, former Daejeon High Court chief judge Choi Eun-soo, former Seongnam branch chief prosecutor Gu Bon-jin, and former Daegu district chief prosecutor Jo Yong-woo.

The Hansta Celebrity Baseball League sponsored by the Kim Law Firm and the Korea Celebrity Sports Association is organized by Hansta Media, with support from Goyang Special City and the Goyang Special City Baseball and Softball Association.

The games will be broadcast live on Naver TV’s ‘Hansta Celebrity Baseball’ channel and on YouTube’s ‘Hansta Media’ and ‘Choi Ban-jang TV’.

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