'1 Night and 2 Days' youngest member Yuseon-ho (Stars) has been named MVP for the first time, showcasing a stellar performance both as a hitter and a pitcher.
The 10th week of the 19th Hanstar Celebrity Baseball League, hosted by The Kim Law Firm, saw two matches held at the Janghang Baseball Stadium in Goyang City on the 23rd. In the match between Bromance (Manager Kim Kyung-rok) and Stars (Manager Koo Byeong-moo), Yuseon-ho from '1 Night and 2 Days' set the field ablaze with his bat. Yuseon-ho went 3 for 4 with 1 run scored, contributing to Stars' comeback victory of 10-9, earning him his first MVP award since joining the celebrity baseball league. Yuseon-ho also took the mound as the starting pitcher, making his celebrity baseball pitching debut. His first inning on the mound was a 'partial success' with 1 hit allowed and 1 earned run (unearned) along with 2 walks.
In a game marked by comebacks, Stars made a dramatic comeback against Bromance, managing to score 2 runs off Gomedy Choi Gi-seop, Bromance's relief pitcher, with 2 hits and 2 walks in the bottom of the 7th after trailing 8-9, securing a thrilling 10-9 victory. With a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, Stars are tied for 4th place, while the unfortunate Bromance stands at 1 win and 3 losses, ranked 6th.
Earlier in the day, in the match before Bromance and Stars, BMB (Manager Lee Jong-hyuk) faced off against Jomajoma (Director General Jeong Bo-seok), where BMB defeated the strong Jomajoma 7-4, improving to a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, moving up to a tie for 2nd place. Jomajoma remains at 2 wins and 2 losses, tied for 4th place with Stars.
BMB's starting pitcher, actor Lee Seung-hyun, recorded a complete game victory with a performance that included 5 innings, 6 hits allowed, and 4 runs (2 earned) along with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts. Lee Seung-hyun was crucial in limiting Jomajoma to just 4 runs, significantly contributing to the victory. The MVP of the match was a bonus. Jomajoma's singer Kim Dong-hyun, a former 'national pitcher,' pitched 3 innings, allowing 4 hits and 7 runs (3 earned) with 6 walks and 3 strikeouts but was tagged with the loss due to 4 crucial errors by the team.
That day, eight female fans of Kim Dong-hyun caught attention with their enthusiastic cheers in the stands. Members of the 'Gamdong Hyun Jang' fan club, which has over 2,100 members, waved support signs with slogans like 'All the world’s lights shine on Dong-hyun' and 'Victory of Jomajoma, baseball genius Kim Dong-hyun' as they cheered for both Jomajoma and Kim Dong-hyun. Riding the wave of his fans' heated support, Kim Dong-hyun won the popularity award.
Meanwhile, before the match between BMB and Jomajoma, model Yim Tae-hee threw the first pitch. Yim Tae-hee, who entered the modeling field after winning the best walking award at the 2022 National First Model Selection Competition, is an emerging star in the modeling industry, having participated in the 2023 K-Brand Fashion Week, the 2024 S/S Tea Bag Fashion Show, and the 2025 F/W Loe Fashion Show. Yim Tae-hee has also appeared in dramas such as 'Reborn Rich' and 'Contracts of the Valiant Park Family' as a fashion model.
The 19th Hanstar Celebrity Baseball League, hosted by The Kim Law Firm under the motto of 'Celebrity baseball on Mondays without pro baseball,' features 11 celebrity baseball teams. The participating teams are: Intermission (Director General Oh Man-seok), Crusaders (Director General Lim Ho), BMB (Manager Lee Jong-hyuk), Stars (Manager Koo Byeong-moo), Jomajoma (Director General Jeong Bo-seok), Mighty (Manager Kim Dong-hee), Bromance (Manager Kim Kyung-rok), Youth Baseball Club (Manager Park Kwang-soo), Gongnoliya (Manager Jeong Wook), Albatross (Manager Jo Yeon-woo), and P.O.M (Manager Park Seon-il). Games are held every Monday from 7 p.m. as night games, and 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. It employs numerous legal professionals, including Chief Lawyer Kim Hyung-seok, former President of the Daejeon High Court Choi Eun-soo, former Seongnam District Prosecutor's Office Chief Koo Bon-jin, and former Daegu District Prosecutors' Office Director General Cho Yong-woo.
The 19th Hanstar Celebrity Baseball League, sponsored by The Kim Law Firm and the Korea Celebrity Sports Association, is organized by Hanstar Media, with support from Goyang Special City and the Goyang Special City Baseball and Softball Association. All matches will be broadcast live on Naver TV 'Hanstar Celebrity Baseball' channel and YouTube channels 'Hanstar Media' and 'Choi Ban-jang TV.'
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