Professional baseball star players showcased performances for fans at the KBO All-Star Game.
The '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO All-Star Game' was held on the 12th at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon. Many players performed to bring smiles to fans.
Hanwha ace Cody Ponce took the mound dressed as 'Darth Vader,' a representative villain character from the movie 'Star Wars.' Hanwha conveyed the reason for Ponce's Darth Vader costume, stating, 'He is a passionate fan who does mind control by watching Star Wars before the game.' After completing the Darth Vader performance, Ponce also showcased another performance by throwing a ball while wearing a Toronto Blue Jays uniform from his time with Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha).
Recently enjoying the hottest love from fans at Hanwha, Moon Hyun-bin emphasized his 'local boy' image by donning a costume of 'Ggumdori,' a mascot character representing Daejeon, and took the plate with the Ggumdori character. He also participated in a performance by unfolding a banner with his famous meme, 'Who is Moon Hyun-bin?'.
Ahn Hyun-min (KT), who has been showcasing remarkable power this year, appeared in a 'gorilla' costume, making motions that really resembled a gorilla, which made fans laugh.
Park Gun-woo and Park Min-woo (NC) presented a joint performance inspired by 'Pat and Mat,' bringing great laughter. They excellently executed slapstick comedy by discussing where each of their spots was and bumping into each other while entering the plate. Park Myeong-geun (LG) dressed up as the famous comedian Park Byeong-soo's well-known 'Boy Myeong-soo' image, generating a lot of laughter.
Many players transformed into cartoon and animation characters. Song Seong-mun and Lee Ju-hyung (Kiwoom) appeared dressed as characters from 'Sailor Moon' and 'Attack on Titan,' respectively. Lee Ro-un (SSG) showcased 'Up,' Ryu Ji-hyuk (Samsung) presented 'The Lion King,' and Park Chan-ho (KIA) featured 'Hachuping.' Choi Ji-min (KIA) took the mound wearing a 'Pokémon' Snorlax hat.
Park Hae-min flaunted his exceptional defensive skills as a center fielder by stepping into the plate dressed as 'Spider-Man.' He entertained fans by performing as Spider-Man both in batting and defense.
The children of All-Star players could be considered 'the second main characters' of the All-Star Game, making numerous appearances in various performances. Park Chan-ho (KIA), Ryu Ji-hyuk, Kang Min-ho (Samsung), Park Dong-won (LG), and Lee Do-yoon (Hanwha) staged fun performances together with their children.
Closer Kim Seo-hyeon (Hanwha) used the OST 'Wild Thing' from the movie 'Major League' for the event. Matching the theme of the All-Star Game, he took the mound dressed as Rick Vaughn (played by Charlie Sheen) from 'Major League.'
The Best Performance Award went to Jeon Min-jae (Lotte). Jeon Min-jae entered the plate wearing angel wings and a ring, performing a stunt that exceeded the limits. He also executed a difficult performance by using a bat hidden behind his wings and a baseball taken from a lucky pouch on his waist to deliver the ball to the pitcher.
Jeon Min-jae, who won the Best Performance Award, received a prize of 3 million won and cosmetic products from Mediheal.
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