Hanwha Life Eagles Park Explained

Stadium Name:Hanwha Life Eagles Park
Logo Image:Hanwha Life Eagles Park.png
Location:373 Daejong-ro, Busa-dong
Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
Coordinates:36.3171°N 127.4291°W
Broke Ground:[1]
Opened: (exhibition game)[2]
(completion)[3]
Renovated:
Expanded:[4]
Owner:Daejeon Metropolitan City
Operator:Hanwha Eagles
Construction Cost:12.6 billion won
Surface:Grass
Tenants:OB Bears (1982–1984)
Hanwha Eagles (1986–present)
Capacity:13,000
Dimensions:Left Field Line – 1000NaN0
Left-Center – 1120NaN0
Center Field – 1220NaN0
Right-Center – 1120NaN0
Right Field Line – 1000NaN0
Outfield Wall Height – 3.21NaN1
Acreage:Playing Field – 113852NaN2
Total Acreage – 225502NaN2
Hangul:대전 한밭종합운동장 야구장
Hanja:大田 한밭綜合運動場 野球場
Rr:Daejeon Hanbat Undongjang Yagujang
Mr:Taejŏn Hanbat Undongjang Yagujang

The Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium, also known as the Hanwha Life Eagles Park due to sponsorship reasons, is a baseball park in Daejeon, South Korea. The stadium is located in the vicinity of Daejeon Station. Located in Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex with other main sports facilities in Daejeon, it is currently used as the primary home ballpark of Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League.

Built in 1964, the ballpark was once nicknamed as the "Ping-Pong Table"[5] for having the smallest outfield dimension among professional ballparks in South Korea. But the ballpark underwent a series of large scale renovations with capacity extension from 2011 winter to 2012 spring, and outfield expansion in the winter of 2012.[6] After the renovation, the ballpark had a second-largest outfield dimension in South Korea at the time, and a seating capacity of 13,000.[7]

From 1982 to 1984, it was the home ballpark of the OB Bears. In 1986, the Binggrae Eagles debuted as the KBO's seventh franchise, and they took on Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium as their home.

Access

The ballpark can be accessed directly by public bus to Hanwha Eagles Park (lines 802 and 119) or Hanbat Sports Complex stop (lines 513, 604, 52, and 4), or 1 km walking distance by subway to Jungangno Station or Jung-gu Office Station (Daejeon Metro Line 1).[8] Daejeon city offers Tashu bicycle share service with more than 100 spaces installed in the vicinity of the stadium.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 대전일보 :: 대전일보에 비친 험난했던 대전공설운동장 조성. 대전일보.
  2. Web site: 交通部(교통부)팀눌러 美軍(미군)『팀』得勝(득승). NAVER Newslibrary.
  3. Web site: 대전일보 :: 충청 60년, 대전일보 60년-(13) 대전공설운동장 조성. 대전일보.
  4. Web site: 한화, 8일 대전구장 개막전 이벤트.
  5. Web site: 2009 프로야구 최강 거포군단은 누구?.
  6. Web site: KBO preseason starts Saturday. March 14, 2012. The Korea Times.
  7. Web site: 이글스 홈 한밭야구장 그랜드 오픈.
  8. Web site: 한화생명이글스파크 . 2024-06-17 . 카카오맵 . ko.
  9. Web site: Bike Share Map: Daejeon (Tashu) . 2024-06-17 . Bike Share Map: Daejeon (Tashu).