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Hanwha Life Eagles Park

Hanwha Life Eagles Park
The ballpark in 2009, prior to the renovation
Map
Location373 Daejong-ro, Busa-dong
Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
Coordinates36°19′01.7″N 127°25′44.7″E / 36.317139°N 127.429083°E / 36.317139; 127.429083
OwnerDaejeon Metropolitan City
Capacity13,000
Field sizeLeft Field Line – 100 m (328 ft)
Left-Center – 112 m (367 ft)
Center Field – 122 m (400 ft)
Right-Center – 112 m (367 ft)
Right Field Line – 100 m (328 ft)
Outfield Wall Height – 3.2 m (10.5 ft)
AcreagePlaying Field – 11,385 m2 (2.81 acres)
Total Acreage – 22,550 m2 (5.57 acres)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 1959 (1959-09)[1]
OpenedAugust 1963 (1963-08) (exhibition game)[2]
January 1964 (1964-01) (completion)[3]
Renovated2011–2012[4]
Construction cost12.6 billion won
Tenants
OB Bears (1982–1984)
Hanwha Eagles (1986–2024)
Hanwha Life Eagles Park
Hangul
대전 한밭종합운동장 야구장
Hanja
大田 한밭綜合運動場 野球場
Revised RomanizationDaejeon Hanbat Undongjang Yagujang
McCune–ReischauerTaejŏn Hanbat Undongjang Yagujang

The Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium (Korean: 대전 한밭종합운동장 야구장), 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 was the primary home ballpark of the KBO League team Hanwha Eagles between 1986 and 2024.

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

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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]

References

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