Park Seok-min takes leadership classes at Yomiuri, a Japanese professional baseball league, this year after retirement.

‘it’s me’

Professional baseball NC Dinos will hold a retirement ceremony for coach Park Seok-min (38), who contributed to the team’s first win since its founding, in a home game against the Samsung Lions held at Changwon NC Park on the 11th.

Park Seok-min, who retired at the end of last season, is currently receiving leadership training as a training coach for the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese professional baseball team.

Park Seok-min, who graduated from Daegu High School and was selected in the first round of the 2004 KBO rookie draft, spent his prime as a leading player in the ‘Samsung Dynasty’.

Park Seok-min, with his accurate batting, slugging power, and on-base percentage, played a key role in helping Samsung win the overall championship for four consecutive years from 2011 to 2014.

Park Seok-min, who qualified as a free agent after the 2015 season, wore the NC uniform under the condition of a total of 9.6 billion won for 4 years.

Additionally, after the 2020 season ended, a 2+1 year contract worth up to 3.4 billion won was signed with NC.

In 2020, Park Seok-min played an active role with a batting average of 0.306, 14 home runs, and 63 RBI, contributing to NC’s first integrated championship since its founding.

Park Seok-min’s professional career records include a batting average of 0.287, 1,537 hits, 269 home runs, and 1,041 RBI in 1,697 games.

As a member of NC, Park Seok-min set an example both on and off the field, donating 600 million won to local players and youth baseball foundations in NC, and donating 100 million won each to the bereaved families of Yangsan rope fall victims and Gangwon-do forest fire victims.

NC, which added meaning by preparing a retirement ceremony to coincide with Park Seok-min’s former team’s game against Samsung, plans to hold a festival to cheer for his second life.

First, an acrylic model of Park Seok-min will be presented to the first 1,000 people at entrance gates 1 and 3, and area 103 of Changwon NC Park will be designated as a Park Seok-min cheering zone and ticket buyers in that area will be given a Park Seok-min player towel.

In addition, through various events, Park Seok-min’s 1,000 RBI commemorative ball, photo ball, hairpin, patch, etc. will be given away as gifts.

Coach Park Seok-min will hold an autograph session before the game for 100 people who have pre-registered, and will have a photo session on the ground after the game.

Before the game, a retirement address and ceremonial first pitch will be given, and all players will wear coach Park Seok-min’s uniform number 18 during their active years.

Coach Park Seok-min said, “I’m happy to be able to say my final greetings to the fans at a retirement ceremony. I’d like to thank the team’s front office for saying hello to the Samsung game where we played together. Please show as much support to leader Park Seok-min as you give to baseball player Park Seok-min.” 고스톱