The KBO League — which became a popular watch for baseball fans worldwide amid the pandemic — held its first All-Star Game in three years on Saturday in Seoul, South Korea. And it sure looks like it was a blast.
It’s hard to even explain what’s going on in the following videos of the festivities, other than there’s something called the “Super Race” that’s a relay race in a carnival atmosphere on a baseball field. What we can say for sure is that it looks like a whole lot of fun.
#KBO ASG was held for the 1st time in 3 years and let’s just say that a lot happened! @MTauchman pic.twitter.com/2XhL3nrsrs
— Daniel Kim 대니얼 김 (@DanielKimW) July 16, 2022
올스타 슈퍼레이스 랜더스 우승 !!
마지막에 배트 1타2피 해주신 어머니 짱..❤️ pic.twitter.com/D0blrSv8yM— 𝐇 (@h_ssg_97) July 16, 2022
The All-Star Game itself featured more wacky fun, including former major-leaguer Nick Martini (he played with the Chicago Cubs in 2021) wearing a Superman cape and drinking a martini, fittingly:
NC 마티니 (슈퍼맨 , 눈동자에 건배) pic.twitter.com/8IZww19WuK
— 김이럼 (@fuxxkiatigers) July 16, 2022
삼성 김태군 (태군마마) pic.twitter.com/GJ2hZ6PNbN
— 김이럼 (@fuxxkiatigers) July 16, 2022
삼성 김지찬 (지찬어린이,삼린이) pic.twitter.com/iFuAsktZgu
— 김이럼 (@fuxxkiatigers) July 16, 2022
Another former major-leaguer, Socrates Brito, was unable to play in the game due a broken nose suffered on a hit-by-pitch. His teammates led cheers, and the pitcher who hit him — Kwang-hyun Kim, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2021 — came out to to the field to bow and apologize to the fans.
The fans really missed @SocratesBrito, who missed today's game due to a broken nose from a HBP by Kim Kwang-hyun the other week.
So Brito's KIA teammates helped lead his cheers.
Which prompted Kim Kwang-hyun to come out and bow in apology to the fans.
— Dan Kurtz (@MyKBO) July 16, 2022
And former Seattle Mariners first baseman Dae-ho Lee was honored in his final KBO All-Star Game, with players tossing him in the air a few times.
At the end of the game, as the goodbye tradition, players tossed Lee Dae-ho into the air several times
💪💪💪https://t.co/7xEEa6FKVm— Dan Kurtz (@MyKBO) July 16, 2022
The KBO knows how to party.
MLB could learn a thing or two from the KBO about putting on an entertainment event for an exhibition game that’s supposed to be for the fans.
[Photo Credit: KBSN Sports]

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