Hwaseong City Signs Business Agreement with Nexen Heroes for Launch of 'Hwaseong Heroes'

Hwaseong City signed a business agreement on the 9th between Hwaseong Mayor Chae In-seok and Nexen Heroes team representative Lee Jang-seok at the opening ceremony of the dedicated baseball stadium at Jeonggok Harbor in Hwaseong City for the launch of the ‘Hwaseong Heroes.’

The agreement follows an MOU signed on September 26th for ‘Hwaseong Heroes Baseball Park Development’ and includes implementation plans for the relocation of the minor league affiliate franchise and team name change.

Notably, through this agreement, the city will develop the ‘Hwaseong Heroes Baseball Park’ to serve as a dedicated stadium for the ‘Hwaseong Heroes,’ and the Nexen organization will provide specific details including scoreboard advertisements and uniform patch advertisements beginning in 2015.

Following the signing ceremony, many baseball fans participated in a fan autograph session featuring Nexen Heroes players Lee Taek-geun, Park Byung-ho, and Son Seung-rak.

The ‘1st Mayor of Hwaseong Cup National Amateur Baseball Tournament’ began on the 9th at the Jeonggok Harbor dedicated baseball stadium with 52 teams competing in a tournament format over four weekend days through the 17th to commemorate the stadium opening. Exhibition games were also held featuring the ‘No Old Baseball Club,’ composed of seniors aged 64 and older, and the women’s baseball team ‘Black Pearls.’