Gwangmyeong City and Pro Team SSG Landers Sign Agreement to Revitalize Local Baseball

Gwangmyeong City (Mayor Park Seung-won) has joined hands with a professional baseball team to revitalize local baseball.

On the 1st, the city signed a business agreement with Shinsegae Baseball Co., Ltd. (CEO Kim Jae-seop) at Incheon SSG Landers Field to promote local baseball development and expand opportunities for citizens to enjoy sports.

Shinsegae Baseball Co., Ltd. operates the SSG Landers professional baseball team.

The agreement was reached as Gwangmyeong City, which promotes youth and local baseball development, and SSG Landers, which works to expand the base of baseball culture, recognized each other's roles and needs.

Under the agreement, Shinsegae Baseball Co., Ltd. will cooperate in ▲expanding baseball viewing opportunities including invitations for Gwangmyeong residents to home games ▲promoting professional baseball cultural experiences and exchanges for Gwangmyeong youth and local baseball teams and amateur players ▲developing programs to revitalize youth baseball.

Gwangmyeong City will promote SSG Landers home games and team-related events through various promotional media including city billboards, and will work with Shinsegae Baseball Co., Ltd. to develop joint programs so that citizens can more easily access and enjoy baseball.

Additionally, the two organizations plan to continue joint promotional and cooperative projects that can enhance the brand value of the city and the team through baseball as a medium.

Mayor Park Seung-won of Gwangmyeong City said, "Through this agreement, we will expand opportunities for Gwangmyeong's youth players to experience professional baseball up close and nurture their dreams," and added, "We will continue various cooperative projects with SSG Landers so that citizens can also enjoy baseball more closely."

CEO Kim Jae-seop said, "It is meaningful to create an opportunity to communicate more closely with Gwangmyeong residents through baseball as a medium," and added, "We will actively cooperate with Gwangmyeong City to make efforts in revitalizing local baseball and expanding the base of baseball culture."

Meanwhile, players from Gwangmyeong's Gyeonggi Aviation High School baseball team also attended the signing ceremony to celebrate the agreement. The Gyeonggi Aviation High School baseball team, which represents Gwangmyeong, is a high school baseball team that has advanced to the semifinals at the 2025 80th Cheongryonggi Tournament and is active in various competitions.

Additionally, Mayor Park Seung-won of Gwangmyeong City stepped in as the ceremonial first pitch thrower in a game between SSG Landers and LG Twins to commemorate the agreement.