The Hanwha Eagles of professional baseball achieved a full house on a weekday, recording three consecutive sold-out games.
Kim Kyung-moon–led Hanwha played a home game against the KT Wiz in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League at Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Ballpark on the 31st. That day Hanwha sold out all 17,000 seats at 6:54 p.m.
Hanwha held its regular-season opener in Daejeon on the 28th for the first time in 18 years since 2008. Hanwha, which had sold out two consecutive games in the opening series against the Kiwoom Heroes on the 28th and 29th, continued its sold-out streak by filling the stands even on this weekday.
Last year Hanwha recorded full houses in 47 of 71 home games, producing the most sellouts among the 10 clubs. Given the hot enthusiasm for baseball, there is a strong possibility the sellout streak will continue this season as well.
Meanwhile, with Owen White making his KBO debut that day, Hanwha set its starting lineup as Oh Jae-won (center field), Peraza (right field), Moon Hyun-bin (left field), Roh Si-hwan (third base), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Chae Eun-seong (first base), Ha Ju-suk (second base), Choi Jae-hun (catcher) and Shim Woo-jun (shortstop) in that order.
Opposing them, KT started with Choi Won-joon (center field), Kim Hyun-soo (first base), Ahn Hyun-min (right field), Hilliard (left field), Jang Sung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Sang-su (second base), Heo Kyung-min (third base), Han Seung-taek (catcher) and Lee Kang-min (shortstop) in that order. Caleb Boshill started on the mound.
Last year Hanwha finished the 144-game season with an 83-57-4 record to place second in the regular season, advanced directly to the playoffs and reached the postseason for the first time in seven years. In the playoffs they defeated the Samsung Lions and reached the Korean Series stage for the first time in 19 years since 2006.<
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