In the end, I'm looking for a temporary substitute home stadium, where should I go after leaving my NC base
In the end, I'm looking for a temporary substitute home stadium, where should I go after leaving my NC base
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The NC Dinos will eventually find a temporary substitute home stadium.
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on the 2nd, "We will change the schedule and venue of the three consecutive games between KT and NC, which were scheduled to be held at Changwon NC Park from May 5th to 7th, to Suwon KT Wiz Park."
The reason is that it takes time to implement additional safety measures in Changwon NC Park.
NC, which has not been able to use its home stadium for more than a month since the casualty accident on March 29, announced on the same day, "We decided to consider preparing a temporary substitute home stadium for the 2025 season in consultation with KBO to prevent the KBO League from being disrupted."
An accident occurred at Changwon NC Park on March 29. Three people were injured when an aluminum louver, 2.6 meters long, 40 centimeters wide, and 60 kilograms of weight installed on the outer wall of the third base side fell off. Among them, a woman in her 20s, who suffered a head injury, died two days after the accident while in the intensive care unit after undergoing surgery.
Immediately after the accident, no matches were held at Changwon NC Park. NC played 21 consecutive games at different stadiums. Three consecutive games against SSG Landers (April 1 to 3) and Doosan Bears (April 15 to 17), which were scheduled to be held in Changwon, have been postponed. They will be organized later. The game against the Lotte Giants was held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on April 11-13. The game against the Samsung Lions on April 25-27 and the KIA Tigers on April 29-May 1 was held in Daegu and Gwangju, respectively, by exchanging home and away schedules.
Whether or not to reopen Changwon NC Park depends entirely on the decision of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, not the NC club or Changwon City.
The joint task force of Changwon City, Changwon Facilities Corporation and NC Dinos in South Gyeongsang Province began safety diagnosis early last month, and completed the demolition of all 313 louvers (231 baseball stadiums and 82 parking lots) installed inside and outside the baseball stadium that caused the accident on April 28. "We recently submitted the final report to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport," said an NC team official. The team held a meeting on safety diagnosis at Changwon NC Park on Tuesday and waited for a final response from the ministry.
The NC club said, "At a meeting to check the implementation of safety measures attended by officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 2nd, we could not reach a conclusion on the specific reopening schedule of Changwon NC Park," adding, "This meeting was part of measures to follow the safety inspection points of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The reopening schedule has been postponed indefinitely due to the judgment that fundamental safety measures are needed for Changwon NC Park's facilities."
A club official told the Dong-A Ilbo in a telephone interview, "It will take quite a long time to complete all the fundamental safety measures. That is why we are preparing a temporary home ground."
The club said, "We believe that fundamental measures are urgent for the safety of citizens, the operation of the team, and the smooth progress of the KBO league, and we plan to quickly decide with the KBO on the decision and operation of the temporary alternative home stadium. We will actively cooperate with Changwon NC Park in preparing fundamental repair and safety measures to ensure the safety of citizens, and we plan to proceed with all procedures considering the stability of the league and the safety of the team." 카지노
The Masan baseball stadium next to Changwon NC Park is currently used as a stadium for Futures (second division) League. However, a source from the team said, "We are working on replacing LED lighting towers. They are scheduled until September," adding, "It is difficult to hold a first division game right away due to lack of facilities in the stands." The most realistic alternative is to use Ulsan Baseball Stadium (Lotte's second stadium) and Pohang Baseball Stadium (Samsung's second stadium) near Changwon as their temporary home stadiums.
Meanwhile, NC's team is exhausted from their away life for nearly a month and a half. Due to lack of proper location and equipment, the team cannot even engage in special batting training. The team is conducting one-on-one training sessions between coaches and players at an away hotel.
The next schedule scheduled at Changwon NC Park is the Kiwoom Heroes match on May 16-18.