Lotte to hold memorial day for late star Choi Dong-won on his 15th anniversary
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- The Lotte Giants will commemorate the 15th anniversary of Choi Dong-won’s death during their home game against the KT Wiz in Busan on the 11th.
- The event will begin with a wreath-laying ceremony at Choi’s statue, followed by a tribute video and a moment of silence before the game.
The Lotte Giants will mark the 15th anniversary of the death of Choi Dong-won with a memorial day at Busan’s Sajik Baseball Stadium on the 11th.
The ceremony will begin at 5:10 p.m. with a wreath-laying event in front of Choi’s statue in the stadium plaza.
Before the game against the KT Wiz begins, the stadium scoreboard will show a memorial video. The players and fans in attendance will then observe a moment of silence together.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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