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Korean professional baseball is preparing to kick off the Corona 19 aftermath next month. Then, ESPN, an American sports channel where all sports stopped, announced the intention to relay KBO.

Reporter Yoo Byung-min.

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The Korea Baseball Organization, KBO, recently received an inquiry from the US's largest sports channel, ESPN, to purchase the KBO League broadcasting rights.

The two sides have begun to negotiate concretely, but KBO, which has the opportunity to introduce the unique cheering culture of Korean baseball to the United States, is also active, so there is a high possibility of concluding.

If the contract is signed, for the first time in Korean sports, the KBO League will be broadcast across the United States.

[Jin Hyung Lee / Head of KBO Operations Division: I am sure KBO Ligra has proven performance. If it becomes good broadcasting content with ESPN, I think many overseas baseball fans will be fascinated.]

ESPN has shown interest in Korean professional baseball, where the team's own practice game is being broadcast live on the Internet when all US sports are stopped due to the spread of Corona19.

Interviewing Major League Baseball's Strayley and Hank Kongger coaches, he introduced the preparations for the opening, and said that watching American officials wear masks and play spectators to prevent infection is a lesson for American sports.

[Jeff Bankruptcy / ESPN Reporter: Everyone needs to measure body temperature in order to walk around the Korean baseball field. You should know that this kind of remarkably mitigated the spread of the virus in Korea.]

KBO will hold a board meeting tomorrow (14th) to decide whether to start an exchange between the teams next week and to open a regular league in early May.

(Video editing: Young Taek Oh)