"We know that there is no 'thought to sell Bears' itself." -Doosan Group official
"The more you do this, the more you have to win." -Doosan Kim Tae-hyung The director

Doosan Bears baseball team has recently been tense. It started with a press release from a media company. It was that the Doosan Group was asked to sell the Bears baseball team by the creditors. In response to this, the officials of the club revealed the 'no-response principle' and looked at the surroundings unknowingly. It's a 'selling club', but this time, things are a little different.

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, the parent company of the baseball team, was recently supported by Industrial Bank and Export-Import Bank due to liquidity crisis. To repay this money, Doosan Group needs to raise 3 trillion won through various self-help measures, such as selling assets and appearing on the owner's family. We have to sell all of our money assets, but we have placed several net affiliates, including the group office building Doosan Tower, on the bargaining table.

As a result, I had no choice but to focus on 'Selling the Baseball Team'. Doosan has a rich fan base as a prestigious club based in Seoul. In particular, they have entered the Korean series for the past 5 years in a row, winning 3 wins and 2 runners-up, establishing the so-called 'Doosan Dynasty'. The club's value is at its peak. That's why the reports that the creditors estimate the value of the Bears baseball team as 200 billion won do not seem so vain.
As interest exploded in and out of the group and the baseball team, the Doosan Group hurriedly evolved. A senior group official said, "We know that we don't have the intention of selling Bears." The creditors are unlikely to think that Bears is money. Basically, the creditors are saying, 'Sell, don't sell' I don't. ” Above all, it is the back of the group that is famous for its affection for the baseball team and has a strong position that it cannot be sold. An official from the club said, "The club confirmed that the group was not subject to the sale. I don't want the team to be shaken."
Coach Kim Tae-hyung, who leads the squad, also knew about selling the club. Director Kim laughed at the Jamsil Stadium yesterday (20th) ahead of the NC and home games and said to the related questions of the reporter, "It doesn't seem to be a question to ask me." The more I focus on this, the harder it is to work hard, and I think that I should play a winning game. Because the fans are watching, ”he said in a firm tone.

It seems that Kim Tae-hyung's director is prepared. Doosan's starter Chris Plexen drew 10 strikeouts in eight innings and played 1 goal, and the Bullpenzine saved 11 points in error. And at the end of the 11th inning, Park Se-hyuk beat the right-handed hitting hitter in front of right fielder to win NC 2-1. “It was a difficult game, but the players were able to concentrate and win,” Kim Tae-hyung praised. 

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