Model-actress Lee Sung-kyung threw the ceremonial first pitch on Sunday for the Hope + Charity Baseball Match at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.
Baseball fans gave Lee a big round of applause as she took the mound in a game uniform for the pitch.
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| Lee Sung-kyung (OSEN) |
The annual Hope + Charity Baseball Match is a friendly game started for charity in 2012, in which over 60 former and current professional baseball players and celebrities participate. The proceeds from the ticket sales go to help underprivileged and handicapped people. This year, the team is divided between former Kia Tigers veteran player Lee Jong-beom and former Samsung Lions player Yang Joon-hyuk.
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| Lee Sung-kyung (OSEN) |
The lineup included renowned players such as pitcher Rhee Dae-eun of the Chiba Lotte Marines in the Nippon Professional Baseball league, pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun of the SK Wyverns, right fielder Min Byung-hyun of the Doosan Bears and his teammate Dustin Nippert, the first non-Korean to play in the match.
By Ahn Sung-mi (sahn@heraldcorp.com)
