[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] LG Uplus announced on the 3rd that it will hold the 'MariBe (My Little Baseball) Live' event, a 'biased broadcast' where fans can cheer by chatting in real-time with representative players from each team through the professional baseball dedicated application 'U+Pro Baseball.'
The games are LG Twins vs. KIA Tigers (from the 4th to the 6th) and Lotte Giants vs. Doosan Bears (from the 7th to the 9th). Representative players who have been active on each team?former LG Twins commentator Lee Byung-hoon, former KIA Tigers coach Jeong Hoe-yeol, former Lotte Giants player Choi Jun-seok, and former Doosan Bears player Kang Byung-kyu?will watch the live games and communicate with fans through real-time chat to cheer together. Caster Lim Yong-soo and comedian Ahn Yoon-sang will be in charge of the broadcast.
U+Pro Baseball can be downloaded and used for free from Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and One Store regardless of the subscriber's telecommunications provider. During MariBe Live, surprise missions conducted via real-time chat will award signed uniforms from active team players (4 winners) and signed baseballs (40 winners). Additionally, mobile pizza vouchers (20 winners) will be given through a drawing for viewers.
Um Joo-sik, head of LG Uplus Baseball Service Team, said, "We are capturing the summer baseball 'fan spirit' with the team-biased broadcast, which is being introduced for the first time on U+Pro Baseball," adding, "Starting with this event broadcast, we will present various differentiated live broadcasts in the future."
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