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If you visit Jamsil Stadium this weekend, you can encounter valuable collectibles owned by professional baseball legends.
The Ilgu Association, a nonprofit organization of former professional baseball players and coaches (President Kim Gwang-soo), announced on the 11th that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Collects, a rare collectible auction platform.
The first collaboration between the two parties will take place at the “Jamsil The Last Inning by Renault” Legends Game held at Jamsil Stadium on the upcoming 14th. On this meaningful stage where retired players who have shone in Korean baseball reunite with fans, a collectible auction will be featured, providing fans with the opportunity to keep the emotions and memories of that day as collectibles.
This agreement was established to look back on the footprints of retired players who have helped create the history of Korean professional baseball and to share the memories built between players and fans through collectibles. Based on the Ilgu Association’s network of retired players and Collects’ expertise in operating an auction platform, both parties agreed to provide baseball fans with a unique collecting experience.
Collects is an auction platform that showcases collectibles featuring rarity and special stories. Since 2024, it has collaborated with the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to present officially certified merchandise from the All-Star Game, postseason, and Korean Series, delivering collectibles bearing players’ touches and traces of games to fans.
Abroad, collectibles capturing historic moments in baseball are recognized for their high value. In 2024, when Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) achieved the first 50 home run–50 stolen base season in Major League Baseball history, his 50th home ball was sold at auction for $4,392,000 including buyer’s fees, equivalent to approximately 6.1 billion won at the exchange rate at the time.
The Ilgu Association and Collects plan to continuously promote auctions of retired players’ collectibles, starting with this Legends Game. Ilgu Association President Kim Gwang-soo stated, “The records and stories left by retired players on the field are a precious asset of Korean baseball. Through this agreement, we aim to shed new light on that value and get closer to the fans who have supported us for a long time.” He added, “We will continue to create opportunities to share players’ collectibles and the stories contained within them with fans in the future.”
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