Hanwha Life Eagles Park

The ballpark in 2009, prior to the renovation
Location	373 Daejong-ro, Busa-dong Jung-gu, Daejeon , South Korea
Coordinates	36°19′01.7″N 127°25′44.7″E  /  36.317139°N 127.429083°E  / 36.317139; 127.429083
Owner	Daejeon Metropolitan City
Operator	Hanwha Eagles
Capacity	13,000
Field size	Left Field Line ? 100 m (328 ft) Left-Center ? 112 m (367 ft) Center Field ? 122 m (400 ft) Right-Center ? 112 m (367 ft) Right Field Line ? 100 m (328 ft) Outfield Wall Height ? 3.2 m (10.5 ft)
Acreage	Playing Field ? 11,385 m 2 (2.81 acres) Total Acreage ? 22,550 m 2 (5.57 acres)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	September 1959  ( 1959-09 ) [1]
Opened	August 1963  ( 1963-08 ) (exhibition game) [2] January 1964  ( 1964-01 ) (completion) [3]
Renovated	March 1996  ( 1996-03 ) May 2012  ( 2012-05 )
Expanded	May 2012  ( 2012-05 ) [4]
Construction cost	12.6 billion won
Tenants
OB Bears (1982?1984) Hanwha Eagles (1986?present)

The Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium ( Korean :  大田 한밭綜合運動場 野球場 ), also known as the Hanwha Life Eagles Park due to sponsorship reasons, is a baseball park in Daejeon , South Korea . The stadium is located in the vicinity of Daejeon Station . Located in Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex with other main sports facilities in Daejeon, it is currently used as the primary home ballpark of Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League .

Built in 1964, the ballpark was once nicknamed as the "Ping-Pong Table" ^[5] for having the smallest outfield dimension among professional ballparks in South Korea. But the ballpark underwent a series of large scale renovations with capacity extension from 2011 winter to 2012 spring, and outfield expansion in the winter of 2012. ^[6] After the renovation, the ballpark had a second-largest outfield dimension in South Korea at the time, and a seating capacity of 13,000. ^[7]

From 1982 to 1984, it was the home ballpark of the OB Bears . In 1986, the Binggrae Eagles debuted as the KBO's seventh franchise, and they took on Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium as their home.

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The ballpark can be accessed directly by public bus to Hanwha Eagles Park (lines 802 and 119) or Hanbat Sports Complex stop (lines 513, 604, 52, and 4), or 1 km walking distance by subway to Jungangno Station or Jung-gu Office Station ( Daejeon Metro Line 1 ). ^[8] Daejeon city offers Tashu bicycle share service with more than 100 spaces installed in the vicinity of the stadium. ^[9]

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