Park Hee-seon to throw opening pitch on September 30…2024 Miss Korea Good, first pitch at Incheon SSG-LG game
2024 Miss Korea Good winner Park Hee-seon will throw the opening pitch at the SSG-LG game at Incheon SSG Landers Field on September 30. This is her first professional baseball opening pitch. Her educational status was reported as 'currently enrolled' rather than 'graduated.'
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Three-line summary
- Park Hee-seon is scheduled to throw her first professional baseball opening pitch at the SSG-LG game at Incheon SSG Landers Field on September 30.
- At the 68th Miss Korea pageant in 2024, she won the Good (善) award, following Kim Chae-won who won the True (眞) award.
- She is a Carnegie Mellon University information systems major, and September reports introduced her as 'currently enrolled' rather than graduated.
"I'm really excited and honored to be able to throw my first pitch with SSG."bnt Newsreported from the SSG Landers announcement containing Park Hee-seon's comment. SSG announced on September 23 that Park Hee-seonSeptember 30 LG Twins gamewill throw a victory blessing pitch. From the announcement date to the pitch date is 7 days.
Park Hee-seon opening pitch September 30, Incheon SSG Landers Field SSG-LG game
The venue for the opening pitch is Incheon SSG Landers Field.Money Todayreported that this is Park Hee-seon's first professional baseball opening pitch. This game is part of a home three-game series opening pitch event against LG that the team announced. The announced content includes participating in the opening pitch and praying for the players' health and victory. The exact start time of the opening pitch has not been confirmed (as of 2026.09.24 04:00).
Following bnt News coverage on September 23, Money Today reported the same schedule the next day. The dates, venue, and opposing team are consistent across both articles. However, since both articles cite the same team announcement, it is difficult to consider them as two separately verified reports.
Park Hee-seon Miss Korea 2024, 68th pageant Good, comparison of True·Good·Beautiful
68th Miss Korea major award categories (as of pageant date 2024.09.24)
| Official award name | Name | Comparison order |
|---|---|---|
| True (眞) | Kim Chae-won | 1 |
| Good (善) | Park Hee-seon | 2 |
| Beautiful (美) | Yoon Ha-young | 3 |
Park Hee-seon wonGood (善)at the 68th Miss Korea pageant held on September 24, 2024.Maeil Business Newspaper StarTodayThe report and Global E&B official list results match. Kim Chae-won won True at the same pageant, and Yoon Ha-young won Beautiful. By official award order, Park Hee-seon is in the position right after True.
She also achieved this rank in the regional competition before the main pageant. Park Hee-seon also won Good at 2024 Miss Seoul·Gyeonggi·Incheon. She received the same rank in both the regional preliminaries and the main pageant. In 2026, she served as the official MC for the 70th Miss Korea pageant. Two years after winning the award, she became the host of the same pageant. The ranks listed here are only the results from that pageant and have no relation to current popularity rankings.
Park Hee-seon's education: Carnegie Mellon University information systems major, 'currently enrolled'
Park Hee-seon was born in 2003 and is a South Korean national.Korea Economic DailyBoth the Korea Economic Daily report and the Global E&B official list list her birth year as 2003. Since the exact birth date is not confirmed, her exact age cannot be determined. She is reported to have graduated from Chadwick School. She then attended Carnegie Mellon University in the United States and majored in information systems.
However, her graduation from university has not been confirmed. The September 24 Money Today report describes her as an information systems major'currently enrolled'. The February NewsEN article also mentioned only her major, not graduation. What is currently confirmed is only 'Carnegie Mellon University information systems major.'
From Single's Inferno 5 to opening pitch, activities listed chronologically
Her activities expanded from the beauty pageant to broadcast.NewsENAccording to, Park Hee-seon appeared on Netflix variety show 'Single's Inferno 5.' The season she appeared in is 5. Following her Miss Korea award, her activities continued through variety show appearances and pageant hosting to the baseball stadium.
When dates are placed side by side, the gaps become apparent. From September 24, 2024 Good award to September 30, 2026 opening pitch is2 years 6 days. From February 26, the date of Single's Inferno 5 appearance reporting, it is 216 days. From the pitch announcement to the event is 7 days.
- 2024.09.24 — 68th Miss Korea Good award
- 2026.02.26 — NewsEN, Single's Inferno 5 appearance report
- 2026 — 70th Miss Korea pageant official MC
- 2026.09.23 — SSG, victory blessing pitch announcement
- 2026.09.30 — Incheon SSG-LG game first pitch scheduled
There are still undetermined parts. The exact opening pitch start time has not been confirmed, and it needs to be verified again through the team's notice on the day along with whether it will actually proceed. The schedule and comments were confirmed through multiple reports citing the team's announcement, but the original announcement text was not obtained.
Frequently asked questions
Q. When and where is Park Hee-seon's opening pitch?
She will throw a victory blessing pitch at the SSG Landers vs. LG Twins game at Incheon SSG Landers Field on September 30, 2026. The start time has not been confirmed (as of 2026.09.24 04:00).
Q. How old is Park Hee-seon?
She was reported as born in 2003, and 2003 is also listed in the official roster. Since the exact birth date is not confirmed, her exact age cannot be determined.
Q. What is Park Hee-seon's Miss Korea rank?
She won Good (善) at the 68th Miss Korea pageant in 2024. Kim Chae-won won True (眞) and Yoon Ha-young won Beautiful (美) at the same pageant.
Q. Which season of Single's Inferno did Park Hee-seon appear in?
She appeared on Netflix variety show 'Single's Inferno 5.'
Related official sites
- SSG Landers official website — SSG Landers team official homepage
- KBO official website — KBO League official homepage
- Global E&B official Miss Korea list — Check past Miss Korea winners and ranks
Featured image · archive photo · not a live photo from the game in the article · Photo=Wikimedia Commons(https://www.flickr.com/people/redjef25/), CC BY 2.0
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