Lotte Giants

Lotte Giants
롯데 자이언츠
Information
LeagueKBO League (1982–present)
LocationBusan
BallparkSajik Baseball Stadium (1986–present)
Established1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Korean Series championships1984, 1992
Former ballparks
ColorsBlue and red
   
Retired numbers10, 11[1]
OwnershipLotte Corporation
ManagerKim Tae-hyoung
Websitewww.giantsclub.com

The Lotte Giants (Korean: 롯데 자이언츠) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Busan. They are a member of the KBO League. The Lotte Giants are owned by Lotte Corporation.

From 1982 through 1985, they played at Gudeok Baseball Stadium and since then have played at Sajik Baseball Stadium. They have won the Korean Series twice, in 1984 and 1992. The team drew about 1.38 million spectators during the 2009 season, a record which remains as the highest attendance[2] in a single season in any South Korean sports league. They are often called the Busan Seagulls (Korean: 부산 갈매기) because the official bird of the city of Busan is the seagull, and their main fight song is Moon Seung-jae's "Busan Seagulls".[3]

  1. ^ Yoon, Hyun (30 September 2011). "Iron arm Choi Dong-Won becomes Busans everlasting number 11" (in Korean). Ohmynews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference highest was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "KBO clubs invest in popular cheerleading songs". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2022.