Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium

Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium
Location Gwanghui-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul
Coordinates 37°34′0.22″N 127°0′33.29″E / 37.5667278°N 127.0092472°E / 37.5667278; 127.0092472Coordinates: 37°34′0.22″N 127°0′33.29″E / 37.5667278°N 127.0092472°E / 37.5667278; 127.0092472
Operator Seoul Sports Facilities Management
Capacity 26,874
Field size Left Field – 98 metres (322 ft)
Center Field – 118 metres (387 ft)
Surface Natural grass (1959–1989)
Artificial turf (1990–2007)
Construction
Built 1959
Closed December 2007
Demolished March 2008
Tenants
OB Bears (1985)
MBC Chungyong (1982)

Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It was used mostly for baseball games. The stadium held 26,874 people. The stadium was built in 1959 and was demolished in 2007, along with the Dongdaemun Stadium. It has been replaced by the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, which opened in 2014. A new baseball stadium, the Gocheok Sky Dome, was completed in the Guro district in 2015, and serves as a replacement to Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium.

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