Daegu High โSchool’s Kim Minjun โNamed Baseball Grand Prize Winner at 2025 Futures star Awards
SEOUL, November 15, 2025 – Kim Minjun of Daegu High school has โฃbeen awarded the grand โprize at the ‘2025 Futures Star Awards’ for his extraordinary performance in baseball.The awards ceremony, recognizing rising talentโฃ in baseball, soccer, volleyball, and basketball, will be held at 3:00 PM onโข Monday, Novemberโ 24, 2025, in โthe press conference โroom on the 19th โขfloor โคof the Korea Pressโค Center in โขSeoul.
Kim was lauded โขfor his powerful fastball. Scouts noted, “It’s close to โan instant sense of power.”
Fellow award contenderโฃ Eom Jun-sang,โ aโค shortstop, was praised for his arm strength, high batting speed, home โrun hitting ability, excellent recovery ability, and stable fielding skills.Scouts observed โฃhe is strong at attacking fastballs and demonstrates long โhitting power.
A total of 14 athletes acrossโ four sports willโค be honored, with two grand prize winners,โข six Star Awards recipients,โ and six Future Star Awards recipients.the grand โprize winner receives 3 million won, the Star Award a sportsโ goods โand carrier setโ exchange voucher,โค and the future โStar Award a sportsโ goods exchange voucher.
Theโ baseball selection โฃcommittee includes Kim In-sik (former national team โcoach andโ committeeโ chairman), Cha Myeong-jooโค (Koreaโข Baseball Softball Associationโฃ Performance โImprovement Committee chairman), โJeong โฃMin-hyuk (Hanwha Eaglesโค scout team leader), and Hyun Cheol-min (SSG Landers scout team partner).