Despite the early heat exceeding 30 degrees Celsius, the excitement for professional baseball remains high. After surpassing 10 million spectators in both 2024 and 2025, the league continues to thrive this year, with attendance exceeding 5 million in the fewest games ever played. As more fans flock to the ballparks, interest in team-affiliated credit cards that ease the burden of ticket and food costs is growing.
According to Card Gorilla, a credit card platform, Shinhan Bank has introduced partnership cards with the LG Twins and Hanwha Eagles. The 'LG Twins Shinhan Card' offers a 3,000 won discount for home game tickets purchased at the venue or online, available once per day with no limit during the regular season. The 'Hanwha Eagles Shinhan Card' provides a 5,000 won discount on home game tickets up to three times a month, depending on the previous month's spending.
Samsung Card's 'Samsung Lions Card' offers a 50% discount on tickets for Samsung Lions home games and a 50% discount at the team store. Fans can also enjoy a 10% discount at food and beverage outlets in Daegu Samsung Lions Park, making it easier to enjoy 'Yafu' (baseball food) at the game. Additionally, the card includes a 5% discount on train fares (KTX and SRT), catering to traveling fans.
NH Nonghyup Card's 'NC Dinos Card' provides a 2,000 won discount on one ticket for NC Dinos games, with the same benefit available for one accompanying person, without any spending requirements. The same benefits apply to the debit card. IBK Industrial Bank's 'Cham! Good kt wiz Card' offers a 3,000 won discount on one ticket per day for admission to Suwon KT Wiz Park, with no monthly limit.
Gwangju Bank's 'Kia Champions Card' provides a 2,500 won discount on-site for home game tickets without prior spending requirements, along with a 2,500 won cashback, totaling a 5,000 won discount. Discounts at the team store require a minimum purchase of 50,000 won for a 10% cashback.
KB Kookmin Card's 'Doosan Bears KB Card' offers specialized discounts for Doosan Bears fans, including 50% off home game tickets and merchandise, and 20% off food and beverages at the home stadium. Lotte Card's 'LOCA in MEGACITY' provides discounts for Lotte Giants fans and is tailored for the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions, offering benefits for tickets, offline shopping, and online shopping.
While SSG Landers and Kiwoom Heroes do not have official partnership cards, fans can still receive benefits through ticketing platforms like PLCC. SSG Landers has changed its ticketing platform to SSG.COM this year, where using the 'SSG.COM Samsung Card' after meeting spending requirements can earn fans up to 10% in SSG Money on ticket purchases. Kiwoom Heroes' official ticketing platform is NOL Ticket, where using the Hyundai Card 'NOL Card' earns 10% in points on the purchase amount.
Go Seung-hoon, CEO of Card Gorilla, stated, "As the popularity of professional baseball continues, official partnership cards from all 10 teams are being launched. With benefits ranging from ticket discounts to merchandise and food, these cards are ideal for frequent attendees of baseball games."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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