This Year’s KBO "Mr. All-Star" to Receive AI Robot Massage Chair

Record-Breaking Prize Package Worth 34 Million Won, Including 20 Million Won Cash
Bodyfriend Sponsors Healthcare Robot Massage Chair

This year, a unique prize will be awarded to the player chosen as "Mr. All-Star" in professional baseball.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) Secretariat announced on July 8 that the Most Valuable Player (MVP), or Mr. All-Star, at the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO All-Star Game to be held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on July 11, will receive a prize of 20 million won in cash, along with a state-of-the-art massage chair featuring advanced technology.

The MVP of this year's KBO All-Star Game will receive an AI healthcare robot massage chair. Provided by KBO

This year's Mr. All-Star will be awarded the "Wearable Artificial Intelligence (AI) Healthcare Robot 733" massage chair, worth 14 million won, sponsored by the healthcare robotics company Bodyfriend. Including the cash prize, the total reward amounts to approximately 34 million won. A representative from Bodyfriend stated, "We hope that the player selected as Mr. All-Star will be able to enjoy rest and recovery through our unrivaled robotic stretching technology."

Last year, Park Dongwon of the LG Twins, who was named Mr. All-Star, received a cash prize of 10 million won and a KIA EV4 vehicle.

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