Everland Lion Cub Meets Yang Changsub of Samsung Lions: "The Lion's Strong Spirit"

Yang Changsub Visits Everland During Break

Brings Winning Energy to First-Place Samsung Lions

Lion Cub "Raon" to Meet Visitors Starting Next Month

Everland, home to a lucky baby lion born after eight years and the Samsung Lions, who secured first place in the first half of the professional baseball season, recently came together for a meaningful meeting to wish for victory and happiness.

Everland, operated by Samsung C&T's Resort Division, announced on the 14th that Yang Changseop, the winningest pitcher of the Samsung Lions, visited Everland on the 12th during his break after participating in the All-Star Game. During his visit, he spent time cheering on each other with a recently born male lion cub.

This is the first time in eight years, since 2018, that a lion cub has been born at the Everland Zoo. Unfortunately, the mother lion was unable to care for her cub, so Everland zookeepers took over and have been hand-raising the baby lion.

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of the zookeepers, who bottle-fed the cub day and night in place of its mother, the baby lion is now growing up healthy and strong.

To meet the baby lion, who has begun to bravely step into the world despite challenging circumstances, Yang Changseop visited Everland with his family.

Everland, operated by Samsung C&T's Resort Division, announced on the 14th that Yang Changseop, the winningest pitcher of the Samsung Lions, visited Everland on the 12th during his break after participating in the All-Star Game. During his visit, he spent time cheering on each other with a recently born male lion cub. Samsung C&T.

Yang, who currently holds an undefeated 7-0 record this season and leads the KBO League in winning percentage, greeted the lion cub at the Everland Zoo Conservation Center and exchanged words of encouragement with it.

On this day, Yang personally named the lion cub "Raon," after the youngest character of the Samsung Lions mascot "Bleoo Family," expressing a special affection for the cub.

Yang said, "I hope Raon grows up strong and becomes the true king of the Everland Safari one day. Drawing strength from the baby lion's resilience, I will do my best so that the Lions, too, can make a strong push toward winning the KBO League championship this year."

After meeting the baby lion, Yang and his family took part in the "Safari Special Tour," where they rode a special jeep to observe lions, tigers, and other wild animals up close. They also visited Panda World and the Second House to celebrate the third birthdays of Ruibao and Huibao.

Meanwhile, on July 9, the Samsung Lions achieved a dramatic victory in the final game of the first half at their home stadium, Daegu Samsung Lions Park, finishing in first place at the halfway mark for the first time in 11 years since 2015. The miraculous birth of Everland's lion cub "Raon" has brought good fortune to the team and raised expectations for the second half of the season.

Fans are also turning their eyes to the championship pledge made by Kang Minho of the Samsung Lions ahead of this season. Kang previously excited baseball fans by promising, "If we win the championship this year, I will invite 1,000 fans for a day-long date at Everland."

An Everland official said, "We hope that Raon, the baby lion who is growing up bravely after overcoming difficulties, will become a symbol of hope for the Samsung Lions players and fans. After closely monitoring the cub's development, we plan to prepare for visitors to meet Raon in person as early as next month."

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