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The Montgomery Biscuits, the Class AA affiliate of Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays, on July 16 win a game wearing uniforms with the word "kimchi" written in Hangeul.


A minor league baseball team in the U.S. has won a home game wearing uniforms inscribed with the word "kimchi" written in Hangeul.

The Associated Press of the U.S. on July 18 said the Montgomery Biscuits, the Class AA affiliate of Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays, changed its mascot for a day to "Kimchi" on July 16.

The team's jerseys had kimchi written in Hangeul and on the back was an image of a cabbage leaf used to make kimchi.

The Biscuits are based in Montgomery, Alabama, where Hyundai Motor set up a factory in 2005 and with more companies related to Korea entering the city. Montgomery also has a growing population of ethnic Korean residents.

The Biscuits on July 16 held the event "Korean Heritage Night" in Montgomery to enhance ties with the ethnic Korean community and promote Korean culture jointly with the Alabama Korea Education and Economic Partnership, a non-profit organization that acts as a cultural bridge between Alabama and Korea.

The Biscuits' stadium that day sold kimchi nachos, hotdogs and dumplings. The jerseys worn on the field were put up for online auction, and kimchi uniforms and T-shirts with kimchi characters drawn on them were also sold on the team's official website.

The Biscuits beat the Biloxi Shuckers of Mississippi, 9-8, in 11 innings.

Biscuits General Manager Mike Murphy told The Montgomery Advertiser, "For me, food is one of the most important pieces of culture," adding that Korean Heritage Night will also be held next year.


Korea.net