Rhythmic Gymnast Shin Soo-ji Trades Leotards for Baseball Mitts in New Show 'Queen of Baseball'

Former national rhythmic gymnast Shin Soo-ji is making a surprising transition to the world of baseball.

Shin announced her new challenge through Channel A's upcoming sports entertainment show, 'Queen of Baseball,' set to premiere on the 25th. She revealed photos of bruises from her intense training, showcasing her fierce determination.

On her social media, Shin shared charismatic profile pictures in a baseball uniform and dynamic shots of her practicing batting, heightening anticipation. The photos of her bruised knees and thighs underscored her dedication.

'Baseball is an incredibly difficult sport, so I trained every single day with the mindset of a professional athlete,' Shin stated, demonstrating the same fighting spirit she had as a rhythmic gymnastics national team member. Fans are eager to see how her innate flexibility, excellent balance, agility, and focus, honed through gymnastics, will translate to the baseball field.

'Queen of Baseball' features legendary female athletes from various sports taking on baseball. Alongside Shin, the show will include track and field athlete Kim Min-ji and softball player Ayaka Nozawa. Park Series will serve as the team leader, with Choo Shin-soo as the coach, and former pro baseball stars Yoon Suk-min and Lee Dae-hyung will also join to support the athletes' journey.

Channel A's 'Queen of Baseball' airs its first episode on the 25th at 10 PM.

Netizens are showing enthusiastic support for Shin's new venture, commenting, 'Shin Soo-ji, moving from rhythmic gymnastics to baseball is amazing!', 'She has great athletic ability, so she'll probably be good at baseball too,' and 'Seeing the bruises, she must have trained hard. I'll definitely tune in.'