Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to throw first pitch at Doosan Bears game

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Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang meets the press on the sidelines of the annual tech show Computex Taipei in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 2. [REUTERS/YONHAP] Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will make a rare appearance alongside Doosan Group Chairman Park Jeong-won at a Korean baseball game to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Doosan Bears home game. The Doosan Bears said on Thursday that Huang will throw the first pitch and Park will bat before their game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in southern Seoul on Sunday. Huang is known to be an avid baseball fan. Related Article 'Jensen Huang effect' has some investors tracking itinerary, fattening pork-related holdings Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to appear on tvN's 'You Quiz on the Block' Nvidia's Jensen Huang considers holding flagship conference in Korea Huang will take the mound in a Doosan jersey bearing the number 93, marking Nvidia's founding year of 1993. Park will step into the batter's box while wearing the number 96 for the year that Doosan was founded: 1896. Huang is expected to arrive on Thursday evening and meet major Korean business figures, including SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Naver board chairman Lee Hae-jin, starting on Friday. Since Tuesday, a website titled Jensen Huang KR Tracker, which predicts where the Nvidia CEO will go and with whom he will meet during his visit to Korea, has drawn attention. Sunday's baseball game was flagged among the website's entries early on. This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom. BY BAE YOUNG-EUN [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]