This is actually a really good idea by MLB to create fan interest in South Korea for their league:
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after flying out to left field against South Korea during an exhibition game at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on March 18, 2024. (Yonhap)
The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past South Korea 5-2 to win their second straight exhibition game in Seoul on Monday, with the regular season opener against the San Diego Padres on the horizon.
The Dodgers scored three times in the bottom of the third to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, before adding an insurance run in the seventh.
he Dodgers and the Padres will then open the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season at Gocheok on Wednesday, with another game scheduled for Thursday. These two will be the first MLB games played in South Korea.
Earlier Monday, the Padres defeated the 2023 Korean Series champions LG Twins 5-4.
S. Korea blown out by Japan for 2nd straight loss at WBC South Korean players react to their 13-4 loss to Japan in a Pool B game at the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 10, 2023. (Yonhap)
‘Squid Game’ actor Anupam Tripathi throws first pitch Anupam Tripathi, the Indian actor who appeared in the hit Netflix series “Squid Game,” waves before throwing out the first pitch ahead of the Doosan Bears-LG Twins game of the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Nov. 5, 2021. (Yonhap)
First ball by Momoland’s JooE K-pop girl group member JooE throws the first ball in the SSG Landers-LG Twins game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on April 11, 2021. (Yonhap)
Korean SeriesFans cheer for the NC Dinos during Game 4 of the Korean Series against the Doosan Bears at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Nov. 21, 2020. (Yonhap)
Congratulations to Choi Ji-man and the Tampa Bay Rays:
In this Associated Press photo, Choi Ji-man of the Tampa Bay Rays (R) celebrates with teammate Pete Fairbanks after their 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at Petco Park in San Diego on Oct. 17, 2020. (Yonhap)
In just a few years, Choi Ji-man has evolved from a player seemingly no club wanted into a key member of a World Series-bound team.
The Rays defeated the Houston Astros 4-2 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) at Petco Park in San Diego on Saturday (local time). The Rays won the first three games of this series before dropping the next three in a row. They just avoided becoming only the second team in major league history to squander a 3-0 series lead to lose a best-of-seven postseason round.
Choi played in five of the seven games and went 5-for-13 with a home run, an RBI, three runs scored and four walks. He was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the clinching contest.
He is now expected to become the first South Korean position player to appear in a World Series game. The Rays will face the winner of the National League Championship Series between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers, who will meet in their own Game 7 on Sunday.
Baseball game behind closed doors A Korea Baseball Organization regular season game between the Lotte Giants and the Doosan Bears is held behind closed doors at Sajik Stadium in Busan, 450 kilometers south of Seoul, on Aug. 18, 2020, after the government toughened measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus amid spiking COVID-19 cases in the capital and adjacent cities. (Yonhap)
Cap on baseball crowds raised Fans attend a Korea Baseball Organization regular season game between the NC Dinos and the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan, 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Aug. 12, 2020. Beginning on Aug. 11, the cap on the size of crowds at baseball games during the coronavirus-hit season was raised to 25 percent of capacity from 10 percent. (Yonhap)
Baseball fans at Changwon NC Park Baseball fans watch their first game of the season after COVID-19 audience restrictions were lifted by public health authorities, at Changwon NC Park, 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on July 31, 2020. (Yonhap)
Temperature check at baseball stadium A baseball fan (R) is checked for fever with an infrared sensor before being allowed into the Changwon NC Park stadium, 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on July 31, 2020. (Yonhap)
