May 12, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts (50) is greeted after hitting a solo home run against the San Diego Padres during the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
MLB: San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
(New York, NY) — Major League Baseball is playing its first ever game in South Korea.
The league announced the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will open the 2024 season in Seoul.
The teams will play a two-game series on March 20th and 21st. It’s the ninth international opener in MLB history.
Dodger President and CEO Stan Kasten said in a statement:
“We can’t wait to play meaningful Major League games for the very first time in front of the outstanding baseball fans of South Korea next season. I know our players are thrilled to put their talents on display in a country so rich with baseball tradition and talent, including former Dodgers Chan Ho Park, Hee-Seop Choi and Hyun-Jin Ryu.”
MLB also announced the Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies will play in Mexico City on April 27th and 28th. The league had previously announced the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will play a two-game series in London in June.
In an effort to grow the game, MLB first began playing outside of the United States and Canada in 1996 when the Padres and New York Mets met for a three-game series at Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Mexico.
