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The MLB World Tour: Seoul Series, known for sponsorship purposes as the MLB World Tour: Seoul Series presented by Coupang Play, is a series of Major League Baseball games played in Seoul. It is part of the MLB World Tour series of games played outside of the United States and Canada.
2024 edition
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres opened the 2024 season at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, the first time any regular season MLB games were played in Korea. The Dodgers won the first game, 5–2, and the Padres won the second, 15–11.[1][2]
Prior to the season, the Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to a long-term contract; the Seoul Series was Ohtani's regular-season debut. Local police reported that a person sent a bomb threat by email, threatening to harm Ohtani and other players at the first game.[3] Police found no dangerous or suspicious activity at the stadium, and both games went on as planned.[4]
The games celebrated Asian players past and present in MLB. Ha-seong Kim, a shortstop for the Padres who formerly played in the Sky Dome for the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization, received the loudest cheers of any player. Chan Ho Park, a former Dodgers pitcher who is the first Korean person to play in MLB, threw the ceremonial first pitch. Ohtani attracted many fans to the game. Yu Darvish, a Japanese pitcher for the Padres, received a loud ovation after an inning-ending strikeout.[5]
References
- ^ "Dodgers-Padres to open 2024 season in Seoul". ESPN. Associated Press. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ Boeck, Scott; Yomtov, Jesse (March 21, 2024). "Dodgers vs. Padres highlights: San Diego wins wild one, Yamamoto struggles in MLB Korea finale". USA Today. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Harris, Jack (March 20, 2024). "Shohei Ohtani target of bomb threat that turns out to be not credible". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ Kim, Hyun-soo (March 20, 2024). "Police tracking down email bomb threat at Gocheok Sky Dome during MLB opener". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ Sinnott, John (March 20, 2024). "Shohei Ohtani makes winning debut for Dodgers in Seoul MLB opener. 'The best player you'd see in 100 years,' says one fan". CNN. Retrieved March 24, 2024.