Opening Day is still eight days away, but the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are kicking things off early Wednesday with MLB’s first regular season game in South Korea.
At the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, Shohei Ohtani will make his long-awaited regular season debut in Dodger blue, while Tyler Glasnow will also make his Dodgers debut when he takes the mound against the Padres’ Yu Darvish.
The Padres and Dodgers have both been in Seoul for a number of days. They’ve been able to get over any jet lag they experienced on the way over, and they’ve also been able to get some playing time at the Gocheok Sky Dome. Both teams have played the Korean National Baseball Team as well as two teams from the KBO, Korea’s equivalent to MLB.
But those were just exhibition games. This is the real thing. Both teams will play a few more spring training games before the 2024 season actually gets underway, but the regular season is finally here.
Live5 updates
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Wed, March 20, 2024 at 11:19 AM GMT+1
Old friends alert! MLB’s winningest Asian pitcher, Chan Ho Park, threw out the first pitch, and Ken Griffey Jr. is also at the game as a sports photographer.
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Wed, March 20, 2024 at 11:14 AM GMT+1
Shohei Ohtani’s first at-bat as a Dodger is in the books: a fielder’s choice that included some confusion when umpire interference nullified a Betts stolen base.
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Wed, March 20, 2024 at 11:09 AM GMT+1
Now it’s official! Yu Darvish delivered the first pitch of the 2024 season: a ball to Mookie Betts.
And a few pitches later, Darvish earned a pitch clock violation and Betts became the first baserunner of the 2024 season.
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Wed, March 20, 2024 at 11:06 AM GMT+1
Good morning and welcome to the first regular season baseball game of 2024! The national anthems went off without a hitch.
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