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Ohtani-Fueled Baseball Fever Set to Bring More US Games to South Korea

Seoul mayor Oh says MLB proposed season-opener in city
Tickets sold out within an hour for Ohtani’s Dodgers debut

Shohei Ohtani
Photographer: Chris Coduto/Getty Images

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By Whanwoong Choi and David Ingles

February 15, 2024 at 10:00 PM UTC

As Seoul prepares to host one of the most hotly-anticipated Major League Baseball season-openers ever next month, its mayor is seeking to make MLB games regular events in South Korea.

Fans hoping to see new Dodgers players Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto go up against Yu Darvish and Ha-seong Kim of San Diego Padres poured online on the first day of ticket sales to try and secure seats. The quota available for MLB’s first-ever regular-season game in Korea on March 20 sold out in the first hour.