On March 20 and 21, 2024, in a regular-season series in South Korea against the San Diego Padres, Shohei Ohtani is anticipated to make his LA Dodgers debut.

In Seoul, three Japanese athletes—Yu Darvish, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Shohei Ohtani—will be competing. Watching their favorite stars perform excites fans. The only other South Korean player on both teams will be Padres utility man Ha-Seong Kim.

Shohei Ohtani will be making his Dodger debut on March 20 and 21 in the first game of the Seoul Series. He signed a record-breaking 10-year, $700 million contract this offseason, so there will be fierce competition for seats. About 30,000 individuals were on the waiting list for the first of the Seoul Series’ two games on January 26 at 8:05 p.m. EST.

Within the following fifteen minutes, there were forty thousand viewers. Coupang Play, the company that sells the tickets and streams the games, said it was unable to confirm how many people visited the ticketing website as soon as the tickets were live.

There will be an MLB regular-season game played in South Korea for the first time in the league’s existence. Because Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles can only fit about one-third of the Gocheok Sky Dome, those trying to purchase tickets through the Coupang Play app and website will likely encounter difficulties.

In a statement, JTB Corp. said that more details about the Seoul Series packages will be released this month. Fans outside of Korea may find it nearly impossible to get tickets for the games due to Coupang Play’s requirements, which include a Korean phone number and a government-issued identification card.

But Shohei Ohtani’s devoted following is excited to watch its Sanurai play baseball with the formidable Dodgers for the first time this season.

Beginning in 2025, MLB intends to expand the variety of international locations it uses for regular-season games

In 2025, Major League Baseball intends to greatly expand its international schedule, as reported by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. Regular-season games have already been held in Mexico, Australia, and Japan. Baseball has a huge worldwide market now that this program has been in place.

This is part of baseball’s continuous plan to increase the game’s global fan base. These games are generally good for the sport, even though they could have an impact on the visiting teams. In theory, they let teams to spend more on players and increase revenue, which in turn increases the sport’s viewership.