It’s Opening Day a week before Opening Day.
On Wednesday morning U.S. time, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will get the 2024 MLB season started with a bang, squaring off for the first of two regular-season contests at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea. It marks the first time that MLB has played regular-season games in South Korea, a country that has seen baseball skyrocket in popularity over the past few decades.
For these two franchises, the trip across the Pacific comes at a fascinating time.