MLB players to play in South Korea for first time in 100 years as part of 'Korea Series'
A group of MLB players will do something that hasn't been done in 100 years when they travel to South Korea to play in a four-game "Korea Series" in November.
According to a report from The Athletic, the showcase will be hosted in Busan at the Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on Nov. 11 and 12 and at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome on Nov. 14 and 15. The last time MLB players traveled to South Korea to play games was in 1922.
"Major League Baseball is excited to travel to Busan and Seoul for this historic series," MLB chief operations and strategy officer Chris Marinak said in a statement. "This tour is the next step of MLB’s plan to deliver regular baseball events in Korea in the coming years and follows our upcoming Home Run Derby X, scheduled for September 17th in Seoul. ... South Korea’s rich baseball tradition has produced many accomplished Major League players, including All-Stars Chan Ho Park and Shin-Soo Choo, as well as current Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu and Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi. We thank J-One and the KBO for partnering with us and the MLBPA on this great event."
The "Korea Series" is part of the MLB World Tour, an international slate of games played in Asia, Mexico, Latin America and Europe through the 2026 season.
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