Padres, Dodgers likely to open season in South Korea next year
The Padres’ Ha-Seong Kim celebrates a three-run homer against the Reds on Monday.
The Padres and Dodgers conclude their first series of 2023 with a game Sunday afternoon at Petco Park.
When they meet for the first time next season, it almost certainly will not be a freeway series.
The plan, according to sources, is for the two National League West rivals to open the ‘24 season with the first MLB games ever played in South Korea.
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The two-game series would be played in late March.
Padres infielder Ha-Seong Kim is a star in South Korea, with every Padres game being televised live in the country.
The Dodgers were the first team to have a Korean-born player on their roster, Chan Ho Park in 1994. Park is now an adviser for the Padres.
The Padres played the Giants this past weekend in Mexico City, the first MLB games played in the Mexican capital.
Padres CEO Erik Greupner did not return a message Sunday.
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune
