Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) announced that the MLB World Tour will reach four countries outside the United States or Canada during the 2024 season.
The 2024 MLB regular season will begin with Korea's first-ever regular season games as the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres meet for two games in Seoul on 20 and 21 March.
The series will mark the ninth international opener outside the United States and Canada in Major League history, following the 1999 Opening Game in Monterrey, Mexico (Rockies v Padres); the 2000 Opening Game in Tokyo, Japan between the Mets and Chicago Cubs; the 2001 Opening Game in San Juan, Puerto Rico between the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays; the 2004 Opening Series in Tokyo between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and New York Yankees; the 2008 Opening Series in Tokyo between the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics; the 2012 Opening Series in Tokyo between the Athletics and the Seattle Mariners; the 2014 Opening Series in Sydney, Australia between the Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks; and the 2019 Opening Series in Tokyo between the Athletics and Mariners.
Regular season games will return to Mexico City for a second consecutive season with a two-game set between the Houston Astros and the Colorado Rockies on 27 and 28 April.
The two events join the previously announced two-game series between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies at London Stadium on June 8-9, 2024.
In addition to the three international regular season series, the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays will meet for two Spring Training contests at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on 9 and 10 March.
The MLB World Tour is a historic slate of games that will bring MLB teams and players to the league’s global fan base. The Tour represents MLB and the MLBPA’s largest-ever international play plan featuring up to 24 regular season games and up to 16 exhibition games played in Asia, Mexico and Latin America, and Europe between the 2023-2026 seasons.
