SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time its history, Major League Baseball (MLB) will open a regular season in South Korea. MLB and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) announced Wednesday (U.S. time) that the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres will play in Seoul on March 20 and 21 as [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif. and NEW YORK, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Major League Baseball (MLB) and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership for the league, aimed to enhance MLB games and the fan viewership experience. As the new Official Unified Communications Platform of MLB, Zoom Contact Center and the Zoom platform technology [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Major League Baseball (MLB) has canceled four exhibition games scheduled for November in South Korea, citing “contractual issues” with a local promoter. MLB made the announcement while Game 1 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros was under way in Houston on Friday (local [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Well aware of a huge fan base for baseball in South Korea, Major League Baseball (MLB) is looking for ways to help grow the game’s popularity here, a senior official with the league said Friday. MLB is bringing the “FTX MLB Home Run Derby X” to the western city [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time in 100 years, a team of major league stars will play offseason exhibition games in South Korea this fall. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Friday it will host Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Stars for four games in November, both in celebration of the KBO’s [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s western city of Incheon will host former major league sluggers and celebrities in a global home run derby tour in September, the event’s organizers said Thursday. “FTX MLB Home Run Derby X” will stop in Incheon, some 30 kilometers west of Seoul, on Sept. 17. London hosted [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Former major league stars will visit Seoul in September for a global home run derby competition. Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Wednesday (U.S. time) that its new bracket-style competition, called “Home Run Derby X,” will make a stop in the South Korean capital on Sept. 17. London will host [...]
NEW YORK, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Helbiz Inc. (NASDAQ: HLBZ), a global leader in micro-mobility and the first in its industry to be publicly listed on the Nasdaq, today announced an agreement between Helbiz Media, the company’s media arm and streaming entertainment service, and Major League Baseball (MLB), the North American professional baseball league, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean All-Star infielder Kim Ha-seong is now a member of the San Diego Padres. The Padres officially announced their four-year deal with Kim on Thursday (local time), two days after it was reported that the two sides had reached an agreement. The deal was pending a physical. Kim’s [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — With the major league season not off the ground yet, the 2018 American League MVP Mookie Betts will continue to expand his role as a new global ambassador for South Korean baseball. Betts’ agency, VC Sports Group, announced Thursday that the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder has launched a digital [...]