In Seoul on Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers took on the San Diego Padres in the MLB’s regular-season opener. The Dodgers won 5-2, and the teams will play each other again on Thursday. The Seoul Series, as these games are being called, are the first-ever, regular-season games to be played in Korea. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports on how Korean fans are welcoming some of baseball’s biggest stars.
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