The Dodgers and Padres conclude their Seoul Collection on Thursday morning (US time) with the second and last recreation at Gocheok Sky Dome. This time, the Dodgers are the house workforce.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will make his extremely anticipated main league debut within the Dodgers' second recreation of the season. The 25-year-old righty has gained the final three Eiji Sawamura Awards, given yearly to the highest beginning pitcher in NPB in Japan, in addition to the final three league MVP awards. His 12-year, $325 million contract signed in December is the longest and most profitable contract ever signed by a significant league pitcher.
As a result of Thursday will probably be his main league debut, Yamamoto will put on a commemorative patch from Topps marking the event. After the sport, the patch will probably be faraway from the jersey, signed by Yamamoto, then included on a particular Topps baseball card that will probably be randomly inserted right into a pack later this 12 months.
Joe Musgrove begins for the Padres. The Dodgers have gained Musgrove's final six regular-season video games towards them, relationship again to September 2021, although blended in was a win over San Diego in Sport 4 of the 2022 NLDS wherein Musgrove allowed two runs in six innings in a no-decision.
Sport information
- Groups: Dodgers vs. Padres
- Stadium: Gocheok Sky Dome, South Korea
- Time: 3:07 am PT
- TV: SportsNet LA, ESPN (out of market)
- Radio: KLAC AM 570