PEORIA, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 13: Yu Darvish #11 of the San Diego Padres pitches during a bullpen session during the daily workout at Peoria Sports Complex on February 13, 2024 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images)
In nine days the Padres and Dodgers will start first Major League Baseball series ever in South Korea. They are not skimping on star power for the historic event.
The probable pitchers have been revealed and with three All-Stares and a $325 million man both teams are putting their best arms forward. Yu Darvish gets the Opening Day start for San Diego while LA counters with Tyler Glasnow. In game two it’s Joe Musgrove on the hill against Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Seeing Darvish and Musgrove ready to go is a great sign for Padres fans. Both starters had their 2023 seasons cut short with injuries and, even though they had a clean bill of health when Spring Training started, the fact they're going to be on the mound to start the season is reassuring. The Dodgers starters will both be making their LA debuts.
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Glasnow was acquired in a trade with Tampa Bay while Yamamoto singed a massive free agent contract after a wildly successful career in Japan. In fact, Musgrove is the lowest-paid of this foursome and he's in the middle of a 5-year, $100 million deal.
The Seoul Series will be played March 20 and 21 with both games starting at 3:00 a.m. California time.
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