A major league game was held in London, England.메이저사이트
The soccer field has been transformed into a baseball field.
The fervor of cheering was no less than the Premier League.
A lot of heavy machinery is mowing the grass.
Green artificial turf and soil were laid on top of 4,000 tons of aggregate, and special spectator seats were built in the flattened outfield.
A rectangular soccer field has been transformed into a fan-shaped baseball field.
The perfect baseball field was created for just two games of the American Major League London Series.
With the goal of globalizing the major leagues, the game was held again in London three years after the corona crisis.
London is a baseball wasteland, but the reputation of the major leagues has remained intact.
A cloud of spectators gathered at London Stadium, the main stadium of the 2012 London Olympics and the home stadium of Premier League team West Ham.
A mascot race held before the match reminds us that this is England.
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“I see the Freddie Mercury and Churchill mascots. The Churchill mascots are really interesting.”
St. Louis and Chicago Cubs, famous rivals in the big leagues, made the London series hot.
After losing 1-9 on the first day, St. Louis came from behind to win the second game.
Tommy Hyeonsu and Edmon, who played for Korea in the WBC, laid the foundation for a come-from-behind victory.
The London series ended with 1 win and 1 loss.
More than 110,000 spectators enjoyed the two matches on site.
It’s almost twice as many as the New York Yankees and Boston’s London rivalry four years ago.
Paris, France, is emerging as a strong candidate for the major league overseas tour scheduled for two years.