Overview

• Kim Taehyung, known as V, threw a left-handed strike from the mound at Dodger Stadium before the Dodgers’ game against the Reds.
• He met and posed with Shohei Ohtani in the dugout and received informal pitching tips from Tyler Glasnow beforehand.
• MLB livestreamed the ceremony and later shared official clips across its social platforms.
• After the Aug. 17 announcement, StubHub reported Dodgers ticket sales jumped fivefold and the team became its top-searched MLB club for the week.
• Global access included the MLB app, MLB Network, and MLB.tv, with India carrying the event at 7:40 a.m. IST on listed platforms.