Overview

• Mookie Betts, playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, became the first player to hit a home run in the 2024 MLB season during the Seoul Series against the San Diego Padres.
• The home run also marked the first MLB home run ever hit on South Korean soil, making Seoul the seventh country to witness an MLB home run.
• Betts' 400-foot homer off Padres pitcher Michael King came in the bottom of the fifth inning of a game that ended in a 15-11 loss for the Dodgers.
• In addition to making history, Betts was awarded an IONIQ 5 electric vehicle from Hyundai, the official sponsor of the Seoul Series, for his historic hit.
• Betts finished the game with four hits, two runs scored, a walk, six RBIs, and came a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.