• koreatimes

    Dodgers' Opening Day starter hoping to see Korean style cheering in Los Angeles

    While his Los Angeles Dodgers played their two exhibition games in Seoul to prepare for their regular season openers, starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow got a close look at what the Korean style of cheering is all about. In a typical Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) game, there are cheering teams on either side of the diamond, with the home team usually taking the stage on the first base side and the road team setting up shot on the third base side. In key moments, though, those fans will chant their pitcher's name at two strikes, hoping to see a punchout at the plate. In sum, this is a departure from how fans cheer at Major League Baseball (MLB) games, which do not feature cheering squads or dueling chants from fans.