Major League Baseball released a promotional video using a new song by K-pop star BTS ahead of the season opener between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees.
Major League Baseball posted the 2026 season promotional video on its official SNS account on the 25th (Korean time). "Baseball is back tomorrow. And it's going to be completely awesome," it said, stressing that the season opener was one day away.
BTS released their fifth studio album ARIRANG on the 20th. On the 21st they also held "BTS comeback live: ARIRANG" (BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG) at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. Major League Baseball used "FYA," a track from the fifth studio album, in this video.
Major League Baseball kicks off its long season starting with the 2026 season opener between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, on the 26th. The 30 MLB teams will each play 162 games, for a total of 2,430 games.
The season opener between the Giants and the Yankees will be the first in Major League history to be broadcast on Netflix. Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco) is expected to start in the opener, in a game that will draw the attention of baseball fans around the world.
MLB.com, the official media outlet of Major League Baseball, released the projected starting lineup for the Giants and the Yankees. The Giants are expected to start Heliot Ramos (left field), Rafael Devers (first base), Matt Chapman (third base), Willy Adames (shortstop), Luis Arraez (second base), Jera?r Encarnacion (designated hitter), Lee Jung-hoo (right field), Harrison Bader (center field) and Patrick Bailey (catcher). The starting pitcher is Logan Webb.
Lee Jung-hoo, who signed a six-year, $113 million contract with San Francisco for the 2024 season, played only 37 games because of a shoulder injury. Last season, in his first full season, he played 150 games and hit .266 (560 at-bats, 149 hits) with eight home runs, 55 RBIs, 73 runs and 10 stolen bases, posting an OPS of .734.
Lee Jung-hoo, who also played for Korea in this year's World Baseball Classic, tore through spring training, hitting .455 in eight games (22 at-bats, 10 hits) with one home run, four RBIs, four runs and an OPS of 1.227. In a practice game against Sultanes de Monterrey at Oracle Park that day, he went 1-for-1 with a home run, three RBIs, one run and one walk.
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