No MLB? Korean baseball is in full swing. From cheerleaders to bat-flipping, here's what you need to know. (via CNBCMakeIt)
While ESPN has not yet released any ratings or viewership numbers for those broadcasts, its airing of KBO games has been met with enthusiasm on social media by fans and MLB stars alike.
"I think it's awesome that KBO games are being broadcast on ESPN," Drew Rucinski, a pitcher for the KBO's NC Dinos, who previously pitched in the MLB, including for the Miami Marlins in 2017, tells CNBC Make It. "It's a great opportunity to showcase the talent and level of gameplay that we have here in KBO on a global scale."
For instance, on Tuesday, May 26, ESPN will air the game between the KBO's Samsung Lions and the Lotte Giants at 5:30 a.m. ET. However, that game will be re-aired at 2 p.m. ET later that same day. One difference is that every KBO team employs the "Universal Designated Hitter" rule, where one player in each team's lineup hits in place of the team's pitcher and does not play a position in the field. In the MLB, only American League teams have a designated hitter, while National League teams have to let their pitchers bat.
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