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[[File:2008 MLB Opening Day game Red Sox and Athletics.jpg|thumb|right|The U.S. 7th Fleet Band and U.S. Army Japan Band perform during the [[MLB Japan Opening Series 2008]].]]
[[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) has played multiple [[Major League Baseball#Regular season|regular season]] games outside of the United States and Canada.<ref name="Complete">{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/baseball-games-played-outside-the-us-c272441130 |title=Complete history of MLB games played abroad |last=Adler |first=David |date=June 28, 2019 |website=[[MLB.com]] |access-date=June 29, 2019
==List of games==
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To date, major-league regular-season games have been contested in five countries outside of the United States and Canada: Australia (Sydney), Japan (Tokyo), Mexico (Mexico City and Monterrey), South Korea (Seoul), and the United Kingdom (London).
Exhibition contests, such as preseason games or postseason all-star games, are not included in the list below.▼
The first MLB World Tour games (as they are now known) were contested in Mexico in 1996 and 1999. From 2000 through 2012, eight such games were contested, all in Japan. Two games were played in Australia in 2014, followed by three games in Mexico in 2018. The 2019 season saw a total of eight games played in Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Following a three year pause, Mexico and the United Kingdom each hosted a two-game series in 2023. In 2024, MLB teams played two-game series in Seoul, Mexico City, and London.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"▼
! Season !! Date !! Designated visitor !! Score !! Designated home team !! Attendance !! Stadium !! City !! Country !! Ref▼
▲Exhibition contests, such as preseason games or postseason all-star games, are not included in the list below. Several such contests can be found in the ''[[#See also|See also]]'' section.
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▲! Season !! Date !! Designated visitor !! Score !! Designated home team !! Attendance !! Stadium !! City !! Country !! class=unsortable|Ref.
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| rowspan=3|[[1996 Major League Baseball season|1996]] || {{nowrap|August 16}} || [[1996 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] || 10–15 || '''[[1996 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]]''' || 23,699 || rowspan="4"|[[Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey]] || rowspan="4"|[[Monterrey]] || rowspan="4"|[[Mexico]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN199608160.shtml|title=New York Mets at San Diego Padres Box Score, August 16, 1996|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
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| <!--1996-->August 17 || '''[[1996 New York Mets season|New York Mets]]''' || 7–3 || [[1996 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]] || 20,873 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN199608170.shtml|title=New York Mets at San Diego Padres Box Score, August 17, 1996|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
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| <!--2000-->March 30 || '''[[2000 New York Mets season|New York Mets]]''' || 5–1 || [[2000 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] || 55,000 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200003300.shtml|title=New York Mets at Chicago Cubs Box Score, March 30, 2000|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2|[[2004 Major League Baseball season|2004]] || March 30 || '''[[2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season|{{nowrap|Tampa Bay Devil Rays}}]]''' || 8–3 || [[2004 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] || 55,000 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200403300.shtml|title=New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Box Score, March 30, 2004|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
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| <!--2004-->March 31 || '''[[2004 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]]''' || 12–1 || [[2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season|{{nowrap|Tampa Bay Devil Rays}}]] || 55,000 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200403310.shtml|title=New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Box Score, March 31, 2004|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2|[[2008 Major League Baseball season|2008]] || March 25 || '''[[2008 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]]''' || 6–5 || [[2008 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] || 44,628 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200803250.shtml|title=Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Box Score, March 25, 2008|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
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| rowspan=8|[[2019 Major League Baseball season|2019]] || March 20 || '''[[2019 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]]''' || 9–7 || [[2019 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] || 45,787 || rowspan="2"|[[Tokyo Dome]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Tokyo]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Japan]]|| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow1mEH_qF5Y|title=Game Recap: Mariners power past A's on Opening Day (3/20/19)|website=YouTube.com}}</ref>
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| <!--2019-->March 21 || '''[[2019 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]]''' || 5–4 {{small|(12)}} || [[2019 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] || 46,451 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1wzui564fg|title=Mariners win Ichiro's final game in 12 innings - 3/21/19|website=YouTube.com}}</ref>
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| <!--2019-->April 13 || [[2019 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] || 2–5 || '''[[2019 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]''' || 16,496 || rowspan="4"|[[Estadio Mobil Super|Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey]]|| rowspan="4" |[[Monterrey]]|| rowspan="4" |[[Mexico]]|| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/game?gameId=401075079|title=Cardinals vs. Reds - Game Summary|website=ESPN|date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>
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| <!--2023-->June 25 || [[2023 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] || 5–7 || '''[[2023 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]]''' || 55,565 || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Denton |first1=John |title=Cardinals rally to take London Series finale |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-surge-for-seven-runs-to-beat-cubs-in-london |website=[[MLB.com]] |access-date=June 25, 2023 |language=en |date=June 25, 2023}}</ref>
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| <!--2024-->March 21 || '''[[2024 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]]''' ||
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| <!--2024-->April 27 || '''[[2024 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]]''' ||
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| <!--2024-->April 28 || '''[[2024 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]]''' ||
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| <!--2024-->June 8 || '''[[2024 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]]''' ||
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;Notes
* The March 2008 games were known as the [[MLB Japan Opening Series 2008]].
* The March 21, 2019, contest in Tokyo was the last professional game for [[Ichiro Suzuki]], who announced his retirement immediately afterwards.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/ichiro-in-lineup-for-opening-series-finale |title=Ichiro retires after emotional finale in Tokyo |first=Greg |last=Johns |website=MLB.com |date=March 21, 2019 |accessdate=March 21, 2024}}</ref>
* The June 2019 games were part of the [[2019 MLB London Series]].
* There has been one [[no-hitter]]: May 4, 2018 ([[2018 Major League Baseball season#No-hitters|detail]]).
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[[Estadio Hiram Bithorn]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]], has hosted 49 MLB games since 2001.<ref name="Complete" /> As [[Puerto Rico]] is a United States [[Commonwealth (U.S. insular area)|commonwealth]], these games are not included in the above table.
The [[Montreal Expos]] played 43 "home" games at Estadio Hiram Bithorn during 2003 and 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/PK_SJU01.htm |title=Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan, PR |website=[[Retrosheet]] |access-date= June 29, 2019
{{more|2003 Montreal Expos season|2004 Montreal Expos season}}
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==MLB World Tour==
{{more|MLB London Series|MLB Mexico City Series|MLB Seoul Series}}
As part of the [[collective bargaining agreement]] to end the [[2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout]], MLB announced a plan to have additional games played internationally, including regular-season games in [[Tokyo]], [[Seoul]], [[Mexico City]], [[London]], and [[Paris]] between 2023 and 2026.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Declan |title=When Will Baseball Fans See International Games Again? |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/around-mlb/will-fans-see-international-games-japan-tokyo-london-mexico-city-paris-international-rumors |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=March 16, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Beginning with the [[2023 Major League Baseball season|2023 season]], games outside the U.S. and Canada are branded as "MLB World Tour".<ref name="worldtour" />
The [[MLB Mexico City Series]] was first contested in 2023
In 2024, the [[Boston Red Sox]] and the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] played two games during [[spring training]] on March 9–10 at [[Estadio Quisqueya]] in [[Santo Domingo]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/international/events/dominican-republic-series |title=2024 MLB World Tour: Dominican Republic Series |website=MLB.com |access-date=March 7, 2024}}</ref> the Red Sox won both games.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/09/sports/red-sox-spring-training-report/ |title=Saturday’s spring training report: Red Sox shut out Rays in opener in Dominican Republic |first=Alex |last=Speier |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |url-access=limited |date=March 9, 2024 |accessdate=March 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/10/sports/red-sox-spring-training-dominican-republic/ |title=Sunday’s spring training report: Red Sox finish two-game sweep of Rays in Dominican Republic |first=Alex |last=Speier |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |url-access=limited |date=March 10, 2024 |accessdate=March 10, 2024}}</ref> The [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and [[San Diego Padres]] opened the regular season at [[Gocheok Sky Dome]] in Seoul, with each team winning one game. The [[MLB Seoul Series]] included the first regular season games to be played in Korea.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dodgers-Padres to open 2024 season in Seoul |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story?id=38001944 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |work=ESPN |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=July 12, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2024/03/21/dodgers-vs-padres-mlb-korea-live-updates-highlights/73048618007/ |title=Dodgers vs. Padres highlights: San Diego wins wild one, Yamamoto struggles in MLB Korea finale |first1=Scott |last1=Boeck |first2=Jesse |last2=Yomtov |website=[[USA Today]] |date=March 21, 2024 |accessdate=March 21, 2024}}</ref> Also during 2024, the [[Houston Astros]] won both games against the [[Colorado Rockies]] played at [[Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú]] in Mexico City on April 27–28, and the [[New York Mets]] and the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] played two games at [[London Stadium]] as part of the [[MLB London Series]] on June 8–9, with each team winning one game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2024-mlb-schedule |title=MLB Unveils 2024 Schedule Packed With Marquee Matchups |website=MLB.com |date=July 13, 2023 |access-date=July 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38006430/mlb-releases-2024-schedule-all-30-teams-play-march-28 |title=MLB releases 2024 schedule; all 30 teams play March 28 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=July 13, 2023 |access-date=July 13, 2023}}</ref>
===Future plans===
MLB plans to host games at the [[Stade de France]], just outside Paris, starting in 2025. The games will be the first MLB regular-season games to be contested in mainland Europe. The new Stade de France series is intended to alternate with the [[MLB London Series]], which began in 2019 and resumed in 2023 following a three-season pause due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. MLB will play games in London in 2024, followed by Paris in 2025, and then in London again in 2026.<ref>{{cite news |title=MLB to return to London for regular-season games in 2023, 2024 and 2026 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/11/mlb-to-return-to-london-for-regular-season-games-in-2023-2024-and-2026 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |agency=[[Reuters]] |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=May 11, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and the [[New York Yankees]] have informed MLB that they would like to participate in the 2025 Paris games.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pretot |first1=Julien |last2=Carroll |first2=Rory |title=Exclusive: Los Angeles Dodgers in talks to play in Paris in 2025 |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/exclusive-baseball-dodgers-talks-play-paris-2025-source-2022-05-07/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Reuters |date=May 7, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Blum |first1=Ronald |title=Pinstripes in Paris: Yanks want to play 2025 games in France |url=https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-oakland-athletics-los-angeles-dodgers-new-york-yankees-25f10086a5370a95b2f6b3d583f1ec7f |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=AP NEWS |date=June 16, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>▼
On April 3, 2024, the [[Commissioner of Baseball (NPB)|commissioner of Japanese baseball]], [[Sadayuki Sakakibara]], told reporters that the 2025 MLB season would open in Japan on March 19–20, which would be the first MLB games played in the country since 2019 (and the first played under World Tour branding); teams and location have yet to be confirmed,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240403_33/ |title=Japan to host 2025 MLB season-opening series |website=NHK World |date=April 3, 2024 |accessdate=April 4, 2024}}</ref> and MLB has yet to confirm Sakakibara's statement.
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==See also==
*[[American Series]], MLB and Negro league spring training games played in Cuba before the 1960 Cuban Revolution
*[[1999 Baltimore Orioles–Cuba national baseball team exhibition series]], which included a March 1999 exhibition game played in Cuba
*[[MLB China Series]], two 2008 spring training games
*[[MLB Home Run Derby X]], an exhibition tour held since 2022, including appearances in London, Seoul, and Mexico City
*[[MLB Japan All-Star Series]], postseason all-star contests held periodically since 1986
*[[MLB Taiwan All-Star Series]], postseason all-star contests held in 2011
*[[List of neutral site regular season Major League Baseball games played in the United States and Canada]]
*[[List of National Football League games played outside the United States]]
*[[List of college football games played outside the United States]]
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