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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).
 
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. SixIn games2024, toMLB beteams played intwo-game threeseries differentin countriesSeoul, haveMexico beenCity, scheduledand for 2024London.
 
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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The [[MLB Mexico City Series]] was first contested in 2023 at [[Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú]]. The [[San Diego Padres]] won both games against the [[San Francisco Giants]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=James |title=Passionate Baseball Fans and (Very) Thin Air Let Mexico City Shine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/sports/baseball/padres-giants-mexico-city.html |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=May 1, 2023}}</ref>
 
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===
Also during 2024, the [[Houston Astros]] and the [[Colorado Rockies]] will play at [[Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú]] in Mexico City on April 27–28, and the [[New York Mets]] and the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] will play at [[London Stadium]] in London, as part of the [[MLB London Series]], on June 8–9.<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>
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.
 
MLB planshad planned to host games at the [[Stade de France]], just outside Paris, starting in 2025. The games willwould be the first MLB regular-season games to be contested in [[mainland Europe]]. The new Stade de France series iswas intended to alternate with the London series, whichwith begangames inbeing 2019 and resumed in 2023 following a three-season pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MLB plans to hold gamesheld in London in 2024, followed by& Paris in 20252026, and then in London againParis in 20262025.<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 series.<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> and the [[New York Yankees]]<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> have expressed interest in playing in the Paris series. However, in late 2023, the [[Associated Press]] reported that MLB was scrapping plans to play in Paris in 2025, having been unable to find a promoter for the event.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blum |first1=Ronald |title=MLB cancels 2025 Paris games after failing to find promoter, AP sources say |url=https://apnews.com/article/mlb-paris-canceled-9cf046396393387cd6ddca01f9e07a9c |access-date=June 12, 2024 |work=AP NEWS |date=November 16, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> MLB has not confirmed the cancellation, although it was mentioned on MLB.com's news site, by David Adler (a reporter for MLB.com based in New York), in a news article about the 2024 London Series event.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2024-london-series-tickets|title=Tickets for London Series featuring Phillies-Mets on sale now|quote=MLB's plans to play in Paris in 2025 have been scratched due to scheduling issues with Stade de France; the venue was not able to provide the necessary time needed to build a Major League-quality baseball field.|last1=Adler|first1=David|date=November 23, 2023|accessdate=June 12, 2024|publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>▼
On April 3, 2024, it was reported that the 2025 MLB season would open in [[Japan]] on March 19–20, making it the first MLB games played in the country since 2019 and the first under the World Tour. The teams and venue will be confirmed on a later date.<ref>https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240403_33/</ref>
 
▲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 London series, which began in 2019 and resumed in 2023 following a three-season pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MLB plans to hold 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 series.<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>
 
==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
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*[[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]]
 
==References==
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