It is part of the MLB World Tour series of games played outside of the United States and Canada.

[4] The Seoul series was Shohei Ohtani's regular-season debut with the Dodgers; the team signed him to a long-term contract during the 2023–24 offseason.

[5] Local police reported that a person sent a bomb threat by email, threatening to harm Ohtani and other players at the first game.

Ha-seong Kim, a shortstop for the Padres who formerly played in the Sky Dome for the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), received the loudest cheers of any player.

Chan Ho Park, a former Dodgers pitcher who is the first Korean person to play in MLB, threw the ceremonial first pitch.