As the coronavirus pandemic virtually paused all pro sports in the US, Americans welcome Korean pro baseball in a potential preview of what MLB games could resemble if it returns in 2020.
The fans who traded American REMs for Korean RBIs said they were grateful for any live baseball, even half a world away with players they had never seen before.
"For me, watching a baseball game where I didn’t already know the outcome was very exciting. It was also fun to learn about baseball in another culture,", a professor in the communications Department at Cal State Fullerton, told NBC News.Shermak said he was surprised how much he enjoyed the most boring details of a typical baseball game.
"I appreciated the rather mundane moments, like pick off attempts, walks and visits to the mound," he said."The only baseball I’ve watched lately were replays of these epic games. It was nice to take a breath. It wasn’t boring. It was peaceful."at the University of South Florida, observed via Twitter:"I don’t know any of these guys but I’m loving it."
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