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Ballparks to see Korean players, MLB edition: Oracle Park for Jung Hoo Lee, Petco Park for Song Sung-mun, Dodger Stadium for Hyeseong Kim
Jung Hoo Lee (San Francisco), Song Sung-mun (San Diego) and Hyeseong Kim (Los Angeles Dodgers) all play for California clubs. Here is how to reach each ballpark by transit, what bags you can bring and where to buy tickets, taken from the clubs' official guides.
Clinch Desk · Wed, Oct 21
MLB's official roster data (StatsAPI), checked on October 21, lists Jung Hoo Lee on the San Francisco Giants, Song Sung-mun on the San Diego Padres and Hyeseong Kim on the Los Angeles Dodgers 40-man rosters. Song signed a four-year deal through 2029 with San Diego in December 2025 (club social media, via Korea Economic Daily), and Kim signed a three-year deal with the Dodgers in January 2025 (MLB.com). All three ballparks are on the US West Coast.
Lee's home is Oracle Park in San Francisco, which the Giants list at 40,260 seats. Transit is easy. Muni's N Judah line stops at 2nd & King and the T Third line at 4th & King. Caltrain's San Francisco station is at 4th & King, close to the park. If you come by BART, change to Muni at Embarcadero or Powell. If you drive, parking in Giants lots has to be bought in advance through SpotHero.
Oracle Park does not allow backpacks. Other bags are fine up to 16 x 16 x 8 inches. Tickets are mobile only and go in the MLB Ballpark app. On game days the box office opens two and a half hours before first pitch. See the map pin and the team page.
Song's Petco Park sits in downtown San Diego. The Padres say three MTS Trolley stations are within two blocks of the park: 12th & Imperial, Park & Market and Gaslamp Quarter. The bag rules are stricter than in San Francisco: single-compartment clear bags up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches and small clutches up to 5 x 7 inches. The map pin is and the team page is.
Kim's Dodger Stadium sits on a hill, so the shuttle beats walking. The Dodgers run the free Dodger Stadium Express from Union Station every 10 minutes, starting two and a half hours before the game. The park's official name is now UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, and the club's history page describes it as a 56,000-seat stadium.
Dodger Stadium also takes clear bags only, up to 12 x 12 x 6 inches, plus non-clear wristlets or clutches up to 5 x 8 x 2 inches. Tickets are mobile only. The map pin is and the team page is.
Buy tickets through each club's official channel, the team ticket pages on MLB.com and the MLB Ballpark app. The Giants say their bag policy is strictly enforced, and all three parks have size limits, so leave big luggage at your hotel. Club guides can change from season to season, so check the official pages again before you go.
The 2027 schedule and ticket prices have not been released yet. Once they are, they will show up on each team page, and the stadium trip map shows all three parks with their cities.
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