The Museum MLB International Gallery showcases official game balls for Major League Baseball regular season, spring training and world tour exhibition games outside of the U.S. and Canada. From MLB Opening Series… series, which have kicked off many MLB seasons abroad, to MLB-sanctioned exhibitions—pitting stars from foreign leagues against squads of MLB’s finest—there has been a long history of good will tours across the globe. We’ve separated these by country or region.

Major League Baseball in Japan

Major League Baseball’s Opening Series in Japan (Regular Season Matchups):

2000 MLB Japan Opening Series Cubs vs. Mets. 2003 MLB Japan Opening Series CANCELED Mariners & Athletics. 2004 MLB Japan Opening Series Yankees & Rays. 2004 Mizuno MLB-Japan Opening Series Exhibitions (IMAGE MISSING). 2008 MLB Japan Opening Series Red Sox & Athletics. 2008 Mizuno MLB-NPB Japan Exhibition Boston, Oakland, Hanshin, Yomiuri (2 Versions). 2012 MLB Japan Opening Series Mariners vs. Athletics. 2019 MLB Japan Opening Mariners vs. Athletics. 2025 MLB World Tour Tokyo Series, Japan Dodgers vs. Cubs. (MLB Commissioners Selig & Manfred.)

MLB–Japan All-Star Tours & All-Star Series:

1979 AL & NL MLB Series Japan, New & Used. 1986 MLB Japan Super Major Series. 1988 MLB-Japan All-Star Games. 1990 MLB Japan All-Star Tour. 1992 Mizuno MLB Japan All-Star Tour, New & Used. 1996 MLB Japan All-Star Tour. 1998 MLB Japan All-Star Series, Blue & Red Balls. 2000 MLB Japan All-Star Series Official & Prototype. 2002 MLB Japan All-Star Series. 2004 MLB Japan All-Star Series. 2004 Prototype/Sample Print MLB Japan All-Star Series (Bigger MLB logo, bolder stamping, larger league panel font). 2006 MLB Japan All-Star Series. 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series. 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series New & Game-used. 2018 Mizuno Japan All-Star Series NPB Pitchers’ Ball New & Used. (MLB Commissioners Kuhn, Selig & Manfred.)

Major League Baseball in the Rest of Asia (Australia, China, Korea & Taiwan)

2008 MLB China Series Padres & Dodgers Spring. 2010 MLB Taiwan Games Dodgers vs. Chinese Taipei CPBL All-Stars. 2011 MLB Taiwan Series MLB All-Stars vs. Chinese Taipei CPBL Stars. 2014 MLB Australia Opening Series Sydney Dodgers & Arizona D-backs. 2022 MLB World Tour Korea Series CANCELED. 2024 MLB World Tour Seoul Series, Korea Padres & Dodgers.

Major League Baseball in Latin America

MLB Games, Series & Exhibitions in Mexico

1996 NL La Primera Serie Monterrey Mexico. 2003 Serie De Primavera Mexico Mets & Dodgers. 2004 Serie De Primavera Mexico Marlins & Astros. 2016 MLB Mexico City Series. 2018 MLB Mexico Series Padres & Dodgers. 2019 MLB Mexico Series, Rockies & D-backs, Cardinals & Reds, Angels & Astros X2. 2020 Mexico Series. 2022 MLB Mexico City Series CANCELED. 2023 MLB World Tour Mexico City Series @Zack Hample. 2024 MLB World Tour Mexico City Series.

MLB Games, Series & Exhibitions in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Panama, Cuba, and Venezuela

2001 MLB Opening Day San Juan, PR. 2003-2004 Montreal Expos San Juan, PR (44 MLB Games). 2010 MLB San Juan Series Marlins & Mets. 2014 Panama Serie De La Leyenda #42 Mariano Rivera Legend Series. 2016 MLB En La Habana, Cuba Rays vs. Cuban National. 2018 MLB Puerto Rico Series Indians & Twins. 2020 Dominican Republic Game Twins vs. Tigers. 2020 MLB Puerto Rico Series. 2024 MLB World Tour Dominican Republic Series.

Major League Baseball’s ‘Month of the Americas’ Latin American Spring Training Tours

2000 Month of the Americas: Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico (Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox in Santo Domingo, D.R.; Atlanta Braves vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Caracas, VE; Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Anaheim Angels in Hermosilla, Mex.). 2001 Month of the Americas: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela (Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Mexico City; Texas Rangers vs. Toronto Blue Jays in San Juan; Houston Astros vs. Cleveland Indians in Valencia.). 2001 Red Variant Month of the Americas: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela (use unknown, likely a concept for 2001 that was not green-lighted).

Major League Baseball in Europe & UK

2019 MLB London Series Yankees & Red Sox. 2020 London Series Cubs & Cardinals CANCELED. 2023 MLB World Tour London Series, Cardinals & Cubs (Game-Used). 2024 MLB World Tour London Series, NY Mets vs. Phillies. 2026 MLB World Tour: London Series (Coming next year!). (All are MLB Commissioner Manfred)

Game-Used Examples: MLB International Games, Series & Exhibitions

1979 Japan Major League Series (AL & NL All-Stars vs. NPB All-Stars). 2016 Mexico. 2016 Cuba. 2018 Puerto Rico. 2018 Mexico. 2018 Japan (Mizuno). 2019 Mexico. 2019 London. 2022 Mexico. 2023 London. 2024 Dominican Republic. 2024 Mexico Yankees vs. Diablos Spring Games. 2024 Korea (@Zack Hample).

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