What happens when you put one of the world’s most famous men on a baseball field and hand him a ball? Well, apparently, the entire internet collapses. Kim Taehyung—yes, that Taehyung, V of BTS—is officially set to throw the ceremonial first pitch at the LA Dodgers game on August 25. One announcement, and suddenly ticketing sites were gasping for air like rookies in extra innings.
The Dodgers revealed it on August 17, casually dropping the kind of news that makes servers immediately scream, “I quit.” Fans rushed to snag tickets, and within minutes, buying one became as mythical as catching a unicorn. Baseball has seen a lot of dramatic pitches, but none that made websites tap out before the game even started.
And let’s not lie—half the chaos is because people can already picture V in a Dodgers uniform. Baseball might have its home runs, but this is the real grand slam: a visual that has fans collectively combusting online. Reactions were pure gold, ranging from “he’s going to look so good in that jersey” to “did the Dodgers just break the internet on purpose?”
Even Dodgers player Kim Hye-Sung couldn’t resist, giving V a follow and a like, because who wouldn’t want to be caught in that gravitational pull?
Now, ceremonial first pitches are usually just polite nods to celebrities and athletes—toss the ball, wave to the crowd, cue the national anthem. But this one? This is history. It’s the moment where American baseball meets global K-pop, and spoiler alert: baseball is definitely the side benefitting here.
And if the Dodgers wanted to guarantee packed stands, mission accomplished. They’ve already had Son Heung-min take the mound before, but V’s arrival makes it official: Dodger Stadium is basically turning into Korea’s unofficial celebrity runway.
So here we are, counting down to August 25—not for the actual baseball, let’s be real, but for the moment Taehyung winds up and proves he can cause mass hysteria without even singing a note. Forget home runs. The Dodgers just booked the biggest pitch of the season.
