One Year Since V's Dodgers Ceremonial First Pitch, US Broadcasters Revisit: "It Was Like The Beatles"

One year after BTS's V threw the ceremonial first pitch at the LA Dodgers in Major League Baseball (MLB), he is once again drawing attention locally.

MLB released a video from that time through its official account along with a post celebrating the first anniversary of V's ceremonial pitch. By posting the pitch scene filmed from different angles, they revisited the heat of Dodger Stadium from one year ago. V stepped up as the ceremonial pitcher for the game between the LA Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds held at Dodger Stadium on August 26 last year (Korean time). Wearing a Dodgers uniform inscribed with the number 7, he took the mound and coordinated with the catcher, pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

The reaction at the scene at that time has also become a hot topic again. Sports broadcaster Brian Genschlag, who handled the broadcast, quoted the MLB post, recalling, "We had no idea what we were looking at," and adding, "The crowd's reaction toward V sounded as if The Beatles were right behind us." Field reporter Kirsten Watson also remarked on the pouring cheers at the time, saying, "It's the loudest cheer I've ever heard here." The broadcasting team introduced V as a "global sensation."

V's pitch also received positive reviews. The broadcasters gave joking praise, saying, "He threw a great breaking ball," and "It's enough to make us want to sign him to a contract immediately." The Dodgers-related media 'Dodgers Nation' also revisited the moment, stating, "One year ago today, BTS's V, Kim Tae Hyung, threw his first ceremonial pitch at Dodger Stadium."

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