ESPN would be broadcasting six games per week from the KBO<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Games will be behind-closed-doors for the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBogdanovich added: “I think we\u2019re starting to see the finish line and I think people are getting pretty excited about it. I\u2019m just worried about the time difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Obviously, we got some extra major leaguers over there and occasionally we’ll get a South Korean in the majors. It’s solid baseball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“South Korean baseball is definitely a step up from a lot of the stuff we’ve been booking, and it is baseball. Everyone is used to betting baseball in May, so I consider it a positive.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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