Eric Thames Joins Launch of MLB Breakfast Club Event in Seoul

Eric Thames helped launch "MLB Breakfast Club," a new Major League Baseball initiative for fans watching games in the morning, at the Michelin-starred Seoul restaurant Mukjung on June 1, 2026. Thames participated alongside former South Korean pitcher Kim Byung-hyun and former American pitcher Dustin Nippert. Yonhap reported the event.

Thames plans to attend a KBO game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on June 2, 2026. "I'm happy to be back in Korea. I try to make a trip once or twice a year.

This is like my second home," Thames said. Thames played for the NC Dinos in the KBO from 2014 to 2016. 721 batting line in 390 games for the Dinos. S.

Minor leagues in 2022. " "I just love it. The weather. I love going to Busan, love going to the beach," he said. "My friends and I always pop over for four or five days and get some food and then go walk around.

I've seen concerts and festivals here. " Thames noted that attitudes toward playing in the KBO after MLB have changed. "Like 15, 20 years ago, playing in the KBO after MLB was seen as like your career was over," he said.

He said he has talked on the phone with and met up with many players to discuss his KBO experience. m. to watch and root for South Korea at the World Baseball Classic in March 2026.

"Actually, fans send me a lot of videos from KBO games. It's nice being in the hotel here. I'm watching a lot of baseball. I miss it," he said. Thames attended a NC Dinos game in August 2025. "Maybe if they make the playoffs, I'll come back," he said.