Baseball is a mystery to me. There are bases, and a ball, and the rest is largely unknown. I’ve never cared to investigate further because I’m about as far from a sports fan as you can get. The mass hysteria has never appealed to me and much like other flag-waving, uniform-wearing events, I tend to view them with a healthy amount of suspicion.

Despite this, the first thing I tell anyone who is planning to visit Seoul is that they absolutely, non-negotiably, must go to a baseball match.

Korea is to baseball what the ’70s were to disco, a riot of singing, synchronised dancing and pants that are too tight. It’s a place where inhibitions are thrown to the wind and even if you know nothing about baseball, you’re in for one hell of a good time.

The ballpark at Jamsil Stadium. Getty Images

If you’re going to a baseball match in Korea, chances are you’re going to watch it in Jamsil (pronounced jam- shill ) Stadium.…