Explore how Shouhei Otani's exceptional skills, journey from Japan to the MLB, and record-breaking achievements are shaping Major League Baseball's expansion in Asia and beyond, highlighted by his pivotal role in global fan engagement and a groundbreaking $700 million contract with the L.A. Dodgers.
Major League Baseball has a big problem: it’s tapped out on new fans in the US. So it's looking abroad to Asia to bring in new ones. Japanese baseball prodigy Shohei Ohtani is crucial to that plan.
On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Janet Paskin discusses Ohtani’s meteoric rise, his $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and his pivotal role in the league’s global ambitions.
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