The chapter delves into the debut of a baseball player with the Los Angeles Dodgers who scored a two-run home run in his first game and signed a $700 million contract, showcasing the globalization of baseball alongside its diversity challenges. Additionally, it touches upon recent music releases and their impact on culture and music.
Shohei Ohtani made his Dodger debut this week. His record-setting contract solidifies an international era for Major League Baseball, which hasn’t yet overcome a diversity problem at home.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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