This chapter explores the speaker's passion for baseball and sheds light on the often overlooked black history in the sport, focusing on the impactful contributions of black players in the Negro Leagues with their distinct style and flair.
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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