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Today, Explained

It’s Shotime!

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

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. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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He was able to make the play and here is Otani and what will more than likely be his final at bat today in his Dodger debut.

0:07.0

A baseball player made his debut as a Los Angeles Dodger this week and he delivered.

0:13.0

Slung on hit high in the air to left and deep.

0:17.0

This ball carrying, this ball is gone!

0:21.0

It is Dodger debut.

0:24.0

Shone O'Tani brings them to their feet,

0:28.0

a two-run home run.

0:30.0

The difference between this ball player

0:32.0

and all the rest is that he's the most expensive in the history of the game

0:38.1

Showi Otani's 700 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers the biggest

0:43.5

contract in any sport ever really suggests that our national pastime is

0:49.1

the most international it's ever been but it also comes at a time when baseball is struggling with

0:54.2

diversity back home. We are digging into the dugout on today explained.

0:58.5

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