Jeff Passan On Why Everyone Hates The Dodgers

Kennedy Saves the World

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🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Jeff Passan, ESPN MLB insider and host of the new podcast Sources Tell, Jeff Passan joins Kennedy to explain why baseball remains the ultimate romantic sport, the revolutionary impact of the pitch clock, and whether the automated ball-strike system (ABS) is about to completely replace human umpires. Plus, Jeff shares how he helped expose the infamous Shohei Ohtani interpreter's gambling scandal and shares why the Los Angeles Dodgers have become the ultimate "villains" of the league. Follow on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kennedy_foxnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Kennedy for Happy Hour on Fridays! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWlNiiSXX4BNUbXM5X8KkYbDepFgUIVZj⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	Welcome to Kennedy Saves the World. Here's a conversation I had with baseball expert and world
0:36.6	renowned journalist Jeff Passon.
0:38.8	And we recorded this before the passing of Yankees legend John Sterling.
0:45.3	And the Sterlingisms will live in baseball infamy, especially in Yankees fans' hearts forever.
0:53.5	Here's my conversation with Jeff.
1:05.0	With all that is dividing us,
1:08.2	and it feels like there are so few elements of culture that are not eclipsed by toxic
1:16.8	politics and i would put baseball in that category i love baseball i love the yankees i love going
1:23.9	and seeing major league baseball um even some minor league games.
1:28.8	But my guest today has dedicated his life to covering baseball.
1:33.5	He started back in 2004 for the Kansas City Star.
1:37.5	He is one of the most notable and trusted names covering, reporting on, and analyzing baseball.
1:43.8	Jeff Passon is here. He's got a brand new
1:46.8	podcast called Sources Tell Jeff Passon. Welcome to Kennedy Saves the World.
1:52.7	Kennedy, I would love to save the world with you, and I appreciate you having me on. Thank you.
1:57.7	How does baseball save the world? What is it about baseball that you love so much that you see it as a unifying and important
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