Giants television broadcasters Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow are among the most beloved broadcast tandems in the game. But few, if any, of their most devoted fans know the story of their trip to San Quentin.
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The Athletic pointed out the similarity between the Dodgers’ deal with Shoehi Ohtani and the strategy employed by Dodgers partner Todd Boehly with Chelsea, the Premier League club he purchased last year. Dodgers fans hope things work out better in Los Angeles than they have across the pond for the Blues.
Shohei Ohtani speaks at his introductory press conference at Dodrger Stadium Thursday. (Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Times.)
Bob Nightengale of USA Today, a respected fixture in major league press boxes for decades, had some strong words for some of his media brethren regarding their handling of the Shohei Ohtani free agent pursuit.
“We baseball writers have disgraced ourselves, becoming an embarrassment to the journalism community.”
MLB announced plans to put the game’s top prospects on display at Spring Training parks across Florida and Arizona in March during the inaugural Spring Breakout weekend.
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