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On paper, it’s just scouting. In reality, it feels like something more deliberate — and more unsettling. The Los Angeles Dodgers are reportedly in pursuit of Shoki Oda, a 17-year-old pitching prodigy still attending Yokohama High School in Japan. He hasn’t entered the Nippon Professional Baseball draft. He hasn’t signed a professional contract. He’s not supposed to be on the global market yet. And that’s exactly ... Read more

On paper, it’s just scouting. In reality, it feels like something more deliberate — and more unsettling. The Los Angeles Dodgers are reportedly in pursuit of Shoki Oda, a 17-year-old pitching prodigy still attending Yokohama High School in Japan. He hasn’t entered the Nippon Professional Baseball draft. He hasn’t signed a professional contract. He’s not supposed to be on the global market yet. And that’s exactly ... Read more

Clayton Kershaw smiled when he said it. But the words landed heavier than they sounded. “If that happens,” he admitted, “I’ll be nervous.” For a pitcher whose career has been defined by dominance, composure, and control, the admission felt almost jarring. This wasn’t the Clayton Kershaw fans have known for nearly two decades — the ace who thrived under pressure, the left-hander who defined an era in Los ... Read more

Clayton Kershaw smiled when he said it. But the words landed heavier than they sounded. “If that happens,” he admitted, “I’ll be nervous.” For a pitcher whose career has been defined by dominance, composure, and control, the admission felt almost jarring. This wasn’t the Clayton Kershaw fans have known for nearly two decades — the ace who thrived under pressure, the left-hander who defined an era in Los ... Read more

At first glance, it looks like a simple media deal. Netflix partners with Nippon TV.World Baseball Classic games are streamed in Japan.Everyone wins. But look a little closer, and the picture shifts. This isn’t really about the World Baseball Classic.It’s about Shohei Ohtani — and what happens when one athlete becomes bigger than the event itself. Fresh off a second straight World Series title and a National ... Read more