Baseball fans everywhere were hoping that the megastar Shohei Ohtani would choose their team in free agency. Los Angeles Dodgers fans won the sweepstakes.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are betting $700 million that Shohei Ohtani can deliver championships and help increase revenue. But the economics of sports can be fickle.
In a Bogotá league, Venezuelans who fled their homeland have carried on their culture in a country surrounded by soccer — and have built a support system. “It’s like having a piece of Venezuela here.”