About this episode

The episode discusses whether Shohei Ohtani should shut down his pitching for the season and explores the implications of the Angels' record sale on MLB's future.

Dodgers analyst and World Series champion Jerry Hairston Jr. and Doug McKain breaks down whether LA deserves its "not a great sports town" criticism, why Shohei Ohtani should consider shutting down his pitching for the rest of the season, and what the Angels' record $4 billion sale means for MLB's future. Plus, insights on the surprising Alex Freeland call-up, Teoscar Hernández's role down the stretch, and the Dodgers' push to secure a top playoff seed heading into September.

People in this episode

Host: Doug McKain

Guest: Jerry Hairston Jr.

Topics covered

• Shohei Ohtani
• Dodgers
• MLB
• playoff push
• Angels sale
• sports town criticism
• player call-up

Keywords

• Dodgers
• Shohei Ohtani
• Jerry Hairston Jr.
• MLB
• Angels
• playoffs
• Teoscar Hernández
• Alex Freeland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Angels, MLB

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