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Jeff Passan joins Kennedy to discuss the romantic nature of baseball, the impact of the pitch clock, and the Dodgers' villain status in MLB.

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

People in this episode

Host: Kennedy

Guest: Jeff Passan

Topics covered

• baseball
• sports culture
• umpiring technology
• gambling scandals
• MLB
• Los Angeles Dodgers

Keywords

• Jeff Passan
• Dodgers
• pitch clock
• automated ball-strike system
• gambling scandal
• MLB

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN, Sources Tell, Los Angeles Dodgers

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