Glad the speaker apologized.

usually they are Spanish speakers and have enough teammates and coaches who are bilingual to get by. The other day I was listening to a game on the radio and the play by play guy was talking about the pitcher and how he had worked on learning English during the off season so he wouldn't need an infielder to translate for him and the catcher anymore.

Never heard Stephen A say a peep about them not being marketed properly. Not that I listen to him if I can avoid it.

as have other sports commentators.

Baseball is sitting on a gold mine in Ohtani and all the brilliant, young Latinx players in the game right now.

The Commissioner's office seriously needs to hire a great ad agency and turn them loose with all the great, young stars. Otherwise baseball is going to continue losing fans and viewers to football and basketball.

He uses a translator to avoid (or at least minimize) misunderstandings.

I don't think they know what they're mssing.

on and of the field.

The Angles francise knows exactly what they have in Ohtani, and they are doing a splended job promoting him. But I believe the BIG push, the real story, will come toward the end of second half of the season; Ohtani is totally on track chasing down Maris and Ruth on that home run list, and everyone will be watching (and filling the stands, Baby!). He may even eclipse Maris and Ruth, but that could be next year, who knows?

I don't know who pays Mizuhara's salery, but he's been totally ingratiated into the clubhouse. He may not be on the official roster, but he's totally on the uniform dude's list. Hell, he even suited up and caught during that Home Run Derby thingy.

The Angles francise gets high marks promoting Ohtani, but failing marks for cutting Albert Pujols loose. The Dodgers are snickering at that bombastic move.

Is Trout back frim IR?

I'm not in the LA area, do a good job of marketing Ohtani, but people in other areas of the country don't see what they do locally. With once-in-lifetime talent like Ohtani the Commissioner's Office should be working with the top ad firms to promote the game with him and the other great new stars to grow viewership and fans lost long ago to football and basketball.

I'm not that far away from the LA area but I don't see any of the Ohtani marketing done locally. IMO baseball/the Commissioner's Office is missing an opportunity.

Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow talk up Ohtani all the time. I've learned wonderful nuggets about Ohtani (and Mizuhara) from Kuiper and Krukow that probably don't even make it into the local press. Ohtani is a BIG deal on the West Coast!

I can't address what the rest of the nation knows or hears, but I guarantee he'll be 'The baseball story' when he closes in on those home run records in the Fall.

Think the Angles can claw back from their 9 game deficit?