William Brangham:
For a closer look, we turn to Andy McCullough, He is a senior writer for “The Athletic” and author of “The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness.”
Andy, thank you so much for being here.
Just for our viewers who are not familiar with who Shohei Ohtani is, this is one of the stellar athletes in baseball, an incredible hitter, keeps getting better, was an amazing pitcher when he’s on the mound. Many believe this guy is the greatest in the game today, also apparently one of the nicest guys too.
So this news gets out about these gambling allegations. How did that news come out and how did that land in the baseball community?
Andy McCullough, Senior Writer, “The Athletic”: Yes, I…