2023-12-23 21:00:00
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2023.12.24 (Sun) Admiral Takahama Follow Following Shohei Otani wore a Dodgers uniform at his joining press conference (December 14th at Dodger Stadium, photo: Afro) The black commentator who criticized Ohtani is now being praised heavily
Shohei Ohtani (29), who was transferred to the Los Angeles Dodgers, has become incredibly popular.
While playing for the “country team” Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, he was hailed as a “unicorn” who had already caught up to and surpassed the white Babe Ruth.
However, when he joined the Dodgers, one of the most prestigious teams in the major leagues, on a 10-year contract worth 700 million dollars (approximately 101.5 billion yen), he caused a social phenomenon in the United States (even though he had not even played yet).
Some of you may remember Stephen A. Smith, a black sports commentator from the NBA. He is 56 years old and from the Caribbean. He seems to be popular with black sports fans.
Two years ago, he ridiculed Otani, who uses an interpreter, as “not an American athlete,” which was criticized as a racist remark.
“What I meant was that it was disadvantageous in terms of marketability,” he said with a painful explanation. And somehow she got through.
It seems that the marketability that Mr. Smith was talking regarding means that since he cannot speak directly to his fans in English, there is a distance between them, and he will not be able to make money with commercials or merchandise.
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On the other hand, Ohtani has a huge market in Japan, and the Angels have made a lot of money. He was a little different from other players from Latin America who don’t speak English or speak broken English.
Mr. Smith’s true feelings may have been that it was outrageous that Otani would have a dedicated interpreter, even though Latin American players would not.
The new Dodgers uniform (jersey), with the number 17 worn by Ohtani, sold out within 48 hours of its release.
Lionel Messi, the world-famous Argentine soccer player, has set a new record for the number of jerseys sold when he transferred to the US league in 2023.
What did Mr. Smith say a few days later?
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