Fox Sports and Los Angeles Dodgers play by play broadcaster Joe Davis and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic

Episode 287 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox Sports lead MLB broadcaster Joe Davis and Britt Ghiroli, a senior writer for The Athletic covering MLB. In this podcast, Davis discusses calling six games of the World Baseball Classic including the semifinals and finals; what it was like to call Shohei Ohtani striking out Mike Trout to give Japan the title; how he prepared to call the event; calling on Stephen Nelson to help with pronunciations of the Japanese team; where he would play the WBC heading forward; how the rule changes will impact him as a broadcaster; potential places for Ohtani in 2024 and more. Ghiroli discusses what will make the WBC a better event in 2026; the international interest in the event; MLB’s plans to fix the RSN mess; the city and team best for baseball when it comes to Ohtani’s future home and more.  You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more.