Shohei Ohtani Made a Record $700M Deal With the Dodgers, But the SF Giants Agreed Too! Why Dodgers?

New revelations about the record setting baseball contract between superstar Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers have many people wondering why he didn’t choose the San Francisco Giants. One day after the Dodgers announced the $700M deal, Farhan Zaidi, SF Giants president of baseball operations, revealed that Ohtani’s representatives presented the exact deal to San Francisco and the Giants were agreeable! So with the same deal on the table, what was it that made Ohtani choose Dodger blue? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Washington, D.C. yesterday in hopes of securing more funding for the war against Russia. Last year, President Biden said the United States would support Ukraine as long as it takes. This year he said the United States would support Ukraine as long as it can. The United Nations General Assembly is now calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Is it a sign that Israel may be losing support around the world? John Rothmann will stop by to discuss it all. We will lighten things up with a little bit of holiday music, and a visit by one of the most incredible pianists, John Allair. He will talk about his history in the Bay Area, touring with superstars and he’ll get our feet tapping to a holiday tune. The Mark Thompson Show 12/13/23