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“I wasn’t around the Beatles,” Roberts reportedly stated, as reported by Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times. I didn’t spend the ’80s with the Lakers or Michael Jordan. What we’re developing, though, seems like it will be very near to that.
As a sports fan, I really like it. With baseball, I really like it. This is fantastic news for the Dodgers, in my opinion. A lot of people are watching us. We’re in for an exciting season.
Many believe Michael Jordan to be the best basketball player of all time, and he continues to be a major presence in the world of sports.
In his illustriоus cаreer, the Chicаgо Bulls greаt—whо wаs entered intо the Nаismith Memоriаl Bаsketbаll Hаll оf Fаme in 2009—wоn 14 аll-Stаr selectiоns, five MVP hоnоrs, ten scоring crоwns, аnd six Finаls MVP аwаrds.
Similarly, the Lakers of the 1980s are remembered for their five NBA championships from 1980 to 1988, when players like James Worthy, Magic Johnson, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were on the team.
Ticket sales and prices have reached unprecedented levels in anticipation of 2024 Opening Day, because to the immense enthusiasm surrounding Ohtani in Dodger blue.
According to Shaikin, the average price for a ticket to the Dodgers’ home opener on StubHub is $533. Additionally, no MLB team has outsold the Dodgers in ticket sales on StubHub this season.
At just 29 years old, Shohei Ohtani is already being hailed as one of the all-time greats in baseball.
The two-way sensation debuted in Major League Baseball in 2018 with the Angels of Anaheim and was later voted Rookie of the Year by the American League. In the time after, he garnered a Major League Player of the Year award, two Silver Sluggers, and two AL MVP honors.
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Although Ohtani will miss 2024 season as a Dodger due to elbow surgery, the star power he brings to the plate should be enough to propel L.A. to another World Series run.