The Dodgers have global appeal, and their impact has the potential to be bigger than baseball — bigger than America — but they chose just the opposite.
At some point you have to call it what it is: this isn’t about “tradition” or “team unity,” it’s about protecting the brand and the revenue stream. The Dodgers are happy to market Jackie Robinson’s legacy, global diversity, and social impact, right up until it might cost them money or access. Silence is a business decision.
Absolutely outstanding article. I'm a Dodgers fan (in principle) but have grown increasingly distant from them since the White House visit last year and everything else they've done since then to betray their fanbase. It's hypocritical at this point for them to trot out Jackie and Fernando while aligning with an openly white supremacist administration. Add to this Mark Walter's financial ties to migrant detention and surveillance, and that they went to the White House even after Jackie's DoD bio was temporarily purged, and it's just embarrassing. Would love if they can reclaim the honor of Branch Rickey...but not optimistic.
At some point you have to call it what it is: this isn’t about “tradition” or “team unity,” it’s about protecting the brand and the revenue stream. The Dodgers are happy to market Jackie Robinson’s legacy, global diversity, and social impact, right up until it might cost them money or access. Silence is a business decision.
Great work
Absolutely outstanding article. I'm a Dodgers fan (in principle) but have grown increasingly distant from them since the White House visit last year and everything else they've done since then to betray their fanbase. It's hypocritical at this point for them to trot out Jackie and Fernando while aligning with an openly white supremacist administration. Add to this Mark Walter's financial ties to migrant detention and surveillance, and that they went to the White House even after Jackie's DoD bio was temporarily purged, and it's just embarrassing. Would love if they can reclaim the honor of Branch Rickey...but not optimistic.