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World Series The Largest Int'l. Broadcast Effort In Game's History
Considering the World Series dates back to 1903, it's quite a statement: this year's finale was the biggest international broadcast in the history of Major League Baseball. In addition to the U.S. and Canada being heavily involved, the final contest was also getting huge attention in Japan.
Those behind the cameras and in the control room were well aware they were being watched around the world. We already know the games were the most watched Rogers broadcasts in history, with an astounding peak audience of 18 million plus for the decider. But the crews believe that number may be even larger in baseball-mad Japan.
“I look at this World Series as Canada versus Japan with Hollywood right in the middle, which is an unbelievable combination,” MLB’s senior vice-president of global media partnerships, [Dominck] Balsamo said."
I sometimes wonder how long it might be before there's an MLB team in Japan? Now that would be an amazing "away" series!
Jays vs. Dodgers World Series finale was largest international broadcast operation in the history of the sport, MLB says
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Have I got news for you!
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BowmanvilleBob wrote:
Have I got news for you!
Yes, but that doesn't have quite the same status to me as being in the Majors and playing all summer with the best in the sport. But you make a good point.
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Have I got news for you!
Yes, but that doesn't have quite the same status to me as being in the Majors and playing all summer with the best in the sport. But you make a good point.
The WBC is the Rodney Dangerfield of sporting events, it “don’t get no respect”. Partly this is because some MLB players opt to skip it because of concerns about injuries or they simply can’t be arsed enough to play for their respective countries. The Americans have only won it once (2017) and I suspect that’s why it gets little fanfare from the U.S. media. For those who do, they’re often rewarded with some great baseball. Many North Americans got their first look at Shohnei Ohtani when he played for Japan at the WBC.
Some thoughts on Team Canada’s potential WBC roster can be found here -