First Foreign-Born Players Esteban Bell , Hank Biasatti, 1946 - - PDF document

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First Foreign-Born Players

Esteban Bell𝐛𝐨, 𝟐𝟗𝟖𝟒

Philadelphia Athletics Cuba

Hank Biasatti, 1946

Toronto Huskies Italy

International MLB Players International MLB Players

Hyun Jin Ryu South Korea Jose Altuve Venezuela Albert Pujols Dominican Republic Shohei Otani Japan Dovydas Neverauskas Lithuania P.J. Conlon Northern Ireland Gift Ngoepe South Africa Kenley Jansen Curaçao

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On April 18, 2006, seven pitchers born in Venezuela started a Major League game.

Source: Major League Baseball

Carlos Zambrano Chicago Cubs

Viva Venezuela! Viva Venezuela! MLB Players by Ethnicity and Nationality MLB Players by Ethnicity and Nationality

By Ethnicity Caucasian 64% Hispanic 27% Black 7% Asian 2% By Country Dominican Rep. 84 Venezuela 74 Puerto Rico 19 Countries represented 21 Born outside the U.S. 254 (29%)

Sources: Major League Baseball; Society of American Baseball Research

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MLB Players by Ethnicity, 1946-2016 MLB Players by Ethnicity, 1946-2016

• 1947 - 1966

U.S. teams win 18 of 20 World Series (90%)

• 1967 - 2005

U.S. teams win 16 of 51 World Series (31%)

Source: Wikipedia

Little League World Series Winners Little League World Series Winners

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Strategic Makeover Increases Futility

Year Win Lose Percentage 2010 76 86 .469 2011 56 106 .346 2012 55 107 .340 2013 51 111 .315

“Houston’s plan to have no payroll, lose, get the 1-2 pick four years in a row … spit[s]

• n the integrity of the game.”

One View of the Astros’ Strategy: 2013

Peter Gammons

Hall of Fame baseball columnist March 19, 2013

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“The Astros are not just rebuilding by tanking; they’re rebuilding by incinerating the franchise and then feeding the ashes to wild dogs. And that approach might just be the future of baseball — just like the Astros themselves.”

• Rany Jazayerli

May 14, 2013

Another View of the Astros’ Strategy: 2013 Houston Astros in First Place: 2017

Year Win Lose Percentage 2010 76 86 .469 2011 56 106 .346 2012 55 107 .340 2013 51 111 .315 2014 70 92 .432 2015 86 76 .531 2nd place 2016 84 78 .519 3rd place 2017 101 61 .620 World Champs

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Great Moments in PCF Home Run Challenge History

• 2003: Six Astro pitchers no-hit the NY Yankees.
• 2003: Roger Clemens tries a second time to win his 300th

game (he’d finally win it on his fourth try!).

• 2004: Jim Thome blasts his 400th career home run.
• 2008: Trevor Hoffman is honored for his 500th save.
• 2014: Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 500th career home run.
• 2017: Scooter Gennett slugs four home runs in one game.
• 2017:

Albert Pujols hits his 600th career home run.

• 2017: Mike Milken and the HRC Road Trip team attend their

435th Home Run Challenge game since 1996.

2018 PCF Home Run Challenge

www.homerunchallenge.org

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PCF Home Run Challenge

www.homerunchallenge.org

PCF Home Run Challenge

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2017 PCF Home Run Challenge Highlights

Scooter Gennett Cincinnati Reds June 6, 2017 Four home runs in one game

NBA Players by Ethnicity and Nationality - 2018 NBA Players by Ethnicity and Nationality - 2018

By Ethnicity Black 74.4% Caucasian 23.3% Hispanic 1.8% Asian 0.2% By Country Canada 11 France 10 Australia 8 Spain 7 Brazil, Croatia, Germany 5 Serbia & Turkey Countries represented 42 Born outside the U.S. 108 (36%)

Sources: National Basketball Association; Wikipedia

Fourth consecutive year with at least 100 international players.

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NBA Players Born Outside the U.S. NBA Players Born Outside the U.S.

Source: Baseketball Reference; Business Insider

2013-14 World Champion San Antonio Spurs

• Jeff Ayres

U.S.

• Aron Baynes

Australia

• Marco Belinelli

Italy

• Matt Bonner

U.S.

• Austin Daye

U.S.

• Boris Diaw

France

• Tim Duncan

Virgin Islands

• Manu Ginobli

Argentina

• Danny Green

U.S.

• Damion James

U.S.

• Cory Joseph

Canada

• Kawhi Leonard

U.S.

• Patty Mills

Australia

• Tony Parker

France

• Tiago Splitter

Brazil

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Why Do People Play Video Games? Why Do People Play Video Games? Why Do People Play Video Games? Why Do People Play Video Games?

"Once you get past air, food, water, shelter, you get to social connections, sense of belonging. You get to self-esteem, overcoming challenges and building self-worth. And you get to self-actualization. “We are providing self-actualization for a great many of our players." ‒ Andrew Wilson, CEO, Electronic Arts

Source: Gamesindustry.biz

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Top Game Publishers by Revenue Top Game Publishers by Revenue

• Tencent

$18.1B

• Sony

$10.5B

• Apple

$8.0B

• Microsoft

$7.1B

• Activision Blizzard

$6.5B

Source: Newzoo; USA Today, June 19, 2018

Market Caps of Media Companies

Market Cap, $US Billion

Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (8/19/2018).

$0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Activision EA CBS Viacom

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eSports eSports

• Global eSports revenues are expected to jump 38

percent in 2018 to nearly $1 billion.

• By 2021, revenues will hit $1.65 billion.
• Worldwide audience of competitive gamers and

enthusiasts has tripled to more than 550 million

• ver the past five years.
• Twitch has 2 million active broadcasters

streaming Overwatch, Dota 2 and thousands of

• ther games.

Average Age of Fans per Sport Average Age of Fans per Sport

50 57 40 42 44 50 39 40 Under 35

Sport 2000 2016

Source: MarketWatch, June 30, 2017; Statista. LoL 2015

MLB NBA NFL MLS eSports