Shohei Ohtaniās 10 strikeouts and 3 home runs in Game 4 sealed the Dodgersā pennant, bridging Japan and America through one transcendent night of baseball.
Mays was a central figure in defining the Black experience of overcoming the oppressive demonization of African descendantsĀ Ā in the Jim Crow South and the rejection of systemic racism by embodying and reflecting Black excellence as he grew into manhood.