Athletes, Grief, and the Game

Podcast: Geeks and Greeks · Geeks and Greeks

Opublikowano: 2026-07-10

This week on Geeks and Greeks, our news segment takes center stage as we break down one of the most emotional stories in sports: Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Eliezer Alfonzo making his long-awaited MLB debut just hours after learning his stepmother and sister were found dead in the rubble of a Venezuela earthquake. We walk through how the Dodger Stadium crowd responded, the nearly decade-long grind Alfonzo endured in the minors, and what this moment says about the human side of pro sports. From there, we pivot from baseball to football and dive into the...