01/16/2026 12:14 PM
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! We’re talking about eye-popping numbers in two ways today. Inside: 💰 L.A. signs Tucker 🎰 A staggering betting scandal 😢 Tomlin’s last message As I sat looking at the numbers last night, I realized the Los Angeles Dodgers had sent me to a philosophical place. Are they the bad guys, greedily hoarding talent and shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars to stave off lesser teams? The 1 percent widening the MLB wealth gap?
