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Bill Shaikin: How Shohei Ohtani could make the Dodgers the last MLB team to draw 4 million

LOS ANGELES — This much is certain, 2024 edition: Death, taxes, and the Dodgers leading the major leagues in attendance. The last time the Dodgers failed to lead the majors, they started the season in bankruptcy court. That was a dozen years ago. For all the glorious summers since then, and for all the not-so-glorious traffic jams in the parking lots, the Dodgers have yet to reach the holy ...

LOS ANGELES — This much is certain, 2024 edition: Death, taxes, and the Dodgers leading the major leagues in attendance.

The last time the Dodgers failed to lead the majors, they started the season in bankruptcy court. That was a dozen years ago.

For all the glorious summers since then, and for all the not-so-glorious traffic jams in the parking lots, the Dodgers have yet to reach the holy grail of MLB attendance.

Shohei Ohtani is here to fix that. With the addition of the greatest attraction in baseball, the Dodgers could hit 4 million in attendance for the first time in franchise history.

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