He didn’t have a ton of statistical impact – a career -2.4 WAR according to Baseball Reference’s formula, just 245 plate appearances for Los Angeles, 34 of his career 38 RBIs. It’s reasonable to assume some people still aren’t, even though Pride Night and Pride Month recognition now has become routine in business as well as sports, considered as much a marketing tactic as the right thing to do. So maybe this particular Pride Night, and this recognition that has been so long in coming, is the organization’s atonement. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 28, 2022OFFICIAL: Welcome to Los Angeles, Coach Ham! pic.twitter.com/V91QyME7EI — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) June 3, 2022jalexander@scng.com

Source: Forbes June 03, 2022 19:12 UTC