Cup of Coffee: January 10, 2024

The Cubs get Shota, the Marlins make a notable hire, a Wander Franco update, Ohtani could influence the tax laws, Les Wexner had sex with a trafficked teenager, and God bless January Jones

Good morning!

The Cubs signed a Japanese pitcher. The Marlins hired a woman for an important front office position. The charges against Wander Franco have been reduced but he still faces jail time and may never be allowed back in the United States. Shohei Ohtani has California officials wanting a change in the tax law. Another affiliate of Atlanta is moving operations to Georgia.

In Other Stuff, my old neighbor — Ohio’s richest man — is in even deeper Jeffrey Epstein-related trouble. People are using LinkedIn as a dating app for some reason. The Pope doesn’t know how babies — at least babies who are said to be the Son of God — are made. January Jones may not know some things but she stumbled upon a great business idea.