Major League Baseball brings a magnifying glass to Seattle
Major League Baseball’s All Star Game has returned to Seattle.
On Monday, Mariners prodigy Julio Rodriguez broke the home run derby record for most runs in a single round. And outside the T-Mobile Park, Seattle’s SODO neighborhood has been transformed into an MLB playground expected to bring in 100,000 people for the festivities.
But the makeover hasn’t just meant cleaning sidewalks or a new paint job.
Preparations for the national spotlight have brought increased scrutiny to the city’s sweeps of homeless encampments in the area and questions about rosy predictions for the economic impact of big sporting events on the city.
Soundside caught up with Seattle Times staff reporter David Gutman about what the festivities mean for the city.
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Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
Libby Denkmann joined KUOW in December 2021 as the host of the midday show Soundside. She’s a native Pacific Northwesterner who grew up in Redmond, graduated from the University of Washington, and covered local news as a producer and reporter with KIRO Radio.
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Alec Cowan
Producer, Soundside
Alec Cowan is a producer for Soundside. His interests have brought many eclectic stories to the program, and his segments gravitate toward history, technology, arts and culture, and the environment. He's proud to be KUOW's unofficial "boat guy."
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