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First Foreign-Born Players Esteban Bell 𝐛𝐨, 𝟐𝟗𝟖𝟒 Hank Biasatti, 1946 Philadelphia Athletics Toronto Huskies Cuba Italy International MLB Players International MLB Players Hyun Jin Ryu Albert Pujols Kenley Jansen Jose Altuve South Korea Dominican Republic Curaçao Venezuela Dovydas Neverauskas Gift Ngoepe P.J. Conlon Shohei Otani Lithuania South Africa Northern Ireland Japan 2018 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues 1 The Business of Sports

Viva Venezuela! Viva Venezuela! On April 18, 2006, seven pitchers born in Venezuela started a Major League game. Carlos Zambrano Chicago Cubs Source: Major League Baseball MLB Players by Ethnicity and Nationality MLB Players by Ethnicity and Nationality By Ethnicity By Country Caucasian 64% Dominican Rep. 84 Hispanic 27% Venezuela 74 Black 7% Puerto Rico 19 Asian 2% Countries represented 21 Born outside the U.S. 254 (29%) Sources: Major League Baseball; Society of American Baseball Research 2018 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues 2 The Business of Sports

MLB Players by Ethnicity, 1946-2016 MLB Players by Ethnicity, 1946-2016 Little League World Series Winners Little League World Series Winners  1947 - 1966 U.S. teams win 18 of 20 World Series (90%)  1967 - 2005 U.S. teams win 16 of 51 World Series (31%) Source: Wikipedia 2018 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues 3 The Business of Sports

Strategic Makeover Increases Futility Year Win Lose Percentage 2010 76 86 .469 2011 56 106 .346 2012 55 107 .340 2013 51 111 .315 One View of the Astros’ Strategy: 2013 “Houston’s plan to have no payroll, lose, get the 1-2 pick four years in a row … spit[s] on the integrity of the game.” Peter Gammons Hall of Fame baseball columnist March 19, 2013 2018 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues 4 The Business of Sports

Another View of the Astros’ Strategy: 2013 “The Astros are not just rebuilding by tanking; they’re rebuilding by incinerating the franchise and then feeding the ashes to wild dogs. And that approach might just be the future of baseball — just like the Astros themselves.” - Rany Jazayerli May 14, 2013 Houston Astros in First Place: 2017 Year Win Lose Percentage 2010 76 86 .469 2011 56 106 .346 2012 55 107 .340 2013 51 111 .315 2014 70 92 .432 .531 2 nd place 2015 86 76 .519 3 rd place 2016 84 78 2017 101 61 .620 World Champs 2018 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues 5 The Business of Sports

Great Moments in PCF Home Run Challenge History  2003: Six Astro pitchers no-hit the NY Yankees.  2003: Roger Clemens tries a second time to win his 300 th game (he’d finally win it on his fourth try!).  2004: Jim Thome blasts his 400 th career home run.  2008: Trevor Hoffman is honored for his 500 th save.  2014: Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 500 th career home run.  2017: Scooter Gennett slugs four home runs in one game. Albert Pujols hits his 600 th career home run.  2017:  2017: Mike Milken and the HRC Road Trip team attend their 435 th Home Run Challenge game since 1996. 2018 PCF Home Run Challenge www.homerunchallenge.org 2018 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues 6 The Business of Sports

PCF Home Run Challenge www.homerunchallenge.org PCF Home Run Challenge 2018 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues 7 The Business of Sports

2017 PCF Home Run Challenge Highlights Scooter Gennett Cincinnati Reds June 6, 2017 Four home runs in one game NBA Players by Ethnicity and Nationality - 2018 NBA Players by Ethnicity and Nationality - 2018 By Ethnicity By Country Black 74.4% Canada 11 Caucasian 23.3% France 10 Hispanic 1.8% Australia 8 Asian 0.2% Spain 7 Brazil, Croatia, Germany 5 Serbia & Turkey Countries represented 42 Born outside the U.S. 108 (36%) Fourth consecutive year with at least 100 international players. Sources: National Basketball Association; Wikipedia 2018 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues 8 The Business of Sports

NBA Players Born Outside the U.S. NBA Players Born Outside the U.S. Source: Baseketball Reference; Business Insider 2013-14 World Champion San Antonio Spurs Jeff Ayres U.S.  Aron Baynes Australia  Marco Belinelli Italy  Matt Bonner U.S.  Austin Daye U.S.  Boris Diaw France  Tim Duncan Virgin Islands  Manu Ginobli Argentina  Danny Green U.S.  Damion James U.S.  Cory Joseph Canada  Kawhi Leonard U.S.  Patty Mills Australia  Tony Parker France  Tiago Splitter Brazil  2018 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues 9 The Business of Sports

Why Do People Play Video Games? Why Do People Play Video Games? Why Do People Play Video Games? Why Do People Play Video Games? "Once you get past air, food, water, shelter, you get to social connections, sense of belonging. You get to self-esteem, overcoming challenges and building self-worth. And you get to self-actualization. “We are providing self-actualization for a great many of our players." ‒ Andrew Wilson, CEO, Electronic Arts Source: Gamesindustry.biz 2018 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues 10 The Business of Sports

Top Game Publishers by Revenue Top Game Publishers by Revenue  Tencent $18.1B  Sony $10.5B  Apple $8.0B  Microsoft $7.1B  Activision Blizzard $6.5B Source: Newzoo; USA Today, June 19, 2018 Market Caps of Media Companies Market Cap, $US Billion $70 $60 Activision $50 EA $40 $30 CBS $20 $10 Viacom $0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (8/19/2018). 2018 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues 11 The Business of Sports

eSports eSports  Global eSports revenues are expected to jump 38 percent in 2018 to nearly $1 billion.  By 2021, revenues will hit $1.65 billion.  Worldwide audience of competitive gamers and enthusiasts has tripled to more than 550 million over the past five years.  Twitch has 2 million active broadcasters streaming Overwatch, Dota 2 and thousands of other games. Average Age of Fans per Sport Average Age of Fans per Sport Sport 2000 2016 MLB 50 57 NBA 40 42 NFL 44 50 MLS 39 40 eSports Under 35 Source: MarketWatch, June 30, 2017; Statista. LoL 2015 2018 Milken Institute Hamptons Dialogues 12 The Business of Sports