The Times reviewed emails — obtained through public records requests — between Ting and Moon and international students which show that the professors were often approached to be professional evaluators, recommenders, and mentors to aspiring international orthodontists.

Dodgers evaluators have long rated Sasaki as one of the best pitchers in the world, devoting considerable international scouting efforts to him in recent years.

So at Garland’s confirmation hearing, a bar official gave senators samples of the unanimous praise from hundreds of lawyers, judges and law professors who were contacted by the group’s evaluators.

Go back to 2022, when the Dodgers and Padres last met in the postseason, and some rival evaluators noticed a similar dynamic.

Leon was brought on as an evaluator and creative director to judge contestants’ performances and shape their looks at the beginning of “Dream Academy.”