On his deathbed, the famously stoic Joe DiMaggio reportedly whispered that he would finally get to see Marilyn. This episode peels back the mythology of the Yankee Clipper to examine the math behind his hitting streak, his troubled marriages, and the contradictions of his life.

From a California kid who hated the family fishing business to a carefully curated national icon, DiMaggio’s greatness existed alongside deep personal flaws and historical ironies.

• Nearly lost his career to a knee injury suffered stepping out of a taxi before reaching the majors.
• Played in Yankee Stadium’s cavernous left-center field, estimated to have cost him dozens of home runs.
• Hit safely in 56 straight games in 1941, a record debated by physicists and statisticians ever since.
• Served in the Army during World War II while his immigrant parents were classified as enemy aliens.
• Arranged Marilyn Monroe’s funeral and sent roses to her crypt for 20 years, never remarrying.