Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

Welcome back to the Baseball Tonight podcast! Jorge Castillo joins the show to discuss the loaded NL Cy Young Race between Shohei Ohtani, Paul Skenes, Jacob Misiorowski, and a 4th pitcher who might be the best of all. Buster and Jorge then break down which players on the Mets, Red Sox, and Astros could be dealt at the trade deadline, and finish by discussing what Anthony Volpe should do to keep himself on the Yankees Roster.

White Sox GM Chris Getz then joins as we go inside Chicago's rebuild into an early-season playoff contender. He shares what makes the clubhouse so special and what Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery are doing to power their success. Plus, will we see the Pope throw out a first pitch?

We finish the show with Sarah Langs and Bleacher Tweets!

0:00 Intro

0:36 Welcome Jorge Castillo

1:23 NL Cy Young Race: Skenes, Misiorowski, Ohtani

8:04 Mason Miller for MVP?

9:31 Trade Deadline candidates

14:20 Anthony Volpe's recent comments

18:07 White Sox GM Chris Getz joins

20:00 What makes the clubhouse so special?

23:21 Munetaka Murakami has silenced doubters

26:37 Colson Montgomery is finding his groove

31:30 White Sox strategy for 1st pick in MLB draft

32:49 The Pope throwing out the first pitch?

34:55 2024 season reflection

39:25 Sarah Langs plays the numbers game

41:03 Bleacher Tweets: Brewers + Home Runs
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Welcome back to the Baseball Tonight Podcast! Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin joins the show to discuss his adjustment to life in the Big Leagues, the toughest pitchers he's faced, and his favorite ballparks he's played in so far. Hembo then swings by to share why several stars, including Shohei Ohtani, Cal Raleigh, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. are struggling. Then injury expert Stephania Bell goes in-depth on Tarik Skubal's surgery. We end with Bleacher Tweets about the Orioles and Padres!

0:00 Intro + Top of the First

2:21 Konnor Griffin Joins

2:48 Griffin's favorite MLB ballparks

4:46 Adjusting to MLB travel

5:58 Best pitchers Griffin has faced

7:22 First time being asked for an autograph

8:16 Paul Skenes' dominance

9:46 State of the Pirates

11:57 Players Griffin is looking forward to meeting

12:55 Griffin's first purchase after signing contract

13:53 Hembo joins the show

14:27 Konnor Griffin's improvement

18:26 Struggling Superstars: Ohtani, Guerrero Jr., Raleigh, Tatis Jr., Henderson

31:00 Stephania Bell breaks down Tarik Skubal's surgery

41:06 Bleacher Tweets: Orioles and Padres

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Welcome back to the Baseball Tonight podcast, publishing a day early because of breaking news surrounding Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal. His agent, Scott Boras, joined us to give us the details surrounding this first-time surgical procedure on an MLB player that could cut Skubal's recovery time in half. He also shares his memories about the late Bobby Cox.

ESPN's Jesse Rogers then hops on to discuss the surprising reason for the Cubs early-season success, and who they could target at the trade deadline. We then switch to the AL where he tells us which playoff-favorite teams he's most concerned about. We finish the segment discussing some concerns about Boston's Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow.

Finally, Royals broadcaster Eric Hosmer joins us to react to the Skubal news from Boras and why it could be a life-changing for the game of baseball. He then also shares his AL teams he's most concerned about. We finish with the state of sign-stealing in today's game.

We end the show with Bleacher Tweets and Buster's memories about Bobby Cox.

0:00 Welcome

0:57 Scott Boars joins

1:31 Details on Skubal's surgery

4:27 Skubal's new timeline for returning to baseball

5:52 Update on Skubal post-surgery

6:22 Why Skubal can return much quicker than expected

7:25 Nerves for a new surgery?

8:32 How this surgery might impact Skubal's free agency

9:15 Bobby Cox memories

11:21 Jesse Rogers on the Cubs success

13:25 How Pete Crow-Armstrong is taking control

15:37 Cubs potential trade-deadline targets

18:27 Concern: Orioles, Red Sox, Mariners, Tigers, Blue Jays, Royals

22:07 Questions about Craig Breslow

26:51 Eric Hosmer joins the show

28:01 Reaction to Skubal surgery news

31:21 Concern: Orioles, Red Sox, Mariners, Tigers, Blue Jays, Royals

33:25 Trouble in Detroit

34:47 Royals are on the rise

35:52 Sign-Stealing discussion

40:28 Bleacher Tweets: Andy Pages + Cubs

42:57 Remembering Bobby Cox

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Welcome back to the Baseball Tonight Podcast! Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos joins us to detail why he's not getting too excited yet about the Braves best start since 1998, how Matt Olson is getting even better, and his reaction to 62-year-old manager Walt Weiss' tackle during last month's brawl. Yankees fan Rich Eisen then stops by to talk about his favorite John Sterling memories, the time he creeped out Don Mattingly, and how scary the Yankees rotation can be with Carlos Rodon and Gerrit Cole on the way back. Plus Sarah Langs and Todd Radom!

0:00 Welcome

0:37 Cubs are on fire

2:06 Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos joins the show

2:36 Atlanta's best start since 1998

3:51 Matt Olson can do it all

6:33 Reaction to Walt Weiss' tackle in brawl

9:41 Braves depth in face of injuries

11:13 Reflecting on the iconic David Price 2015 trade

16:09 Sarah Langs plays the Numbers Game

17:04 Rich Eisen joins the show

17:19 Favorite John Sterling memories

21:23 Rich's Yankee fandom origin story

23:27 Favorite Yankee players growing up

24:20 Awkward Don Mattingly story

28:33 Rodon and Cole coming back

29:50 Why the Yankees are so good this year

35:40 Todd Radom joins the show

36:20 Best bobblehead giveaways this year

38:44 Quiz time!

39:56 Bleacher Tweets: Mike Trout to the east coast?
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Benches cleared after Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez hit Red Sox batter Trevor Story on Tuesday. Valdez said it was not intentional, while Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said it was a "low moment" for the team. Speculation abounds that Valdez was upset about the Boston stealing signs, rather than the two home runs they hit before Story was beaned. Eduardo Perez joins to break it all down. Later on, Hembo hops on to discuss Matt Olson's hot streak, Rafael Devers slow start, and the rookie who is raking for the Cubs.

0:00 Welcome

0:41 Eduardo Perez joins

0:55 Framber Valdez fallout

3:01 How long should Valdez be suspended?

5:11 Tigers starting pitching injury crisis

6:39 Tarik Skubal out 2-3 months

9:02 Junior Caminero is must-watch

9:57 What is happening with the Giants?

12:09 Carlos Correa out for the season

13:00 Hembo joins the show

13:57 Rafael Devers struggles in San Francisco

18:35 Matt Olson, Hall of Fame bound?

22:30 Red Sox struggling at the plate

25:34 Moises Ballesteros on fire for the Cubs

30:15 Marlins middle infield swap

32:22 Congrats to the Schwinks

33:06 Bleacher Tweets

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