Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. 

This week, we begin by wondering whether the Mets will even make the playoffs at this point. Because they sure aren’t playing like a playoff team right now, despite Brandon Sproat being the latest successful rookie pitching debut.

We also cover the latest injury updates (Reed Garrett is back, but Tylor Megill sadly will not be), pay tribute to Davey Johnson, and discuss Jacob deGrom’s upcoming return to Citi Field. 

Next, we talk about accusations of misconduct against women against at least eight men in the Tigers organization, as reported in The Athletic. The Tigers aren’t the only organization to disgrace themselves this week; the Angels did not cover themselves in glory either.

We also briefly touch on the Native Nations baseball program and viral sensation “Phillies Karen.”

Finally, we wrap things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise. It’s an extra special one this week!

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You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter and Bluesky: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at [email protected]. 

Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting!

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