A Swing and a Belt with Dan Shulman

So you’re trying to put together a baseball team for a season in which you think your team has a chance to compete; really make some noise. Just one problem… you don’t have a place to play. COVID-19 border restrictions have forced the Blue Jays out of Canada, so their temporary home will be their […]

Minor league baseball has been around since the 1880s, allowing players to develop and pursue their dreams of making it to the big leagues while also providing endless entertainment for baseball fans in those towns. Currently there are 162 teams, but the system as we know it appears to be on the verge of seismic […]

Alex Anthopoulos is the President of Baseball Operations for Atlanta. That means everything, whether it’s between the white lines, or COVID-related, falls under his jurisdiction. Because of the virus, he is dealing with endless new challenges, while still trying to do the traditional part of his job – build a team which could win it […]

With four World Series titles in the past 16 seasons, no team has won more than the Boston Red Sox. But in the past year or so, their fortunes have taken a noticeable turn for the worse. Mookie Betts – traded. Chris Sale – injured. Alex Cora – relieved of his duties. And Boston looks […]

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon was the second overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft. He was climbing through the minors when he felt a pop in his elbow…Tommy John surgery, which cost him all of the 2014 season. He came back in 2015, only to suffer a sports hernia and miss all of that […]

As we are now rediscovering within the context of a baseball season, there is no such thing as zero risk when it comes to COVID-19. The Philadelphia Phillies found that out the hard way. By last Sunday, the Miami Marlins had learned of four positive tests. Yet a game was played. Monday, it was reported […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are both respected and overlooked. Year after year, they have one of the smallest payrolls in baseball. And year after year, with just the odd exception, they’re one of the better teams in baseball. So how do they do it? And is the truncated 2020 season exactly the kind of campaign […]

Who doesn’t love a Major League debut? Players spend years pursuing their dreams and working their way to the sport’s biggest stage. Sometimes it goes well… but sometimes it doesn’t. Fortunately for Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Thomas Hatch, his recent debut is one worth talking about. This episode is produced and sound designed by Christian […]

Mike Matheny took every precaution to avoid testing positive for COVID-19… but it wasn’t enough. The Kansas City Royals manager contracted it, fortunately without serious symptoms. He’s recovered, and now he’s resumed his baseball duties and is trying to convince 60 players how seriously they have to take the virus — which he can do, […]

There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the MLB season, but one thing that is certain this and every year is the pressure on the Yankees to win… a lot. New York manager Aaron Boone joins the podcast to shed some light on that and more. This episode is produced and sound designed by Christian Ryan […]