A Swing and a Belt with Dan Shulman

Dan is joined by two men who combine for eight decades of experience playing, managing and analyzing MLB games. Buck Martinez discusses his 50 years in MLB, including his time alongside some of the best players in the sport’s history, how the game has changed over that time and what he’d like to see baseball […]

On this week’s episode of A Swing and a Belt, it’s all Cooperstown. Dan chats with first ballot Hall of Famer John Smoltz on his remarkable career, and on him qualifying for the U.S. Senior Open this year. Also, the President of the Hall of Fame, Jeff Idelson, takes us behind the scenes and tells […]

Dan sits down with Red Sox President and GM Dave Dombrowski to discuss his career in the game. Jack Morris joins the show as he prepares for his Hall of Fame induction. MLB umpire Dan Iassogna tells his story of going from umpiring school as a kid just out of college all the way to […]

Dan investigates baseball’s impact around the globe with long-time Japanese-league manager Bobby Valentine, Blue Jays interpreter Josue Peley of Venezuela, Australian Detroit Tigers pitcher Warwick Saupold, and Hall of Fame Los Angeles Dodgers Spanish language announcer Jaime Jarrin.

Dan visits with Team Canada and Atlanta Braves slugger Freddie Freeman as well as David Ross, who reminisces about his fairy-tale 2016 season with the Chicago Cubs. Ben finds out what a day at the office is like for a first-base coach, and in the Voices of the Game segment, Ray Fosse discusses 30 years […]

Dan talks to three of the game’s most respected observers: Jayson Stark of The Athletic, Buster Olney of ESPN and Jon Paul Morosi of MLB Network and Fox. They discuss the state of the game, covering everything from shifts and the pace of play to broader issues, including the possibility of expansion, realignment and changes […]

Dan talks with two of this year’s Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, Pedro Martinez and Lloyd Moseby. Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis joins the show to discuss overcoming two years of serious injuries. And this week’s Voices of the Game segment features one of baseball’s most colourful characters, John Kruk.

The Sheepdogs lead singer Ewan Currie and his dad, Neil, talk sports and music; Blue Jays outfielder Randal Grichuk remembers little league, and his father’s impact as a coach; and Ben Shulman turns the microphone around on Dan in this week’s Voices of the Game segment. Thanks to The Sheepdogs for providing the music this […]

Dan sits down with Yankees manager Aaron Boone to discuss his family’s long history in the game and his move from the broadcast booth to the dugout. Dan also chats with Blue Jays special assignment scout Russ Bove during baseball’s amateur draft and with Hall of Fame announcer Marty Brennaman of the Cincinnati Reds on […]