Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

David Schoenfield joins Buster to discuss the Blue Jays moving quickly to plug holes, which NL East teams will be buyers or sellers, the Cubs’ continued mediocrity across the board, a bold Craig Kimbrel prediction and why Jacob deGrom should go to the All-Star Game. Then, Marly Rivera stops by to talk about Aroldis Chapman thriving on criticism, why she thinks Brian Cashman’s job is likely safe through next season and what she’s looking forward to in the Home Run Derby.

Tim Kurkjian joins Buster to discuss the promising future of the Mariners, Cleveland’s poor offense, the surging Brewers, Gerrit Cole and Aroldis Chapman struggling, and how the NL Wild Card race is basically over for teams not in the NL West. Then, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game with notes on Fernando Tatis Jr., Shohei Ohtani pitching and hitting in the All-Star Game and Jacob deGrom’s 179 (!) 100 mph pitches. Later, Jessica Mendoza on Rafael Devers’ defensive improvement and Craig Kimbrel being the perfect addition for the Red Sox.

Karl Ravech joins Buster to discuss the All-Star Game starters, Hal Steinbrenner putting the onus on the players for the Yankees’ poor performance and Cubs likely selling at the trade deadline. Then, Todd Radom reviews the All-Star Game uniforms, talks about the Buffalo Bison for the Forgotten Franchise and administers the weekly quiz. Later, Hembo on the Brewers, Mets and Yankees, and what Chris Sale could bring to the Red Sox when he returns.

Sarah Langs joins Buster to discuss Shohei Ohtani only pitching one inning, the Yankees taking its worst loss of the season, Aroldis Chapman blowing another save, how quickly the script has flipped on the Cubs, and the entertaining back-and-forth between Josh Donaldson and Lucas Giolito. Then, author Luke Epplin stops by to talk about his new book “Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball,” telling the story of the second African American to play in the majors Larry Doby, why Satchel Paige is the entrepreneurial athlete America has ever known, Bob Feller’s origin story and the response from Cleveland fans to the book.

David Schoenfield joins Buster to discuss Shohei Ohtani dropping two more bombs against the Yankees, Kyle Schwarber continuing to hit stupid, Hector Santiago appealing his 10-game foreign substance suspension, the Blue Jays plugging a hole in its bullpen and Trevor Bauer facing sexual assault accusations. Then, The New York Times reporter and fellow Vanderbilt alum Tyler Kepner stops by to talk about splitting TV time between Ohtani on the mound and the the Commodores in the deciding game of the College World Series, Brian Cashman bluntly stating the Yankees stink right now, what moves Cashman should make and Kepner’s analysis of this year’s All-Star Game uniforms.

Jessica Mendoza joins Buster to discuss if she’s ever puked on the field like Dylan Bundy, Kyle Schwarber being un-pitchable, takeaways from the Giants and Dodgers battling in the NL West, and Garrett Richards saying he’s learning new pitches midseason because of the foreign substance crackdown. Then, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game with notes on Schwarber, Fernando Tatis Jr. leading the NL in home runs and stolen bases, and Trevor Story committing to the Home Run Derby.

Buster joins Tim Kurkjian on a Baggage Claim Monday to discuss Trevor Bauer’s candor on Sunday Night Baseball breaking down of the strife between players and the league revolving around foreign substances, Hector Santiago getting tossed from a game after a foreign substance check, the massive reassessment going on in the industry about pitching in aftermath of the crackdown, the clear difference between Yankees and Red Sox, and Trey Mancini committing to the Home Run Derby. Plus, that Sunday Night Baseball interview with Bauer, Buster going Rapid Fire with Albert Pujols, Joe Giradi and Dave Roberts.

David Schoenfield steps in for Buster today where he is joined by Todd Radom for this week's Forgotten Franchise and weekly trivia quiz! Then, Karl Ravech joins the show to discuss MLB no-hitters and the excitement surrounding the CWS in Omaha.

Buster is first joined by Sarah Langs from the airport to talk about working with greats and her top 4 ranked games. Then, Alex Rodriguez joins Buster to talk about his friendship with Kobe Bryant, how his deal with the Red Sox fell apart at the last moment, his wild night in New York City after the deal was killed, his fight with Jason Varitek, pushing Cal Ripken to shortstop in Ripken’s final All-Star Game and what he was thinking when the Yankees won the 2009 World Series.

Hembo joins Buster to discuss the Joe Girardi-Max Scherzer drama over foreign substance checks, if the league could institute a challenge system midseason, the Astros having the best offense in baseball and the Indians’ pitching development. Then, Orioles broadcaster Melanie Newman stops by to talk about making history as the second woman ever to do play-by-play for a nationally broadcast MLB game, her broadcasting influences, the AL West and the secret of Cedric Mullins. Later, David Schoenfield on a potential Scherzer-to-Tampa Bay trade, Wander Franco’s exciting debut, Houston flying under the radar and the Giants having an answer for everything.