Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

Tim Kurkjian fills in for a traveling Buster, who calls in from the Atlanta airport to talk about the missed Alec Bohm replay call in Sunday’s Phillies-Braves game and why MLB should say it was wrong, his emotional interview with Freddie Freeman and Freeman’s family, Joe Musgrove grabbing the Padres’ first no-hitter, the versatility of the Red Sox, and Dave Roberts suggesting MLB is targeting Trevor Bauer under its new rule. Later, Buster goes rapid fire with Bryce Harper.

Karl Ravech joins Buster to discuss Michael Conforto getting hit by a pitch to win the game against the Phillies, the Angels continuing its strong start, Yermín Mercedes flat out raking, Trevor Bauer being investigated under the new foreign substance rule and Freddie Freeman. Then, Todd Radom stops by to talk about Chicago American Giants for his Forgotten Franchise and administer the weekly quiz.

Boog Sciambi joins Buster to discuss being the new guy on the Cubs broadcast team, his read on the squad, his thoughts on the mushball, if they believe the story A.J. Preller is telling about Fernando Tatis Jr.’s injury and Vin Scully’s call of Hank Aaron breaking the home run record. Then, ESPN’s injury expert Stephanie Bell talks about Tatis’ injury and why she’s skeptical he’ll make it through the season. Later, Sarah Langs on the Reds catching her eye, Giancarlo Stanton coming out hot, shutouts at Coors Field and Pablo Sandoval.

David Schoenfield joins Buster to discuss Fernando Tatis Jr. going to the 10-day IL, Nate Lowe’s tear, the budding legend of Akil Baddoo, the Yankees trading for Rougned Odor, the Red Sox’s Patriots Day uniforms and which division will finish with the current standings. Then, Hembo on data points for the mushball, why Odor could be interesting in New York, J.T. Realmuto and Pete Alonso’s defense.

Jessica Mendoza joins Buster to discuss Fernando Tatis Jr. going down with an injury, MLB avoiding a slow-drip disaster with the players by moving the All-Star Game, the Angels bandwagon, a strong start for Steven Matz, Jacob deGrom’s excellent debut in a losing effort and the Royals’ lineup. Then, Sarah Langs stops by with notes on Francisco Lindor’s historic salary, deGrom’s 100 mph pitches, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton homering in the same game, and if the A’s are in trouble. Later, Marly Rivera on the mushball, being back in the ballpark and Yankee fans booing Stanton.

Buster joins Tim Kurkjian from the Atlanta airport to discuss Shohei Ohtani’s historic debut on the mound and at the plate, Yermín Mercedes’ monster weekend, the Astros’ sweep of the A’s, a rough weekend for the Red Sox, the Phillies’ promising start, and the dust up between the Cardinals and Reds.

Karl Ravech joins Buster to discuss an exciting Opening Day, the catharsis of having fans in the stands, Ke’Bryan Hayes announcing his presence, the Yankees getting booed, Nationals-Mets being postponed and Karl’s conversation with Rob Manfred. Then, Buster talks to Francisco Lindor about his hair. Todd Radom stops by for this week’s Forgotten Franchise and quiz. Later, MASN’s Roch Kubatko finishes the team-by-team previews with the 2021 Orioles.

Matt Vasgersian joins Buster on Opening Day to discuss the Nationals’ positive COVID-19 tests, Francisco Lindor signing with the Mets for 10 years and $341 million, Max Scherzer vs. Jacob deGrom and their excitement to watch Shohei Otani pitch on Sunday. Then, Sarah Langs stops by to talk about the Lindor signing, a Padres Opening Day record that could fall, Albert Pujols’ goal of cracking the top-10 in hits and Yankees vs. Mets in New York City. Later, the Tampa Bay Times’ Marc Topkin previews the 2021 Rays.

David Schoenfield joins Buster on the eve of Opening Day to discuss Steve Cohen publicly putting pressure on Francisco Lindor to sign with the Mets, and David’s bold predictions for the Dodgers, Padres and Cardinals. Then, Hembo stops by to talk about the risk for Lindor to turn down the Mets’ offer, Max Scherzer’s strikeout efficiency and why using last year’s results to predict this year is a fool’s errand. Later, Joon Lee previews the 2021 Red Sox.

Sarah Langs joins Buster to discuss Francisco Lindor’s $325 million decision, Anthony Rizzo turning down an offer from the Cubs, Dustin May getting the No. 5 starter slot over David Price with the Dodgers, and MLB and the MLBPA’s 85 percent vaccination threshold to loosen COVID-19 protocol among teams. Then, a double dose of AL East previews with Meredith Marakovits on the Yankees and Dan Shulman on the Blue Jays.