Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

Buster and Cameron Maybin discuss how Cameron acquired his Ichiro Suzuki jersey, Grayson Rodriguez’s growth, not worrying about Aaron Judge, his top five favorite players to watch right now, thoughts on hitting in the modern era, and the Mariners starting to take off. Then, Hembo stops by to talk about a much-improved Alex Bohm, Vlad Guerrero Jr.’s dip in form, being patient with the bottom half of the Dodgers’ lineup, and how his Phillies are a month ahead of schedule.

12:30 Cameron Maybin

34:43 Bleacher Tweets

43:33 Hembo

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Eduardo Pérez, Tim Kurkjian and Buster discuss the birthday surprise Eduardo cooked up for Sarah Langs, the Red Sox impressing, the Cubs grinding, MLB fixing its uniform problem, and an intriguing series between the Yankees and Orioles. Then, Sarah Langs talks about how Eduardo revealed her birthday surprise, Wyatt Langford’s inside the park home run, another amazing Mookie Betts stat, and an exciting weekend series between the Braves and Guardians.

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6:13 Clown Car

28:30 Sarah Langs

38:49 Karl Ravech and Theo Epstein

41:56 Bleacher Tweets

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Jake Peavy and Buster discuss a celebrity wearing Jake’s jersey on TV, how he would fix the MLB pitching crisis, and his memories of clinching the World Series in Fenway Park. Then, Guardians play-by-play voice Tom Hamilton on the keys to Cleveland’s early season success, the franchise continuing to produce great pitching and the rest of the AL Central. Then, Sarah Langs on her favorite ballpark, Mike Trout leading the league in home runs, and if the Dodgers should considering taking Shohei Ohtani off the mound. Later, Todd Radom meets another Buster, shares this week’s Beyond the Ballpark and administers the quiz.

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6:02 Jake Peavy

24:22 Tom Hamilton

39:39 Sarah Langs

50:18 Todd Radom

1:00:21 Bleacher Tweets

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Hembo and Buster discuss Aaron Boone’s reputation ejection, José Abreu’s impossibly bad start, the Cardinals lineup being in real trouble, and what to make of Aaron Judge early on. Then, Mike Trout calls in on his way to the ballpark to talk about being in the league for 14 years, Shohei Ohtani’s development, pitchers that are a tough out, parenting an athlete, which position the Eagles should select in the first round of the NFL Draft, and if MLB teams should be able to trade picks.

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10:02 Aaron Boone gets ejected

13:02 Hembo

36:03 Mike Trout

52:35 Bleacher Tweets

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Karl Ravech and Buster discuss Eduardo Pérez doling out shoes to a home run hitting Adolis Garcia, their thoughts on the Rangers and Braves, and the passing of longtime ESPN producer Howie Schwab. Then, Sarah Langs on Shohei Ohtani’s milestone, Elly de la Cruz’s once in a century event and Travis d’Arnaud’s three home run night. Next, Jeff Passan talks about the Astros’ continued struggles, the Mets turning it on, the Orioles offense looking “really really” good, Jackson Holliday’s struggles, Aaron Judge getting booed in Yankee Stadium, and Jeff’s theory on why Corey Seager opened up in a recent interview. Later, audio from Jeff’s interview with Seager.

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7:09 Clown Car w/ Karl Ravech

16:51 Sarah Langs

26:01 Jeff Passan

53:36 Passan w/ Corey Seager

57:38 Bleacher Tweets

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Tim Kurkjian and Buster discuss the best locker room players and managers they’ve covered in their careers, the NL and AL Central gaining strength, the soft bottom third of the Dodgers’ lineup, Peter Fairbanks’ salty postgame press conference, and Tim’s memories of Whitey Herzog. Then, the Pirates’ Rowdy Tellez stops by to talk about defending David Bednar after a rough outing, when he decided to jump in during the media scrum, his role models as a young player, and how good Pittsburgh can be in 2024. Next, Todd Radom shares this week’s Ballpark & Beyond, and administers the quiz. Later, Sarah Langs on Tanner Houck’s 1 hour 49 minute outing, Jack Leiter making his major league debut, the Orioles mashing home runs, and if is the best version of Mookie Betts we’ve ever seen.

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7:07 Tim Kurkjian

24:01 Rowdy Tellez

33:36 Todd Radom

44:49 Sarah Langs

53:08 Bleacher Tweets

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Hembo and Buster discuss Mike Trout back to being Mike Trout, clear path for the Reds to make the playoffs, most unwatchable team, and the Mets’ need to rebuild their pitching pipeline. Then, the Brewers’ Christian Yelich stops by to talk about Hembo’s question on pull side hitting, how he became a power hitter, when he noticed Milwaukee’s offense coming together, and his pal Rowdy Tellez. Then, some of John Sterling’s best calls. Later, Jessica Mendoza on experiencing Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium, CJ Abrams and the Nationals having fun, and the early warts shown by the Dodgers. 

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9:49 Hembo

25:24 Christian Yelich

37:15 The best John Sterling calls

43:35 Jessica Mendoza

55:11 Bleacher Tweets 

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Buster, Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez and David Cone pile in the Clown Car to discuss presenting Freddie Freeman with custom cleats, Miguel Rojas coaching up Mookie Betts, and King Coney’s plea for cooperation in handling pitching injuries. Next, Sarah Langs has numbers for the Astros, Shōta Imanaga and Garrett Crochet. Then, David Schoenfield on the Brewers’ exciting start, Jackson Holliday’s first hit, if the White Sox could be historically bad, Spencer Strider needing Tommy John, Houston’s big problems, and ugliness from the Mariners. Plus, Buster’s interview with the switcharoo fan on Sunday Night Baseball, and sound of Eduardo and Freddie.

10:17 Clown Car with Eduardo, Karl, Coney

20:30 Eduardo gives Freddie Freeman custom cleats

21:49 Sarah Langs

30:49 David Schoenfield

44:41 Buster interview the switcharoo fan on SNB

47:12 #BleacherTweets

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Karl Ravech and Buster discuss Dodgers-Padres on Sunday Night Baseball, the Padres’ starting pitching, Shohei Ohtani’s translator Ippei Mizuhara facing federal charges, the excitement around Jackson Holliday’s major league debut and the Royals taking it to the Astros. Then, Todd Random has thoughts on the Red Sox honoring the 2004 team, the latest Beyond the Ballpark entry and the weekly quiz. Later, Sarah Langs on Josh and Bo Naylor hitting home runs in the same game, and Tyler Glasnow’s 14 K outing.

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Buster leads off the podcast with the news of No. 1 MLB prospect Jackson Holliday getting called up to The Show. Then, Buster shares his thoughts on the pitching crisis facing MLB. Then, Hembo goes deep on the league’s pitching woes. Plus, his thoughts on Anthony Volpe’s hot start, José Altuve’s pursuit of 3,000 hits and Stephen Strasburg’s legacy. Later, is Tim Kurkjian buying or selling Yankees, Guardians and Marlins?

11:17 Buster on pitching injuries

17:31 Hembo

35:56 Tim Kurkjian

49:45 #BleacherTweets

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