Today, we discuss Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz making MLB history with his 6/6 4 HR 8 RBI performance on Friday against the Astros. Later, we take a look at the Marlins recent performance coming off a weekend winning 2 out of 3 against the 1st place Brewers. Also, Aaron Judge is headed to the IL we discuss what it means to the Yankees and the postseason race. We took a moment to reflect on the three legends of the game who were enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame this past weekend: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner. Finally, we conclude the episode with trade deadline chatter, rumors, and predictions. Play Ball!

Today, we recap some highlights of MLB action from earlier in the week. The Texas Rangers and Cleveland Guardians have catapulted themselves back into the AL Wild Card Race. Later, we discuss two major trades that went down as Josh Naylor is headed to the Seattle Mariners and Ryan McMahon is headed to the New York Yankees. Finally, we give you four series and some players to watch out for over the weekend for your baseball entertainment. Play Ball!

Today, we discuss what went down around MLB over the weekend as games have resumed post All-Star Break. On this past Saturday, the New York Mets inducted former 3B and Captain David Wright into the franchise’s hall of fame along with having his jersey number retired and we talk all about it. Finally, we give you four series to watch this week and a HR Prediction that we think will happen up in Toronto. Play Ball!

Hey there Ballers, baseball is back for the second half and the ramp up of postseason races. First, we recap what went down in the 95th edition of the Mid-Summer Classic along with some interesting facts and history made in the game. We make some bold predictions for the second half of the MLB season along with four series to watch this weekend. Finally, we start your weekend at the end of this show with interviews from A’s players Max Muncy and Max Schuemann along with quick question with Blue Jays player Addison Barger and coach/former MLB Great Don Mattingly. Play Ball!

Hey there Ballers, today we recap the 2025 HR Derby and discuss the way in which Cal Raleigh found his path to victory to be crown champion. We preview the starting lineups and pitching matchups for the MLB All-Star Game featuring the games best from the American League vs the National League. Later, we give out our Top Ballers Awards for first half top performances along with a recap of what the standings look like through 98 games. We conclude with some second half predictions, a couple of which we consider rather bold. Let’s get to it, play ball!

Today, we pay our respects to Bobby Jenks, former Chicago White Sox closer who passed away the other day from stomach cancer at the age of 44. After, we jump around the league highlights of what went down in MLB this past week. Later, we share some MLB player milestones achieved including Clayton Kershaw becoming the 20th pitcher in MLB history to log 3,000 strikeouts. We remind you details of the A’s Day Event in Sacramento on Friday, July 11 and how you can win some cool A’s giveaways prizes. Finally, we give you some key series to watch over the first half of the week. Play Ball!

Hey there Ballers, today we discuss what went down in MLB across the league over this past weekend. We discuss top hitting and pitching performances including Tarik Skubal’s masterful outing on Sunday Night Baseball. Later, we provide some baseball things of note including history on the horizon as Clayton Kershaw needs only 3 strikeouts in his Wednesday night start to reach 3,000 for his career. We wrap up with some Luis Severino drama about quality of facilities at Sutter Health Park and what to expect on our Friday show. Play Ball!

Hey there Ballers! We are officially back! Join us today was we begin the official relaunch of Bases, Barrels & Ballplayers. To kick things off, we discuss the format of our show and then jump right into recapping some highlights from the first half of the MLB season. Additionally, we provide an update on the All-Star Voting starters tally to give you a picture of what the teams will look like for the upcoming Mid-Summer Classic this July in Atlanta. Play Ball!