Nashville Sounds - Rounding Third

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the Sounds' successful two-week homestand, how he feels they've measured up against playoff-bound Norfolk, and updates on Jason Alexander, Sal Frelick, Ethan Small and Tyler Naquin.

Sounds infielder Josh VanMeter joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his two-month road back from a broken hand, his two-homer game on Friday night, and his Midwest roots and signing with the Brewers this past off-season.

Brewers hitting coordinator Brenton Del Chiaro joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his role with the Brewers, how he and his affiliate hitting coaches talk about and evaluate hitting, and his days in the Angels organization coaching Mike Trout.

Brewers VP of Player Personnel Karl Mueller joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his role with the Brewers, his thoughts about the Sounds' roster and season so far, and how the Brewers try to communicate to their players and potential free agents.

Sounds infielder Eddy Alvarez joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his memorable Father's Day walk-off home run against Gwinnett, his strong season so far, and the big crowds to start the homestand.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss the team's terrific series win over Gwinnett, the return of Sal Frelick from the injured list, what he's seen from Brice Turang in the last week, and the team's overall offense and strong pitching to start the two-week homestand.

Sounds outfielder Sal Frelick joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his return to the Sounds from missing two months on the injured list with a thumb injury and how tried to stay ready and in shape while he was recovering.

Sounds infielder Mike Brosseau joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about how he tries to approach going up and down from the major leagues to Triple-A, and his memorable 2020 postseason when he was with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Sounds infielder Brice Turang joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his first few months in the major leagues with the Brewers and his approach to being optioned back to the Sounds last week.

MLB umpire supervisor and former MLB ump Ed Rapuano joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the umpire's perspectives on the automatic ball/strike system and ball/strike challenge systems MLB is testing at Triple-A.