We are hogging the bullpen phone for this episode, which focuses extensively on Yankees relievers. First, we have Luke Weaver in the podcast studio with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz, chatting about his hybrid role with the Yankees, the difficulty in switching teams so often and the struggle to maintain an identity during a life in flux. Then, Yankees Magazine executive editor Nathan Maciborski joins to chat about his April feature on closer Clay Holmes. Plus, stick around for another sensational chapter of History Books, which looks at a little-known (to some) member of the 1927 Yankees.

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It’s time to talk hitting, so we brought new Yankees hitting coach James Rowson into the podcast studio this week for a conversation with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz. The two discuss hitting philosophies, the importance of communication, and the amount of credit Rowson intends to take for anything good Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are able to do with the bat. Then, Yankees Magazine editor in chief Alfred Santasiere III joins to discuss his April feature on Anthony Volpe, as well as the team’s hot start. And stick around for a fun chapter of History Books, featuring guest cameos from Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and a certain ill-fated ocean liner.

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We’re back with a new baseball season, which means that it’s time to launch our second season of the New York Yankees Official Podcast! Our season premiere features an exclusive conversation with new Yankees slugger Juan Soto, who just might be the most complete hitter in the game today (and is already making a case to be one of the best ever). Chatting with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz, Soto talks about the excitement of playing in a new city, the thrilling support he enjoys from Dominican fans, and his expectations for the year to come. And stick around for the debut of our newest segment, HISTORY BOOKS, in which Brian Richards, the senior curator of the New York Yankees Museum Presented by Bank of America, offers listeners a lesser-known story about the most robustly covered baseball team in the world. This week’s segment looks at what was probably the first Opening Day in the history of the New York Yankees to go without paper tickets, plus a very special Opening Day for Babe Ruth.

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With just two weeks to Opening Day, it’s time to close the books on the first season of the New York Yankees Official Podcast. For our final episode before the calendar flips to baseball season, relief pitcher Ian Hamilton takes his seat in the podcast studio, chatting with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about the value in a forgettable 2023, the excitement for this year’s relief squad, and the life of a pitcher coming into his own. Then, Jon zips back to the Bronx, where he and Yankees Magazine executive editor Nathan Maciborski talk about the final preparations for Opening Day and share some thoughts on this first season.

The next episode, which will drop on March 28, will be the premiere of Season 2 of the New York Yankees Official Podcast. We look forward to chatting on the other side.

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Spring Training is underway, and our first episode from Tampa features Jose Trevino’s second visit to the New York Yankees Official Podcast “studio.” The catcher chats with Yankees Magazine executive editor Nathan Maciborski about moving beyond the frustrations of 2023, goals for the upcoming year and all the emotions and excitement that come with a new spring. Then, Nathan is joined by Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz for a chat about some of the new guys in Yankees camp, plus a preview of the Spring edition of the magazine. 

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Pitchers and catchers are in action down in Tampa, so we’re coming at you with a double-feature this week. First, we have an interview with young catcher Austin Wells, who got some run late in 2023. The former first-round pick talks to Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about the lessons he learned during his big-league debut, his expectations for the future and much more. Then, Jon chats with Yankees senior vice president and CFO of Yankees Global Enterprises Tony Bruno about the enthusiasm around Tampa, the renovations at GMS Field and the thrilling visit from the Savannah Bananas.

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For our fourth and final episode from aboard the Celebrity Apex, we close our Legends of Baseball Cruise with the mayor of the Western Caribbean, Ron Blomberg. The first overall pick in the 1967 MLB Draft and the first player ever to bat as a designated hitter, Blomberg has enough stories to fill a cruise much longer than seven days, but we managed to hold him to just about a half-hour of mayhem during a conversation with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz. Then, Jon chats with Yankees Magazine editors Alfred Santasiere III and Nathan Maciborski about Blomberg, and about the coming of a new spring training.

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Don’t bother looking at your thermostat and hoping for a thaw, because we’re bringing the tropics to you. This week, we’re back aboard the Legends of Baseball Cruise on the Celebrity Apex, for a conversation with former Yankees reliever and current YES Network broadcaster Jeff Nelson. In front of a live audience, Jeff chats with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz about his post-baseball life, his assessment of today’s game and the meaning of the Yankees family. Then, Jon and Yankees Magazine executive editor Nathan Maciborski chat about the newest Yankee, Marcus Stroman. 

For more information about the Legends of Baseball Cruise, or to book your room for next year’s voyage, visit www.legendsofbaseball.com

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Our first episode of 2024 is our second recorded while aboard the Celebrity Apex for the 2023 Legends of Baseball Cruise. Our guest: current Yankee Oswaldo Cabrera. While perhaps out of place among long-retired ballplayers, Cabrera had the time of his life aboard the ship, as he explains in a candid and hilarious conversation with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz. Afterward, Jon is joined by Yankees Magazine executive editor Nathan Maciborski for a chat about Cabrera’s current role on the team, and a look back at the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl, at which Nathan’s alma mater Rutgers came out on top.

For more information about the Legends of Baseball Cruise, or to book your room for next year’s voyage, visit www.legendsofbaseball.com

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Getting to record podcasts and radio shows from Yankee Stadium ranks pretty high on the coolness scale, but over the next few weeks, we’ll be hitting the high seas, bringing you podcasts that we recorded while aboard the Celebrity Apex for the First Annual Voyage of the Legends of Baseball Cruise. To get things started, here’s Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz chatting with YES Network and ESPN Radio’s Michael Kay in front of a live audience. The two discuss the cruise, the Juan Soto acquisition and what it’s like to become a part of the greatest moments in franchise history. Then, Jon chats with Yankees Magazine executive editor Nathan Maciborski about the upcoming Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl, featuring the University of Miami and Rutgers University.

For more information about the Legends of Baseball Cruise, or to book your room for next year’s voyage, visit www.legendsofbaseball.com

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