Steve interviews Jeff Passan (00:20:16) ESPN's Senior MLB Insider. Passan, most famous for being TSC's first guest, returns to talk about the upcoming baseball season. Of course, most of the conversation isn't about baseball. Steve and Jeff talk about the weather, being a man around the house, and Francesco Camarda. Eventually, the baseball discussion begins. Jeff spends most of the talk disagreeing with Steve's opinions about the economics of baseball, Ohtani the heel, and MVP voting. Jeff also gives us some teams he is high on for 2025 and some teams he is down on. Plus, the Pittsburgh Pirates, what the fuck?

Steve starts the show with First Things First and talks about the undisputed success of the 4 Nations tournament, a dark day for Italian soccer, and Juan Soto giving a teammate a gift. The show ends with one last thing about being around reaching out to your friends.

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