Dylan Campione and Nicho Fernandez break down the top performances of the past month. From Cristopher Sanchez & Jacob Misiorowski battling it out for the best starter in the sport to Juan Soto carrying the Mets offense to our one position player hold over from the month of April. All that and more packed into today's monthly recap as well as two predictions for the month of June! 

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Former Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays Carlos Tosca joins Dylan Campione on today's episode! Hear all about Carlos' decades of coaching experience from rookie ball to the big leagues including a midseason hiring and working with some of the best coaches in the business. Plus, hear how Carlos would deal with a modern locker room being effected by current rule changes such as the ABS System. 

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Major League Baseball Players Association & Players Trust Most Valuable Philanthropist Honoree for May Jake and Ashlyn Burger join Dylan Campione & Nicho Fernandez on today's episode. While most of you know Jake as the Texas Rangers starting first baseman, on today's episode we interview Jake & Ashlyn as the co-founders of the Burger Family Foundation and discuss all the great work they are doing in the down syndrome community. 

A special thank you to the Players Trust, MLBPA and Bledsoe Agency for helping to coordinate today's conversation and giving us the opportunity to welcome Jake and Ashlyn on our show. And a big thank you to the Burgers for giving us their time and all the amazing work they continue to do in the community.

Dylan Campione and Head Coach Edwin Thompson are back for a 2026 Georgetown University Baseball season recap. Having won 12 more games than the previous season, Coach T looks back on all the positives in the organization and the building blocks that can help bring the Hoyas back to the Postseason in 2027! 

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Dylan Campione & Nicho Fernandez determine whether the Side is Retired on several teams and players' seasons. From the underperforming New York Mets and San Francisco Giants to the struggling Bo Bichette and Fernando Tatis Jr. the guys analyze whether seasons can be turned around! 

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15 year MLB Veteran Relief Pitcher Adam Ottavino joins Dylan Campione on the show today! Hear all about Adam's experiences pitching at Coors Field, playing for both New York teams and advice to young pitchers in the modern age of analytics. Thank you so much to Adam for hopping on the podcast today, appreciate all the time and insight.

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With over ten years of experience in MLB Front Offices Andrew Ball joins Dylan Campione to discuss his baseball journey and life inside the industry. From serving as an Assistant General Manager for the 2022 World Series Champion Astros to the Director of Baseball Operations for the Los Angeles Angels to interning with the York Revolution, Andrew covers all the steps on his journey as well as shines the spotlight on the freelance work he is doing of late! 

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Dylan Campione & Coach Thompson of the Georgetown University Hoyas are back discussing the end of the 2026 Hoyas season. Coach Thompson gives a shoutout to the great seniors that have been with the program for the past four seasons and recaps the last few weeks of the regular season. 

Thank you so much to Coach Thompson and the Georgetown Baseball program for providing an inside look into an NCAA Baseball season all throughout the Spring and we look forward to continuing to have Coach T on throughout the summer! To email a question for Coach T, reach out to us at [email protected] 

Dylan Campione, Nicho Fernandez & Dovid Halpert take a trip around the league recapping all the latest! The Phillies are back at .500. The Mets take round one of the Subway Series. The entire NL Central still has a winning record. Some teams are lining up trade candidates. All that and more wrapped into today's discussion! 

We've got some great interviews planned for the rest of the week so make sure to tune into our social medias @SideRetiredPod to know when our next episode drops! 

Head Coach of University of Nebraska Omaha Baseball Evan Porter joins Dylan Campione to take a trip down memory lane as he enters his final stretch as UNO's Head Coach! With two decades worth of experiences from playing to becoming an assistant coach to a decade as Head Coach, Evan discusses what it means to him to be a Maverick and look back on some of his fondest moments in Omaha. Plus, Coach details how he is preparing for the upcoming Summit League Championship tournament. 

A special thank you to Coach Evan Porter and the UNO Athletics Department for helping to make this interview possible and for giving us the opportunity to speak with Coach in the home stretch of the season. We congratulate Evan on a great run in Omaha and wish him the best of luck as he spends more time with his family and takes on Little League Coaching!!