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The Athletic's flagship baseball podcast features some of the best writers and thinkers in the game. With rumors, analytics, trivia, prospects, rankings and big name interviews, we've got you covered from Spring Training through the World Series. MONDAY: Starkville with Jayson Stark & Doug Glanville | WEDNESDAY: The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Marc Carig | FRIDAY: Nesbitt and Friends read less

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The Athletic Baseball Show: A show about MLB is a daily baseball podcast for MLB fans. It contains the same high-quality reporting as that found on The Athletic.

The Athletic has become one of the most popular sports websites in the US. In 2022, the company was part of an acquisition by the New York Times. The following year, The Athletic became the paper's official sports department. This podcast continues the site's comprehensive baseball coverage.

One of the most exciting things about The Athletic Baseball Show: A show about MLB is that it is not only one show. The podcast consists of five different shows. Each of these shows has different hosts and appears on a different day of the week.

Hosts on The Athletic Baseball Show: A show about MLB podcast include Jayson Stark and Keith Law. Stark is such a respected baseball writer that Topps issued a real Jayson Stark baseball card in 2017. Stark has also won an Emmy for his contributions to ESPN's Baseball Tonight. Law has an extensive background covering baseball prospects. He was once the special assistant to the Toronto Blue Jays general manager.

Other hosts include Eno Sarris and Derek VanRiper. Sarris is a longtime expert on baseball analytics. VanRiper spent 13 years covering fantasy sports for RotoWire.

The Athletic Baseball Show: A show about MLB has a unique approach to podcasting. Listeners will find a wide variety of content to choose from. Even though all five programs are about baseball, the hosts vary a great deal. Their opinions are not always in lockstep, and they are happy to disagree with one another. This helps to create a feeling of variety and distinction within the podcasts.

Fans looking for solid reporting and commentary may find The Athletic Baseball Show: A show about MLB podcast worthwhile.

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Welcome to The Athletic Baseball Show

Welcome to The Athletic Baseball Show

Coming soon, The Athletic Baseball Show brings you the best of The Athletic on one podcast feed. Ken Rosenthal, Jayson Stark, Doug Glanville, Hunter Pence, Keith Law, Grant Brisbee, Derek VanRiper and more come together four days per week to guide you through the Major League Baseball season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episodes

Buy, Sell, or Hold + Ohtani goes to Toronto

Buy, Sell, or Hold + Ohtani goes to Toronto

Welcome to The Show to Be Named Later with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re doing a little “Buy, Sell, or Hold” on the season’s first month, talking about Shohei Ohtani’s big trip to Toronto, and some hope for White Sox fans. Stephen on Chad Kuhl’s comeback https://theathletic.com/5443553/2024/04/25/chad-kuhl-white-sox-comeback/ Chad’s Red Sox prospects update https://theathletic.com/5446700/2024/04/26/red-sox-2020-top-prospects/ -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the Top 10 front offices in baseball?

What are the Top 10 front offices in baseball?

Welcome to The Roundtable! Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. They guys talk about The Athletic's big piece on the Top 10 front offices in MLB, how 40 executives voted on it and who were some of the surprise teams that did or didn't get a ton of votes. Here is a link to the article: https://theathletic.com/5424700/2024/04/24/mlb-front-office-rankings/ -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After fast start, can the Royals contend this season?

After fast start, can the Royals contend this season?

Starkville | The Royals are off to a good start led by Bobby Witt Jr. and a young core. Club broadcaster Rex Hudler is back to discuss the team's chances to contend and share some of the fun tales from his playing days. Strange But True: Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser found the fountains in Kansas City twice this week. Once with a home run and once when he tossed the final our of a Craig Kimbrel milestone save into the water. That was a problem! Trivia from Bill Flannagan: Stephen Strasburg retired with a 113-62 record and a winning percentage of .6457. Since divisional play (1969) only 3 HOF pitchers have finished their careers with a higher winning percentage. Who are they? Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB Draft prospect rankings + news with Keith Law

MLB Draft prospect rankings + news with Keith Law

Welcome to The Show to Be Named Later with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, Keith Law joins the show discuss the Paul Skenes situation in Pittsburgh and Keith’s MLB Draft top prospects rankings. Keith’s prospect rankings https://theathletic.com/5421487/2024/04/18/mlb-draft-2024-prospect-rankings-top-50-keith-law/ -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behind the curtain of the MLB Power Rankings

Behind the curtain of the MLB Power Rankings

Welcome to The Roundtable! Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The Athletic's Mets writer Tim Britton is sitting in with Grant and Andy this week. They talk about the process of the MLB Power Rankings, why is Snell struggling, what is going on with the Mets & how Dwight Gooden was a pretty good pitcher -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Tim on X/Twitter: @TimBritton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tales from 50 years of baseball broadcasts with Jon Miller

Tales from 50 years of baseball broadcasts with Jon Miller

Starkville | Jon Miller is celebrating 50 years of broadcaster baseball games this summer. He stopped by Starkville to share some of his favorite stories from a half century behind the microphone. Strange But True: Tigers third baseman Zach McKinstry had a 3-run error and then gave up a 3-run home run in the same inning last week. When was the last time that happened? Trivia from Mark Snyderman: This week is the 50th anniversary of Henry Aaron’s 715th home run. He is also baseball’s all-time leader in total bases, with 6,856. Only three other players finished their careers with more than 6,000 total bases. Name them. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jackson Holliday's debut + Jock Taxes

Jackson Holliday's debut + Jock Taxes

Welcome to The Show to Be Named Later with Stephen Nesbitt. This week, Cody Stavenhagen joins the show discuss the latest in the Ippei Mizuhara saga and react to Jackson Holliday’s promotion to the Majors. Then, former major leaguer Jacob Turner joins the show for this week’s “The Cutting Room Floor” to explain the complicated nature of taxes for athletes. Read Stephen’s story on Jackson Holliday’s debut https://theathletic.com/5407409/2024/04/11/jackson-holliday-orioles-mlb-debut-matt/ https://theathletic.com/5408717/2024/04/11/ohtani-ippei-mizuhara-fraud-charges/ -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Cody on X/Twitter: @CodyStavenhagen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roundtable | Why are pitcher injuries on the rise, Cardinals adjusting to modern baseball & the A's moving to Sacramento

The Roundtable | Why are pitcher injuries on the rise, Cardinals adjusting to modern baseball & the A's moving to Sacramento

Welcome to The Roundtable! Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The Athletic's Cardinals writer Katie Woo is sitting in with Grant and Andy this week. They talk about why the amount of pitcher injuries is on the rise, the Cardinals trying to adjust to modern times and the A's moving from Oakland to Sacramento. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Katie on X/Twitter: @katiejwoo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Total Eclipse of the Stark... ville with Jason Benetti

Total Eclipse of the Stark... ville with Jason Benetti

Starkville | On a podcast based on quirkiness, what's more quirky than a solar eclipse? New Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti joins the show to share his own fears of the eclipse before discussing a Tigers team that is on the rise and off to a great start in 2024. Strange But True: Doug pays tribute to the team that no one will eclipse this season, the Dodgers, buy unveiling a new metric, BOF (Betts, Ohtani, Freeman). Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Follow Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sacramento Athletics | Nike's jersey woes continue | Cleveland's Eclipse

The Sacramento Athletics | Nike's jersey woes continue | Cleveland's Eclipse

Welcome to The Show to Be Named Later with Stephen Nesbitt. This week, Eric Drobny, The Athletic’s Director of Editorial Ops joins the show to offer a Sacramento insider’s look at the Oakland A’s upcoming temporary home. Then, Zack Meisel and Stephen give their takes on Nike’s jersey issues, work the “Hot Take Hot Corner”, and focus on the eclipse for this week’s “The Cutting Room Floor”. Read Zack’s story https://theathletic.com/5224300/2024/01/25/mlb-total-solar-eclipse-cleveland-guardians-april/ -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Zach on X/Twitter: @zackmeisel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roundtable | Mookie & the Dodgers hot start, voting on MLB awards is hard & opening week thoughts

The Roundtable | Mookie & the Dodgers hot start, voting on MLB awards is hard & opening week thoughts

Welcome to The Roundtable! Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The Athletic's Dodgers writer Fabian Ardaya is sitting in with Grant and Andy this week. The guys talk about the Dodgers hot start, voting on MLB awards and they give some opening week thoughts on some of the surprising and disappointing teams. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Fabian on X/Twitter: @FabianArdaya Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starkville | Joe Maddon on Shohei Ohtani’s relationship with his former interpreter and much more

Starkville | Joe Maddon on Shohei Ohtani’s relationship with his former interpreter and much more

The Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal has dominated baseball's news cycle for two weeks. Joe Maddon spent two-plus seasons working daily with Ohtani and his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and he returns to Starkville to share what he witnessed. What does he think Ohtani's role is in all of this? Will this change the relationship between interpreters and athletes in the future? All that and more non-Ohtani chatter! Check out Jayson's story: https://theathletic.com/5386332/2024/04/02/joe-maddon-ohtani-mizuhara-relationship/ Strange But True: The Rockies allowed fourteen runs in one inning on Opening Day and Kyle Freeland allowed ten of them! Trivia from Michael Nearly: Who was the first athlete to play in a Final Four and a World Series Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Follow Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Opening Day Moments | Big John Gavin on The Cutting Room Floor

Opening Day Moments | Big John Gavin on The Cutting Room Floor

Welcome to The Show to Be Named Later with Stephen Nesbitt. Every week, Stephen will dive into rankings, tiers, mailbag questions and more. Stephen will be joined by friends from inside and outside of The Athletic’s newsroom. This week, Chad Jennings joins the show to recap Opening Day’s biggest moments, check the Hope-O-Meter, and a little Hot Take Hot Corner. Then, John Gavin joins Stephen and Chad for the debut of “The Cutting Room Floor” to discuss his career, life after baseball, and his Giants fandom. https://theathletic.com/5371371/2024/03/29/john-gavin-mlb-minor-league-players-giants/ -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @chadjennings22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roundtable | American League Preview, Ohtani gambling scandal & Jordan Montgomery finally signs

The Roundtable | American League Preview, Ohtani gambling scandal & Jordan Montgomery finally signs

Welcome to The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Marc Carig. Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The guys talk about Ohtani's interpreter investigation, Arizona signing Jordan Montgomery, a preview of the American League and they give their World Series picks. -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starkville | National League Season Preview with Ken Rosenthal and Tyler Kepner

Starkville | National League Season Preview with Ken Rosenthal and Tyler Kepner

The Athletic Baseball Show is now The Windup! New podcast name and look but the same great baseball content. Starkville is back to get you ready for a new season with a full National League preview. Jayson Stark and Doug Glanville are joined by Ken Rosenthal and Tyler Kepner to break down every division race and make predictions. Strange But True: Inspired by Jake Cronenworth's Opening Day glove malfunction, Doug tells stories of failed gloves of the past. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Follow Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roundtable | How does Blake Snell signing impact the NL West race

The Roundtable | How does Blake Snell signing impact the NL West race

Welcome to The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Marc Carig. Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The guys preview the NL West. Will the Dodgers win 120 games? Can the D-Backs run things back? What to expect from the Padres? Can the revamped Giants make things interesting? Will the Rockies ever stop being the Rockies? -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starkville | Votto heads home and Mike Elias joins the show to talk about the Orioles rebuild, loaded farm system and lessons learned in Houston

Starkville | Votto heads home and Mike Elias joins the show to talk about the Orioles rebuild, loaded farm system and lessons learned in Houston

The Orioles are 14-2 this spring at the time of recording. General Manager Mike Elias joins the show to talk about the lean years, the Orioles incredible stable of young talent, new ownership, rising expectations and more. Jayson and Doug also talk about Joey Votto signing a minor league deal with his home town team the Toronto Blue Jays. Trivia from Reggie Deal: Name the four National League MVPs who lead the league in stolen bases. In the Doug-out: Doug reflects on what it was like to adapt to a new Spring Training clubhouse towards the end of his career Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Follow Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roundtable | Matt Chapman to the Giants & the Athletic's Extension Guru Tim Britton breaks it all down

The Roundtable | Matt Chapman to the Giants & the Athletic's Extension Guru Tim Britton breaks it all down

Welcome to The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Marc Carig. Tim Britton is in for Marc this episode. Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The guys talk about the Giants signing Matt Chapman and extension guru Tim Britton breaks down all the new extensions & who could be next in line to get one. -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Tim on X/Twitter: @TimBritton We want to hear from you. We're asking you to fill out a quick survey about you and your podcast habits by going to theathletic.com/survey24. Three lucky entries will win $100 worth of Amazon gift cards too. So whether you're a long-time listener or a new one, we want your feedback. Go to: theathletic.com/survey24, that's: theathletic.com/survey24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starkville | Jenny Cavnar on the Oakland A's and breaking barriers

Starkville | Jenny Cavnar on the Oakland A's and breaking barriers

Jenny Cavnar is making MLB history as the first female primary play-by-play voice in league history. She's the new voice of the Oakland A's. Based in Colorado, she's been on a whirlwind tour since the announcement but made a stop in Starkville. She talks about blazing a trail, who helped her along the way, how she juggles the job with being a mom and much much more. Trivia from Sean Mason: Name five of the seven players with 500 home runs who did not win an MVP Award. In the Doug-out: Doug remembers back on one of his experiences of being sent back to the minors from Spring Training and how the experience has stuck with him. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Follow Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roundtable | Anthony Rendon's priorities, is Boras biffing it & issues with the new MLB jerseys

The Roundtable | Anthony Rendon's priorities, is Boras biffing it & issues with the new MLB jerseys

Welcome to The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Marc Carig. Stephen Nesbitt is in for Marc this episode. Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The guys talk about Anthony Rendon's comments about baseball not being his top priority, is Scott Boras biffing it for the Boras 4 and the issues with the new jerseys debuting this season. -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices