The Ringer baseball crew brings you the analysis, humor, player breakdowns, and instant reactions you need for the MLB season. TUES: ‘Baseball BBQ’ with Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman. FRI: ‘The Ringer MLB Show’ with Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, and Zach Kram.
We discuss Joe Musgrove tossing the first no-hitter in Padres history and Ronald Acuña Jr.’s blazing-hot start to the 2021 season (0:30), before being joined by Rays pitcher Brent Honeywell Jr. to talk about his MLB debut against the Yankees (24:30). Plus: This week’s Good, Bad, Uggla features...
Published 04/13/21
We open the show by discussing The Athletic’s report that MLB removed multiple Trevor Bauer–pitched baseballs from play to inspect them for illegal foreign substances (0:15). Then, we discuss the Michael Conforto walk-off hit by pitch that shouldn’t have been ruled a hit by pitch, injuries to...
Published 04/09/21
We recap a packed opening weekend of baseball, including the historic pitching and hitting performance of Angels star Shohei Ohtani (0:30). Plus: The Good, the Bad, and the Uggla makes its return, featuring some abominable A’s starting pitching, the Coors cat, and more (28:47).
Hosts: Jake Mintz...
Published 04/06/21