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 the Texas Rangers' dismal offense and Jedd Gyorko’s new managerial career (37:39). Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman Guest: Brent Honeywell Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

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 Fernando Tatis Jr. and Trevor Rosenthal, and the slow start for the A's (25:15). Finally, we preview the weekend series between the Braves and Phillies, Yankees and Rays, and Dodgers and Nationals...

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 and Jordan Shusterman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We react to the (almost) full slate of baseball games yesterday, as well as the Francisco Lindor mega-extension, before sharing the stories we’re most looking forward to this year: the Padres becoming heroes, the Dodgers becoming villains, Shohei Ohtani finally staying healthy, and more. Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Padres-Dodgers live up to the hype? Are any pitchers going to be suspended for foreign substances? Will the Yankees' injuries keep them from making it to the World Series again? We answer MLB’s biggest questions heading into Opening Day 2021. Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers have ruled the NL West for a baseball eternity. Can the Padres finally take that crown? Plus: Is there any path for the Phillies to make the playoffs? Are the Mets or the Braves the NL East favorite? Can we find a pulse on any of the NL Central teams outside St. Louis? All that and more in the second installment of our season preview. Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We rank all 15 teams in the American League and answer the biggest lingering questions heading into the season. Are the Yankees going to bulldoze their way to the World Series? Who has the edge in the AL Central? Will the Astros still get booed at every road game?  Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

We identify the biggest weaknesses of the best teams in the league, and prescribe our favorite solutions to fix them (48:05). Plus: a deeper-than-you-ever-asked-for analysis of Luis Guillorme’s incredible 22-pitch walk featuring a surprise guest appearance, reactions to the minor league rule changes, and more (0:17). Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman Guest: Mike Petriello

As the season creeps closer, we zoom out on the baseball landscape: Who are the most important people in 2021? Whether the answers are superstars like Mike Trout or guys with something to prove like Javy Báez, we’ve got it all covered. Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Baseball is back … sort of. We discuss the beginning of spring training and the quirks of seven-inning exhibitions before relaying our 10 biggest overreactions to the first two days of live games (0:18). Then, we create an all free-agent team from the players who remain unsigned (24:35) before playing a little game of “Would You Rather?” about the Francisco Lindor extension. Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

To celebrate video game week on the site, we’re joined by ‘Backyard Baseball’ creator Nick Mirkovich to discuss how the game got started, the quirks that made it such a megahit, and its enduring legacy (31:52). Before talking to Nick, we speed-round all the news coming out of spring training: Mariners CEO Kevin Mather’s resignation, the myriad of players showing up in “the best shape of their lives,” Yoenis Céspedes speculation, Albert Pujols’s potential final season, and more (1:30). Read...

After being cut short by the pandemic in 2020, college baseball is returning this weekend. If you don’t currently watch, we’re making the case for why you should (32:30). Before that, we discuss Justin Turner reuniting with the Dodgers (1:48) and draft a starting rotation of the pitchers who have signed one-year deals this offseason (21:01). Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman Guest: Kyle Peterson

The Padres, Cardinals, and Mets made big splashes on the trade market, while the Blue Jays hit home runs in free agency. The Rockies did … well, we don’t really know, and the Pirates acquired some important prospects while they rebuild. We rank the offseasons of all 30 teams, from those that improved the least to those that improved the most. Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

We open this week by discussing The Athletic’s report that Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway sexually harassed multiple female reporters during his time in Cleveland, New York, and Los Angeles (1:08). Then, we discuss the Nolan Arenado trade from every angle: how good Arenado is, whether this makes St. Louis a serious contender, and what exactly the Rockies are doing (21:30). Finally, we wave goodbye to Dustin Pedroia’s career by inviting Joon Lee, a Red Sox fan, and Randy Wilkins, a...

We discuss the breaking news that JT Realmuto will re-sign with the Philadelphia Phillies for 5 years, $115 million (1:07), as well as the Jameson Taillon and Adam Ottavino trades (6:00), before bringing on ESPN’s Clinton Yates to discuss the titanic life of the great Henry Aaron, who passed away at age 86 last week (25:30). Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman Guest: Clinton Yates

We discuss the news that the Mets fired GM Jared Porter after an ESPN report detailed his harassment of a female reporter during his time with the Cubs in 2016 (1:28). Then, we recap a busy week in baseball transactions: Pirates pitcher Joe Musgrove joined a growing cadre of talented starting pitchers in San Diego, DJ LeMahieu finally got inked to come back to the Yankees, and the Bronx Bombers took a flyer on former Cy Young winner Corey Kluber (6:00). Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

We reach into our bag to grab the latest news from around the league since we last spoke: Liam Hendriks to the White Sox, how much Yu Darvish helps the Padres, Tomoyuki Sugano staying in Japan, and Rusney Castillo leaving the States (1:25). Then, we dive deep into the emotions of producer and Mets superfan Bobby Wagner, who takes us through what it felt like to find out the Mets traded for Francisco Lindor (38:00). Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

The Mets have landed Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco in a blockbuster trade with Cleveland. Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss their immediate thoughts on the deal, as well as what it means for both teams and for Lindor moving forward. Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Mariano Rivera’s cutter, Walter Johnson’s fastball, Bob Gibson’s slider, Pedro Martínez’s [insert pitch here]—everything is on the table. We’re breaking form this week to bring you a special ‘Baseball BBQ’ investigation into one of the game’s most unanswerable questions. Strap in! Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman Guests: Nick Swisher, Lucas Giolito, Rob Friedman, Brent Honeywell, Kinza Baad, Trevor Plouffe, Ryan Spilborghs, Ethan Katz, Eno Sarris, Bob Kendrick, Clinton Yates, and...

The Tampa Bay Rays have traded away another star, this time in the form of former Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell. We tell you everything you need to know, from what this means for the Padres, who the Rays got back, Snell’s fit in San Diego, and what it says that the defending American League Champion just traded away their best pitcher. Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

George Springer, Trevor Bauer, and DJ LeMahieu are on the top of everyone’s minds as the baseball offseason continues. But what about Andrelton Simmons, Joc Pederson, Didi Gregorius, and other more-forgotten free agents (30:00)? Plus, we talk to the inimitable Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, about the news that MLB would be formally recognizing the statistics of the seven leagues collectively known as the Negro Leagues (10:00).  Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan...

James McCann is signing with the Mets, Dave Dombrowski will helm the Phillies, Lance Lynn is headed to Chicago, and, of course, Cleveland announced that it plans to change its team name (in the near future). We recap the week in baseball news (1:45), including the White Sox re-signing Adam Eaton, which leads us down a rabbit hole with Dan Hayes of The Athletic, who reported on the mysterious and downright bizarre Drake LaRoche controversy the last time Eaton donned a White Sox uniform...

In the first “in-person” podcast recorded in 'Baseball BBQ' history, we meet up in an empty parking lot outside Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, to discuss a potential Zack Wheeler trade, the canceled winter meetings, and the joys of seeing a baseball game in person with your buddies (0:09). Then, KBO MVP Mel Rojas Jr. joins to discuss his stunning season, getting into a groove at the plate, the differences in playing in South Korea as opposed to the U.S. or the...

We recap the slim pickings of news in the last week (1:45) before opening up the offseason mailbag to answer your questions about baseball in the Olympics, robot umps vs. human umps, and more (14:00).  Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman