One day at Wrigley Field in Chicago last May, Paul Skenes was pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates, carving out a small piece of baseball history in his second big-league game. He struck out the first seven batters he faced. By the end of the fifth inning, he had increased his strikeout total to 10. More impressive, he hadn’t allowed a hit.
Over the past two ... Show More
Yesterday
Chosen by War: The Rise of Iran’s New Supreme Leader
At the heart of the Iranian regime’s defiant stance toward the United States and Israel in the war is Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader and a son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the regime’s longtime ruler. Farnaz Fassihi, who covers Iran for The New York Times, discusses the e ... Show More
33m 54s
Mar 16
A War Within the War: Israel’s Bombardment of Lebanon
With the world’s attention on the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, a second front in the conflict has opened in Lebanon. Israel has pummeled an area in the southern outskirts of Beirut where Hezbollah holds sway, as well as southern Lebanon, with airstrikes, displacing almost one mill ... Show More
25m 58s
Jul 2025
Starkville | Cubs Catcher Carson Kelly talks about his amazing start to his first season with the Cubs
Starkville | Cubs Catcher Carson Kelly joins us this week in Starkville. He talks about how special it would be to be named an All-Star, why he decided to sign with the Cubs, the changes in the catching position, growing up as a Cubs fan, how special he thinks his team can be thi ... Show More
54m 55s
Mar 2025
A.J. Pierzynski: MLB Opening Day Predictions, Plus Will's 50th Birthday!
On this edition of The Will Cain Show’s Friday sports episode, Will is joined by Fox Sports’ MLB game analyst and former MLB All-Star Catcher, A.J. Pierzynski to break down the start of the Major League Baseball season. They discuss the Texas Rangers' chances, the discrepancy bet ... Show More
45m 19s
Aug 2024
Trevor May - ESPN Statcast Analyst, Former MLB Pitcher
Trevor May is an ESPN Statcast analyst, podcaster, and former MLB pitcher
for the Twins, Mets, and Athletics. He pitched professionally from
2008-2023, originally being drafted by the Phillies. Since retiring, he has
done various podcasts, founded an Esports Lab applying sa ... Show More
48 m
Nov 2024
Japan’s First MLB Player Gets Pulled from the Game
November 4, 2009. It's Game 6 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees will clinch the series tonight on the back of one player, Hideki Matsui. He's a baseball player from Japan, one of the few who made the jump across the Pacifi ... Show More
35m 2s
Jun 2024
Lance Brozdowski - Marquee Sports Network, Player Development Analyst
Lance Brozdowski is a Player Development Analyst at Marquee Sports Network,
the regional sports network for the Chicago Cubs. He brings an analytical
insight and makes it more digestible for baseball fans. In this episode, he
discusses…
* Methods he utilizes to evalu ... Show More
48m 28s
<p><strong>Moneyball: How Data Changed Baseball Forever</strong></p>
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<p>In <em>Moneyball</em>, Michael Lewis takes us deep ... Show More
