About this episode

Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz draft MLB main characters for the season while discussing player call-ups and injuries.

Jordan Shusterman returns from vacation as he and Jake Mintz draft 10 rest-of-season "main characters" who will shape the MLB stretch run, before analyzing the Seattle Mariners calling up top pitching prospect Cade Anderson and reviewing Ketel Marte's move to the IL. They close out Friday's show with "The Good, The Bad, and The Uggla,” celebrating a dad catching his son's first pro home run, cringing at a Citi Field raccoon, and marveling at tennis star Daniil Medvedev's deep Cincinnati Reds fandom.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jordan Shusterman, Jake Mintz

Topics covered

• MLB
• draft
• prospects
• injuries
• baseball news

Keywords

• MLB
• Cade Anderson
• Ketel Marte
• Jordan Shusterman
• Jake Mintz

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds

Places: Citi Field

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