About this episode

Buster Olney discusses the latest developments in baseball, including the Ketel Marte saga and the Dodgers' pitching updates.

Buster Olney recaps all of the fun from the Little League Classic, culminating with the Braves exciting win over the Brewers. Eric Hosmer then joins to go in-depth on the Ketel Marte saga and what's next for him and the Diamondbacks. They also discuss Kade Anderson's impressive debut, the latest in the PCA-Ohtani NL MVP race, the Dodgers pitching rotation and Skubal's first win, the Yankees injury setbacks, and the hottest team in baseball - the Kansas City Royals. We cap it off with Bleacher Tweets: Is Buster's real name, 'Buster?' 0:00 Little League Classic recap, Phillies walkoff 5:10 Hosmer joins, LLWS memories 8:45 The Ketel Marte saga evolves 16:18 Aaron Boone's management of George Lombard Jr 18:35 Kade Anderson's impressive debut vs Cubs 20:17 AL Wild Card drama 21:56 PCA vs Ohtani, NL MVP race 23:34 Dodgers pitching update, Skubal's first win 29:02 Yankees latest injury setback 30:57 Royals are hottest team in baseball 34:11 Bleacher Tweets: Tatis, Buster's real name Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Buster Olney

Guest: Eric Hosmer

Topics covered

• Little League Classic
• Ketel Marte saga
• Dodgers pitching rotation
• AL Wild Card drama
• NL MVP race
• Yankees injuries
• Kansas City Royals

Keywords

• Ketel Marte
• Eric Hosmer
• Dodgers
• Yankees
• Kansas City Royals
• Little League Classic
• PCA
• Ohtani
• AL Wild Card
• NL MVP

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Organizations: Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Braves, Brewers

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