How superstar Elly De La Cruz has gotten even better | BBTN Pod

About this episode

The episode discusses Elly De La Cruz's improvements, rookie performances, and managerial challenges in baseball.

Reds Manager Terry Francona joins the show to discuss Elly De La Cruz's improvements this year, what has made rookie Sal Stewart so special early on, and why Boston is such a brutal place to leave as a manager. Then Hunter Pence swings by to talk about two Japanese "rookies" who are lighting up the big leagues: Munetaka Murakami with the White Sox and Kazuma Okamoto with the Blue Jays. He also discusses the biggest threat to the Dodgers' crown and why the Giants have struggled to start the year. We end by giving our tribute to the legendary broadcast, John Sterling. 0:00 Welcome 0:52 Yankees are surging 1:03 Braves have best record but lose Acuna 1:22 Twins SP Joe Ryan leaves with injury 1:38 Yankees option Anthony Volpe to AAA 2:03 Giants calling up Bryce Eldridge 2:24 Welcome Terry Francona 2:45 Elly De La Cruz is getting even better 6:00 What makes Sal Stewart so good 7:24 Hunter Greene injury update 8:07 NL Central is best division in baseball 9:02 Reacting to Alex Cora's firing, why is Boston so brutal? 12:27 Hunter Pence joins the show 12:52 Munetaka Murakami can't stop hitting HRs 15:02 Kazuma Okamoto has established a unique tradition 18:56 Who can challenge the Dodgers…

People in this episode

Host: Buster Olney

Guests: Terry Francona, Hunter Pence

Topics covered

• Elly De La Cruz
• rookie performances
• managerial challenges
• Japanese players in MLB
• team performance analysis
• baseball news
• tribute to John Sterling

Keywords

• Elly De La Cruz
• Terry Francona
• Hunter Pence
• rookies
• MLB
• Boston
• John Sterling
• Dodgers
• Giants
• baseball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yankees, Braves, Twins, Giants, Dodgers, White Sox, Blue Jays

Places: Boston, NL Central

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