About this episode

The episode discusses Jared Jones' standout performance, Oneil Cruz's recent homer, and the significance of the 1-0 mindset in baseball.

Jared Jones shoved in maybe his best outing all season. What led to it? Oneil Cruz hit his first homer in 47 at-bats. Could this be the start of something even bigger for him? It's also time to talk about this 1-0 mindset. Where and when did it start? And what does it entail? Jason Mackey breaks it all down right here.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Mackey

Topics covered

• Jared Jones
• Oneil Cruz
• 1-0 mindset
• baseball performance
• Pittsburgh Pirates

Keywords

• Jared Jones
• Oneil Cruz
• 1-0 mindset
• baseball
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• performance
• homer

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