About this episode

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote discuss the Cubs' hot start with Bret Boone and explore trade interests involving Freddy Peralta.

In the final hour, Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote were joined by Audacy MLB insider Bret Boone to discuss the Cubs’ hot start and the latest storylines from across the league. After that, Score baseball insider Bruce Levine joined the show to share insight on his reporting that the Cubs have expressed interest in trading for Mets right-hander Freddy Peralta.

People in this episode

Hosts: Leila Rahimi, Mark Grote

Guests: Bret Boone, Bruce Levine

Topics covered

• Cubs
• MLB
• baseball
• trades
• Freddy Peralta
• Bret Boone
• Bruce Levine

Keywords

• Cubs
• Freddy Peralta
• Bret Boone
• Bruce Levine
• MLB
• baseball
• trades

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Organizations: Cubs, Mets

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