Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

Konnor Griffin gets the call to The Show. Eric Hosmer and Buster Olney discuss the Pirates calling up the No. 1 prospect in baseball, the Miami Marlins off to a surprising start, Cam Schlittler cruising, if Shohei Ohtani is actually AI and the Kansas City Royals honoring the late Terrance Gore. Then, Joe Buck stops by to talk about calling the Jackie Robinson Game on ESPN, writing his Baseball Hall of Fame speech, interviewing his kids at a St. Louis Blues game, his dad Jack’s relationship with Robinson, which of Jack’s famous calls was his father’s favorite, and how he connect with former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick over baseball. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets.

0:00 Eric Hosmer joins the show

0:37 Pirates call up Konnor Griffin

11:17 Miami Marlins 5-1 start

12:47 Yankees Cam Schlittler is dominating

15:07 Dodgers Shohei Ohtani in midseason form

19:18 Kansas City Royals honored late Terrance Gore

24:46 Joe Buck joins the show

26:09 Buck to be honored in Cooperstown

29:39 Interviewing his sons

32:39 Jack Buck’s relationship with Jackie Robinson

34:38 Jack Buck’s favorite call

38:41 Bill Belichick loves baseball

44:04 Bleacher Tweets

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Angels center fielder Mike Trout joins Buster to discuss a strong start to the season, reflecting on the past few season, striving for the postseason, his relationship with new manager Kurt Suzuki, and his first impressions of the ABS System. Then, Hembo talks about Phillies prospect Andrew Painter impressing in his debut, Shohei Ohtani’s outrageous first outing, what’s behind prospects Colt Emerson Cooper Pratt signing big deals, the Blue Jays’ terrific start, the White Sox’s Munetaka Murakami playing like he has something to prove, and the worrisome Cubs starting pitching.

0:00 Welcome

0:36 Mike Trout

3:35 Reflecting, slowing down the process

8:23 Putting together a healthy season

9:41 Striving for a postseason return

10:50 On manager Kurt Suzuki

12:06 ABS first impressions

14:20 Hembo, Phillies Andrew Painter debuts

19:06 Dodgers Shohei Ohtani throws 6 scoreless innings

22:35 Prospects Colt Emerson, Cooper Pratt sign big deals

27:58 Blue Jays, Dylan Cease off to terrific start

31:02 Mets Bo Bichette’s rough start

33:48 White Sox Munetaka Murakami can rake

37:51 Cubs pitching is worrisome

39:50 Bleacher Tweets

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It was an exciting first weekend of MLB action! Hunter Pence and Buster Olney discuss shaking off Opening Day jitters, how rookies dominated the conversation to start the season, first impressions of the ABS System, the San Francisco Giants starting 0-3, and how teams move on from losses. Then, ESPN’s Jorge Castillo stops by to talk about the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees sweeping their respective series to open the season, and the Los Angeles Dodgers treating the regular season like a dress rehearsal. Then, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game. Laters, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets.

0:00 Hunter Pence joins the show

3:39 Rookies rule first MLB weekend

5:59 Guardians Chase DeLauter

8:08 Tigers Kevin McGonigle

9:43 Reds Sal Stewart

11:23 JJ Wetherholt

13:08 ABS System initial impressions

18:18 Giants start 0-3

28:33 ESPN’s Jorge Castillo

29:06 Mets start 2-1

30:36 Juan Soto seems relaxed

33:05 Yankees & Blue Jays sweep

37:01 Is this Dave Roberts’ best Dodger team?

38:41 Sarah Langs

40:00 Bleacher Tweets

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Let’s overreact to MLB Opening Day 2026! Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez and Buster Olney discuss the joy of baseball’s return, why the overreactions to Aaron Judge’s first game don’t make sense, Paul Skenes getting knocked around with an assist from Oneil Cruz, all the rookies who shined in their debuts, if the Dodgers can win more than 102 games, another quality start from Tarik Skubal, Junior Caminero taking four walks, Jacob Misiorowski’s 11 strikeouts, and what Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s peers are saying about him after is 2025 postseason. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets. 

0:00 MLB Opening Day 2026 overreactions

4:40 Yankees Aaron Judge overreactions

8:28 Pirates Paul Skenes 0.2 IP

9:19 Oneil Cruz’s costly mistake

13:49 Rookies shine on Opening Day

14:28 Tiger Kevin McGonigle

15:48 Mets Carson Benge

16:26 Cardinals J.J. Wetherholt

20:29 Can the Dodgers win 103 games?

25:05 Tigers Tarik Skubal quality start

26:56 Cubs extend Nico Hoerner

27:28 Brewers Jacob Misiorowski throws 11 Ks

28:25 Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ready to roll

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MLB Opening Day 2026 has arrived! Buster Olney and Hembo discuss the Chicago Cubs locking up Pete Crow-Armstrong to a six-year, $115 million deal, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ascending to superstar, MLB's No. 2 prospect Kevin McGonigle making the Tigers Opening Day roster, why Cinncinati Reds rookie Sal Stewart could be the rock of their lineup, if Wyatt Langford can make noise in the AL MVP race, and why Hembo is down on Tyler Glasnow after a stellar spring. Then, Pitching Ninja Rob Friedman stops by to talk about his new book "Unhittable: How Technology, Mavericks, and Innovators Engineered Baseball's New Era of Pitching Dominance," the best pitches in baseball, which pitcher he'd choose for a Space Jam "winner-takes-the-planet" game, why pitching is so different today, Japanese players bringing the splitter back in America, the prevalence of injuries among pitchers, and their friend Sarah Langs. Plus, Buster finishes the team previews with the Detroit Tigers, the Washington Nationals, the Tampa Bay Rays, the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets.
1:53 Cubs sign Pete Crow-Armstrong to six-year deal
5:26 Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. primed for a monster year
10:18 Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle makes the roster
14:52 Reds Sal Stewart can bang
16:32 Rangers Wyatt Lanford for MVP?
19:54 Dodgers Tyler Glasnow looks good
22:31 Pitching Ninja
23:37 Best pitches in baseball
27:29 Shohei Ohtani hyperbole
30:52 How pitching changed?
49:34 San Diego Padres preview
51:13 Detroit Tigers preview
52:55 Arizona Diamondbacks preview
53:47 Washington Nationals preview
54:55 Tampa Bay Rays preview
56:22 Bleacher Tweets

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