A's Podcast

On this episode of Best of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews from the Winter Meetings in Orlando that include: 1:00 Harold Reynolds - 3x Rawlings Gold Glove Winner, 2x All-Star & MLB Network Analyst 13:35 Eduardo Perez - ESPN MLB Analyst & Host on MLB Network Radio 30:00 Brian Kenny - Host of MLB Now on MLB Network 45:55 Brett Phillips - 7-year MLB Veteran 58:40 JIm Duquette - Former MLB General Manager & Host on MLB Network Radio 1:13:05 Barry Larkin - Baseball Hall of Famer, 1995 NL MVP & World Series Champion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Best of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews from the Winter Meetings in Orlando that include: 1:00 Stephen Vogt - 2x AL Manager of the Year for the Cleveland Guardians 10:15 Kurt Suzuki - Former A’s Catcher & Manager of the Los Angeles Angels 17:35 Torey Lovullo - Former A’s Infielder & Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks 27:50 Tony Vitello - Manager of the San Francisco Giants 39:00 Don Kelly - Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Best of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews from the Winter Meetings in Orlando that include: 1:00 Billy Owens - A’s Assistant General Manager 20:50 Jonny Gomes - 2x World Series Champion Joe Rudi - A’s Hall of Famer & 3x World Series Champion 58:40 Scott Emerson - A’s Pitching Coach 1:25:45 Dan Otero - Former A’s Reliever & Senior Director of Field Operations for MLB 1:37:10 Martín Gallegos - Covers the A’s for MLB.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's General Manager David Forst discusses: The Rule 5 draft Extending young players on the A's roster Las Vegas Experience Center Reliever Market Bullpen Turnaround in 2025 Starting pitching market The Winter Meetings and his relationship with other GM's Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Winter Meetings Day Three Morning Edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by: 1:00 David Forst - General Manager of the Athletics 56:00 Jon Morosi - MLB Insider for MLB Network 1:13:45 Robert Murray - MLB Insider for FanSided 1:45:57 Eduardo Perez - MLB Analyst for ESPN 2:10:20 Jesús Cano - Writer/Editor for Baseball America 2:28:15 Kemp Gouldin - Founder of Because Baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend & A’s Manager Mark Kotsay discuss: Winter meetings so far Pitching outlook for 2026 Looking towards the future 2nd and 3rd base for 2026 Nick Kurtz year two Relationship with David and the front office Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Winter Meetings Day two Morning Edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by: 1:46 Alden Gonzalez - ESPN MLB Reporter 18:35 Dan Otero - Former A’s Reliever & Senior Director of Field Operations for MLB 37:30 Paul Hembekides - Content Producer for ESPN 1:05:22 Kevin Acee - Covers the Padres for the San Diego Union Tribune 1:22:45 Mark Kotsay - Manager of the Athletics 1:49:50 Stephen Vogt - 2x AL Manager of the Year for the Cleveland Guardians Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Winter Meetings Day One Afternoon Edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by: 4:35 Scott Emerson - A’s Pitching Coach 31:50 Jonny Gomes - 2x World Series Champion 54:39 Eno Sarris - National Baseball Writer for the Athletic 1:02:00 Billy Owens - A's Assistant General Manager 1:30:45 Mike Petriello - National Baseball Writer for MLB.com 1:44:28 Barry Larkin - Baseball Hall of Famer & 1995 NL MVP 2:03:11 Kurt Suzuki - Manager of the Los Angeles Angels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Winter Meetings Day One Morning Edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by: 14:50 Brett Phillips - 7-year MLB Veteran 28:05 Bob Nightengale - National Baseball Columnist for USA Today 51:40 Martin Gallegos - Covers the A’s for MLB.com 1:26:00 Lou Merloni - 9-Year MLB veteran & Broadcaster for the Boston Red Sox 1:57:40 Chip Caray - Voice of the St. Louis Cardinals 2:01:30 Harold Reynolds - 3x Rawlings Gold Glove Winner, 2x All-Star & MLB Network Analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Beyond The Dugout presented by Las Vegas, Dallas Braden chats with A’s Center Fielder Denzel Clarke about his journey, sharing heartwarming stories about his athletic family, the exact moment he realized his potential, and the feeling of robbing his first home run in the big leagues. Plus, find out what a star center fielder does to unwind, including his favorite anime and his dream vacation spot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Beyond The Dugout presented by Las Vegas, Dallas Braden chats with A’s catcher Shea Langeliers about life behind the plate, his journey to the big leagues, and what it takes to lead from one of baseball’s toughest positions. Shea talks about his daily routines, building relationships with pitchers, and stepping into the leadoff role. He also shares what it’s like playing in his home state of Texas, how he and his wife enjoy nights out in Las Vegas, and why fans should be excited about the A’s young core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews from A's Cast Live during the second half of the 2025 season. He was joined by: 1:00 Liam Hendriks - 2x Mariano Rivera Reliever of the Year Award winner & 3x All-Star 13:37 Torey Lovullo - Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks 19:50 Chip & Chris Caray - Broadcaster for the St. Louis Cardinals & Athletics 34:22 Jack Wilson - Father of Jacob Wilson & 2004 All-Star 52:25 Brian Kenny - Host of MLB Now on MLB Network 1:09:25 Geoff Blum - World Series Hero & Houston Astros TV Broadcaster 1:21:47 Robert Flores - Host of MLB Central on MLB Network 1:33:40 Stephen Nesbitt - National MLB Writer for the Athletic 1:49:55 Jesús Cano - Writer/Editor for Baseball America (Nick Kurtz Announcement) 2:00:10 Eno Sarris - National Baseball Writer for the Athletic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews from A's Cast Live during the second half of the 2025 season. He was joined by: 1:00 Mark McGwire - A’s Hall of Famer, World Series Champion & 1987 AL Rookie of the Year 13:38 Mark Mulder - A’s Hall of Famer & 2x All-Star 22:36 Tim Hudson - A’s Hall of Famer, World Series Champion & 4x All-Star 30:10 Barry Zito - A’s Hall of Famer & 2002 AL Cy Young Award winner 40:15 Tony La Russa - Baseball Hall of Famer, 3x World Series Champion & A’s Hall of Famer 52:30 Bobby Crosby - 2004 AL Rookie of the Year & A’s First Base Coach 1:02:00 Ed Sprague - A’s Director of Player Development 1:17:20 Eric Kubota - A’s Director of Scouting 1:36:20 Eric Martins - A’s Third Base Coach 1:48:00 Mike McFerran - A’s Minor League Pitching Coordinator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews with A's players from A's Cast Live during the second half of the 2025 season. He was joined by: 1:00 Jacob Wilson - A’s All-Star Shortstop 12:10 Lawrence Butler - A’s Outfielder 24:18 Hogan Harris - A’s Left-Handed Reliever 34:23 Tyler Soderstrom - A’s Left Fielder 42:30 Colby Thomas - A’s Outfielder 52:35 Jacob Lopez - A’s Left-Handed Starting Pitcher 1:01:35 JJ Bleday - A’s Outfielder 1:09:38 Darell Hernaiz - A’s Infielder 1:18:33 Jeffrey Springs - A’s Left-Handed Starting Pitcher 1:27:50 Mason Barnett- A’s Starting Pitcher 1:37:35 Willie MacIver - A’s Catcher 1:47:45 Shea Langeliers - A’s Catcher 1:59:10 Zack Gelof - A’s Second Baseman 2:08:27 Max Schuemann - A’s Infielder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the Athletics' 9-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals in the finale of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's Cast Production Assistants, Michael Baribault and Kyle Morrison, discuss the final game of the Athletics' 2025 season. Tonight's show features audio from Nick Kurtz (7:02), Brent Rooker (13:41), and Mark Kotsay (21:32). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the Athletics' 4-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals in game two of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's Cast Production Assistants, Michael Baribault and Kyle Morrison, discuss the Athletics' 4-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals in game two of their three-game series from West Sacramento. Tonight's show features audio from Luis Morales (10:05) and Mark Kotsay (17:15). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the Athletics' 4-3 win vs the Kansas City Royals in game one of their three-game set from West Sacramento Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's Cast Production Assistants, Michael Baribault and Kyle Morrsion, discuss the Athletics' 4-3 walk-off win over the Kansas City Royals in game one of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Tonight's show features audio from Mark Kotsay (19:30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend & A’s Manager Mark Kotsay discuss: The teams improvement in 2025 Luis Morales' development and becoming a front line starter Jeffrey Springs making 30 starts Kurtz & Wilson's rookie seasons Consistency from Soderstrom & Rooker Lawrence Butler winning the Dave Stewart Award Shea Langeliers' growth and breakout season The work done by the coaching staff in 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's General Manager David Forst discusses: End of the 2025 season Baseball America farm system ranking Leo De Vries future The win improvement from 2024 How proud he is of Mark Kotsay and the coaching staff The growth of the bullpen The A's young position players Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johnny Doskow, Martin Gallegos, David Feldman, and Ken Korach preview game one of the Royals and Athletics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the September 26 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by: 1:30 David Forst - General Manager of the Athletics 17:40 Bobby Crosby - 2004 AL ROY & A's First Base Coach 38:14 Mark Kotsay - Manager of the Athletics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's Cast Production Assistant, Michael Baribault, discusses the Athletics' 11-5 loss to the Houston Astros in the finale of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Tonight's show features audio from Mark Kotsay (13:25) and Nick Kurtz (16:39). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the Athletics' 11-5 loss to the Houston Astros in the finale of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's Cast Production Assistant, Michael Baribault and Kyle Morrison, discuss the Athletics' 6-0 win over the Houston Astros in game two of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Tonight's show features audio from Luis Severino (21:57), Mark Kotsay (26:08), and Shea Langeliers (40:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the Athletics' 6-0 win vs the Houston Astros in the game two of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johnny Doskow, Martin Gallegos, and Ken Korach preview game two of the Astros and Athletics from West Sacramento. They were joined by Steve Sparks (8:30) and Scott Emerson (15:32) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend and A's Pitching Coach Scott Emerson discuss: Goals for pitchers the rest of the season Jeffrey Springs....starts made (32) Luis Morales' emergence | comparison to deGrom. Pitchers' offseason workouts | communication with coaching staff Bullpen resurgence | going multiple innings Starters giving you more innings/pitches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the September 24 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by: 1:00 Lawrence Butler - A's Center Fielder 16:10 Jesús Cano - Writer/Editor for Baseball America (Nick Kurtz Cover Reveal) 32:30 Scott Emerson - Pitching Coach of the Athletics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's Cast Production Assistants, Michael Baribault and Kyle Morrison, discuss the Athletics' 5-1 win over the Houston Astros in game one of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Tonight's show features audio from Mark Kotsay (11:17), Jeffrey Springs (22:41), and Jacob Wilson (31:53). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the Athletics' 5-1 win vs the Houston Astros in the game one of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johnny Doskow, David Feldman, and Ken Korach preview game one of the Astros and Athletics from West Sacramento. They were joined by Mark Kotsay (14:33). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the September 23 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by: 14:20 Ken Korach & Johnny Doskow - A's Radio Broadcasters for Hot Take Tuesday 21:13 Hogan Harris - A's Left-Handed Reliever 31:23 Adam Burke - Managing Editor for VSiN.com 41:23 Geoff Blum - World Series Champion & Houston Astros TV Broadcaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stay tuned all season long as Dallas Braden goes Beyond The Dugout, presented by Las Vegas, giving you insight into the personalities that shape the roster ties shaping the A’s roster. In this episode, Dallas sits down with A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson to talk about his journey to the big leagues, the influence of his father, what it means to be part of a young, growing team and what an ideal night in Las Vegas looks like for him! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the Athletics' 11-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of their three-game series from PNC Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes call from fans and discusses the Athletics' 2-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in game two of their three-game set from PNC Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend chats with A’s Manager Mark Kotsay about the team’s recent hot streak, playing spoiler in Boston, and the shift in clubhouse mindset. They cover the bullpen’s improvement since the Mason Miller trade, Hogan Harris’ steady presence, Lawrence Butler’s second-half growth, Zack Gelof’s injury, and the team’s push to finish strong on the road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the A's 4-3 win vs the Pittsburgh Pirates in game one of their three-game set from PNC Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Caray, Johnny Doskow, Martín Gallegos, and David Feldman preview game one of the Athletics and Pirates from PNC Park. They were joined by Mark Kotsay (18:34) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Best of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews during the A's homestand and road trip in Boston & Pittsburgh that include: 1:00 Mark McGwire - A’s Hall of Famer & 1987 AL ROY 13:36 Tony La Russa - Baseball Hall of Famer & 4x Manager of the Year 25:50 Tim Hudson - A’s Hall of Famer, World Series Champion & 4x All-Star 33:40 Brian Kenny - Host of MLB Now 50:35 Liam Hendriks - 2x American League Reliever of the Year & Former A’s Closer 1:03:16 Mark Mulder - 2025 A’s Hall of Famer & 2x All-Star 1:12:00 Barry Zito - A’s Hall of Famer, 2002 AL Cy Young Winner & World Series Champion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the September 19 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was discussed his goals for the A's remaining 9 games (18:05) and was joined by: 35:00 Tim Hudson - A's Hall of Famer, World Series Champion & 4x All-Star 43:15 Barry Zito - A's Hall of Famer, 2002 Cy Young Award Winner & World Series Champion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A’s Director of Player Development Ed Sprague joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on promising A’s prospects like Leo De Vries, Luis Morales, Henry Bolte, Junior Perez, Gage Jump, Jamie Arnold and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the A's 5-3 win vs the Boston Red Sox in the finale of their three-game set from Fenway Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the A's 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox in game two of their three-game set from Fenway Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this episode of Green & Gold History, the Athletics Inducted four new members into the A's Hall of Fame: Tim Hudson Barry Zito Mark Mulder Monte Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Caray, Johnny Doskow, and David Feldman preview game two of the Athletics and Red Sox from Fenway Park. They were joined by Scott Emerson (12:47) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the September 17 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by: 12:15 Brian Kenny - Host of MLB Now on MLB Network 30:10 Liam Hendriks - 2x Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year 43:08 Tony La Russa - Baseball Hall of Famer & Former A's Manager Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices