MLB Morning Lineup Podcast

Don't look now, but the Mets are within 5 games of the Phillies after a wild walk-off win at Citi Field. Out West, Clayton Kershaw continues to defy Father Time with another strong August outing as the Dodgers try to keep pace with the Padres. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the AL MVP chants grow louder, Cal Raleigh delivered another superlative in a season full of them, swatting his 50th homer. Elsewhere, Aroldis Chapman saved another Boston win and at 37 is having, statistically, the greatest season he's ever had. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cal Raleigh reached his most monumental milestone yet, as the Seattle catcher hit his 48th HR, tying him with Salvador Perez for the most in a season for a player with at least 75% of games at catcher. He upped the ante with his 49th an inning later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Less than a week after a Dodgers sweep, LA and the Padres are set for another NL West showdown ... this time in San Diego. Can the Padres turn the tables? Plus, the Red Sox and Roman Anthony stole the show in the opener of a big 4-gamer in the Bronx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the heels of their 9-HR effort Tuesday, the Yankees hit 5 more to tie an MLB record of 14 in a 2-game span. Giancarlo Stanton connected for his 5th in 6 games. Elsewhere, the Phillies played one of the best series in team history. They really did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An epic duel between Tarik Skubal and Hunter Brown lived up to the hype in Detroit, while an NL Cy Young frontrunner spun a gem in Philly and the Yankees mashed NINE homers in Tampa to match a franchise record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Skenes cruised through the AL's best team, which is suddenly holding its breath after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. exited early with a hamstring injury. In Philly, Bryce Harper and Trea Turner hit milestone homers in a rout of the Mariners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Crew rallied late before the Reds pushed across the winning run in the 10th to bring an end to Milwaukee's franchise-record 14-game win streak. Meanwhile, the Phillies must regroup after ace Zack Wheeler was placed on the IL with a blood clot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Padres’ sights are set on dethroning the Dodgers in the West and they're a game up, the latest the Friars have been in first by themselves since ‘10. All this sets the stage for a huge series between the rivals that kicks off tonight in L.A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For only the 3rd time in 80ish years, a Milwaukee restaurant chain will eat its words, sort of. Promising free burgers for EVERYONE if the Brewers win 12 straight, it will now pay up. Also, did Shohei Ohtani pitch to Mike Trout? Yeah, that happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not even Paul Skenes can stop the Brewers right now. The Crew clobbered 5 homers vs. the Pirates to keep their streak going. Speaking of the long ball, Pete Alonso homered to break the Mets' all-time record -- then added another for good measure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brewers are off to their second 10-game winning streak in as many months, the Yankees returned to the W column with the Twins in town at a perfect time, and Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman had emotional homecomings in Houston ... as opponents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A five-run deficit was no problem for the Brewers, who walked off against the Mets on Isaac Collins' homer. In Atlanta, Jen Pawol was behind home plate for Marlins-Braves, making her the first female umpire to call balls and strikes for an MLB game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the dog days of August ahead of us, which division races are already wrapped up? Which ones are tight and scary? Also, we are in for a treat tonight as likely Hall of Famers Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw take the mound at Chavez Ravine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a day of milestones and near milestones. Shohei Ohtani homered for his 1,000th career hit -- while pitching, no less. The Guardians came within 2 outs of their 1st no-hitter in more than 40 years. And the first female umpire is coming to MLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behind lefty Garrett Crochet -- 13-4 on the season with a 2.24 ERA -- the Red Sox cruised to their seventh straight victory. Not to be outdone, Shea Langeliers became the second catcher to crush three homers as a leadoff hitter to power the A's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Red Sox won their sixth straight game and have surged into playoff position over the past two months, while the Rangers still have work to do but helped their cause with a dramatic comeback and walk-off victory over the Yankees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After rain suspended play in Bristol, the Speedway Classic finished strong, with Braves rookie hurler Hurston Waldrep holding the Reds in check and Eli White crushing two homers. Meanwhile in Miami, the Marlins continued their mastery of the Yankees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carlos Correa is headed back to the Astros. The Padres added an ace reliever among their five deals. And the Yankees and Rays pulled off a trade ... during the middle of their game in the Bronx. In short, the 2025 Trade Deadline was truly epic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trade Deadline isn't until 6 ET tonight, but Wednesday featured more than a dozen deals, including a reunion between Eugenio Suárez and the Mariners. Top closers Jhoan Duran and Ryan Helsley were also among the players on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deal between the Jays and O's resulted in a reliever switching dugouts to pitch against his former team in the second game of a doubleheader. Plus, a slam from an unlikely hero helped the Brewers build their lead on the Cubs in the NL Central. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gold Glove defense. High-octane offense. An OMG ending. And that was just the Mets-Padres game. Also, the Miz introduced himself to the Cubs-Brewers rivalry, while a top trade target got hurt. And we fondly remember Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's sensation Nick Kurtz made history Friday with a four-homer game, the first ever by a rookie. He went 6-for-6 and also finished with a record-tying 19 total bases. Meanwhile, yesterday saw the Hall of Fame welcome its newest group of legends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Naylor is heading to the Mariners in the first big deal before the Trade Deadline. MLB.com's Will Leitch breaks down the fit in Seattle and what it means for the D-backs. Plus, can the Jays and Astros stay hot atop the AL? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shohei Ohtani homered for his fifth straight game, so ... why not just pitch around him? The Twins learned the hard way in a walk-off loss. Plus, Bryce Harper reached a big home run milestone of his own and the Blue Jays clinched a key tiebreaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At age 45, Rich Hill tied an MLB record by playing for his 14th team. Starting for the Royals, he worked five innings & allowed one earned run. Elsewhere, one swing from Cal Raleigh resulted in his 39th HR and the end of Milwaukee's long win streak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brewers went from being no-hit into the sixth inning to powering past the Mariners for their 11th consecutive win. And not to be outdone, the Blue Jays overcame an early Yankees lead and haven’t lost at home since June 22. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three games separate the first-place Blue Jays and Yankees in the AL East, setting up a huge three-game set in Toronto, where the Jays have won 10 straight. In the NL, the Brewers won their 10th straight overall and tied the Cubs atop the NL Central. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the July 31 Trade Deadline fast approaching, what players will be on the move? And is it possible that the defending World Series champs are going to get even better? All this and more in the first episode out of the All-Star break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the American League stormed back from six runs down to tie the game, the National League prevailed in the Midsummer Classic's first swing-off as Kyle Schwarber crushed three home runs on three swings to earn MVP honors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB home run leader Cal Raleigh became the first catcher to win the T-Mobile Home Run Derby with a thrilling final round against young slugger Junior Caminero, and Oneil Cruz left the game's biggest stars in awe with a 513-foot long ball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first two picks of the Draft defied nearly every mock, but fittingly Ethan Holliday went to Colorado, where his father Matt starred for years. Plus, the Red Sox reeled off their 10th win a row and Kyle Stowers hit THREE homers off his former club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mariners-Yankees had it all, from a no-hit bid by a first-time All-Star to a game-deciding play at the plate. Then we look ahead to the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday and find out the rest of the participants in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brewers don't have all the resources the Dodgers do. But they banded together for three days to sweep L.A., sealing it with a 10th-inning walk-off. Elsewhere, Jazz Chisholm Jr., freshly moved to second base, crushed 2 homers to power the Yankees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A crazy carom allowed Patrick Bailey to circle the bases for the first walk-off inside-the-park homer in nearly a decade. In Milwaukee, Jacob Misiorowski gave up a leadoff homer to Shohei Ohtani ... then fanned 12 Dodgers to outduel Clayton Kershaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With two singles and his 357th career homer, Manny Machado became just the 5th active player to join the 2,000-hit club, moving him closer to a call to Cooperstown. Plus, the Blue Jays' win streak reaches 9 as they continue padding their AL East lead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last night, shortly after a loss to Boston that completed a weekend sweep, the Nationals parted ways with GM Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez. Six years ago, Rizzo and Martinez were at the helm for the Nats' World Series title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two days after launching a pair of home runs on Canada Day, George Springer hit two more last night and the Jays pulled away from the Yankees to take over sole possession of the division lead for the first time since 2016 thanks to a four-game sweep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Clayton Kershaw emerged from the dugout in the sixth, sitting on 2,999 strikeouts, the Dodger Stadium faithful roared. They were rewarded when Kershaw got No. 3,000 for the final out of the inning, becoming the 20th member of the 3,000 club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The surging Blue Jays celebrated Canada Day with a big win over the Yankees. George Springer had 2 HRs & 7 RBIs to pull Toronto within a game of New York atop the AL East. Also, Paul Skenes lowered his ERA to 2.03 in the Pirates' 5th straight win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Red Sox slugger Wilyer Abreu pulled off a rare feat at Fenway, hitting an inside-the-park homer AND a grand slam in the same game. Elsewhere in the AL East, the Blue Jays gave their fans an early Canada Day gift with a big win over the Yankees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just 18 days ago, the Mets were on a six-game win streak and held a 5 1/2-game lead on the second-place Phillies in the NL East. Now? Well, it's been a reversal of fortunes, with Philly riding its superb pitching to a 1 1/2-game advantage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Hunter Brown on the hill yesterday, the Astros edged the Phillies, 2-1, to finish a three-game sweep, during which they allowed just one run. And their emerging ace was stellar with seven shutout innings to lower his ERA to a Majors best 1.74. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The much-hyped duel between 23-year-old fireballers Paul Skenes and Jacob Misiorowski delivered, with Round 1 going to the Brewers' ace-in-the-making. Not to be outdone by the kids, a vintage Jacob deGrom carved up the O's, taking a no-hit bid into the 8th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Reds' Chase Burns made history with 5 straight K's vs. the Yanks to begin his career, looking every bit like MLB's No. 3 pitching prospect. Meanwhile, St. Louis pulled off another comeback win vs. the rival Cubs, whose division lead is dwindling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mariners' Cal Raleigh hit his 32nd homer last night, putting him in prime position to chase down some powerful records. Chief among them: most HR at the All-Star break (39, '01 Barry Bonds) and most HR by primary catcher (48, '21 Salvador Perez). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cal Raleigh's bonkers first half continued as the Mariners catcher went deep again at Wrigley with his 31st homer of the season. And not to be outdone, Shohei Ohtani fanned two in his lone inning on the mound. And, of course, he also added 5 RBIs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jac Caglianone had homered in droves everywhere he played. Except Kansas City. But in the phenom's 14th game with the Royals, he finally connected -- not once but twice. Elsewhere, the NL East has turned on a dime: The Mets & Phils are suddenly tied. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Yankees have lost six in a row. Across town, the Mets are scuffling, too, losers of five straight. Everybody freaks out when their team loses a bunch of games in a row. But nobody quite freaks out during a losing streak like New York fans do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rafael Devers said in his introductory news conference with the Giants that he'd play wherever they want, even 1st base, the opposite of his stance in Boston. Last night, he DHed and had 2 hits. Elsewhere, a walk-off HR electrified the Blue Jays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices