Show overview
The Show Before the Show has been publishing since 2015, and across the 11 years since has built a catalogue of 559 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 620 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 58 min and 1h 14m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 18 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Minor League Baseball Podcast.
From the publisher
In "The Show Before the Show," MiLB.com writers Tyler Maun and Sam Dykstra break down Minor League Baseball's biggest storylines with guests from around the Minors including players, managers and player development experts. They'll also have a weekly look at what's going on outside the lines with business of the Minors expert Benjamin Hill.
Latest Episodes
View all 559 episodes#551: Get your kicks at Springfield’s Route 66 Stadium
#550: Nationals prospect Devin Fitz-Gerald
#549: Mapping the path in the Minors
#548: 1968 Dodgers -- Best Draft class ever?
#547: Columbus Scrambled Dogs; Mets prospect Mitch Voit
Ben, Sam and Tyler look at interesting promotions and early prospect standouts from the beginning of the 2026 Minor League season. Also, Ben chats with Double-A Columbus general manager Pete Laven about the club’s Scrambled Dogs identity, and top Mets Draft pick Mitch Voit joins Sam from Opening Day in Brooklyn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#546: 2026 Minor League Opening Day Draft
Ben, Sam and Tyler are joined by fellow Minor League experts Josh Jackson and Kelsie Heneghan to create their own clubs in a draft format ahead of the opening of the full MiLB regular season this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#545: Triple-A Opening Day 2026
Ben, Sam and Tyler review the games to watch, prospects to know and storylines to follow as Triple-A begins the 2026 regular season. This episode also features Spring Training interviews with Royals No. 2 prospect Blake Mitchell and Nationals No. 27 prospect Caleb Lomavita. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#544: Spring Breakout; Cardinals prospect Joshua Báez
Sam previews the upcoming Spring Breakout games and interviews Cardinals prospect Joshua Báez about his big turnaround in 2025. Also, Tyler and Ben discuss new Copa de la Diversión identities for 2026 and the World Baseball Classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#543: WBC update, Ben's Biz, Spring Training interviews
Tyler, Ben, and Sam each come at you solo this week with a World Baseball Classic update, news from the business of the Minors, and two top prospect interviews from Spring Training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#542: Top 30s, Spring Breakout, WBC preview
Sam and Tyler discuss the release of MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 prospect lists and this year’s preliminary Spring Breakout rosters. They also look ahead to the 2026 World Baseball Classic with Tyler in Puerto Rico as a broadcaster for Pool A play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#541: Utah Dirty Sodas
Salt Lake GM Ty Wardle and Miller Sports VP of marketing Ashley Havili explain the Dirty Sodas brand. Also, Sam talks Konnor Griffin's Spring Training dominance, and Ben and Tyler take a look through recent Minor League news, including a return to Birmingham’s Rickwood Field for 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#540: Guide to Spring Training
Sam and Tyler break down which Top 100 prospects are worth following in this year's Spring Training and point out spots to see in both Arizona and Florida. They also dive into the details of four new alternate identities coming to the Minor Leagues in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#539: Glory of the Denver Bears
Bob Burris, former general manager of the Denver Bears, reminisces about working for (and ultimately running) a Minor League team that played in a 75,000-seat stadium. Also, Ben shares a new team name in Lynchburg, and Sam and Tyler look at Spring Training news from the first week of pitchers and catchers reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#538: Nationals prospect Griff McGarry
Nationals prospect Griff McGarry talks about the adjustments in the Phillies system that led to him becoming a Rule 5 pick. Ben chats about alternate identities for Altoona, Great Lakes, Hartford and Wichita, and Sam and Tyler break down the Brendan Donovan trade that brought a prospect haul to the Cardinals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#537: Top 100 prospects; Rocket City goes global
Sam and Tyler break down MLB Pipeline’s newest Top 100 prospects ranking for the 2026 season, and Ben interviews Morris Morioka about Rocket City's Global Baseball Series that will bring a Japanese team of Toyota employees to Alabama this spring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#536: Royals prospect Carter Jensen
Royals top prospect Carter Jensen talks about his MLB debut, growth as a catcher and experience playing in Kansas City as a native local. Also, Ben looks back at the Minor League careers of Hall of Famers Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones, and Sam and Tyler chat about the Brewers’ prospect return from the Freddy Peralta trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#535: National Hat Day; Top 10 positional prospects
Ben, Sam and Tyler look at some of the best-selling caps from 2025, and Sam breaks down MLB Pipeline's Top 10 positional prospect unveils. Also, Louis H. Schiff speaks to Ben about his book “Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#534: Resolutions; Palm Beach Frozen Iguanas
Palm Beach's Sophia Monteleone shares details of the club's Frozen Iguanas identity coming this season. Ben, Sam and Tyler discuss their resolutions for 2026 and look at some of the best bobbleheads in Minor League Baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#533: 2025 The Show Before the Show awards
It's the final episode of the 2025 calendar year. Ben, Sam and Tyler combine to hand out some awards you'll only find in the official podcast of Minor League Baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#532: Winter Meetings recap
trailerBen, Sam and Tyler review Winter Meetings news, including Minor League ownership changes, the Rule 5 Draft and the general vibe in Orlando. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices