MLB Morning Lineup Podcast
Are you a baseball fan looking for a quick, easy way to catch up on all the scores and stories from the night before? To hear the craziest stat from every team? To learn which player dominated the day? To find out who tied Boots Poffenberger’s 90-year-old hit-by-pitch record?
MLB.com’s Morning Lineup podcast will be coming to you five days a week – Monday through Friday – all in under 10 minutes. A rotating group of hosts will get you up to date on everything you need to know first thing in the A.M., so you can move on with your day, watch more baseball, and then (hopefully) listen to our podcast again the next morning. We can’t wait to meet you all there!
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Baseball is back! Champs win Tokyo Series opener
The 2025 season is here. The Dodgers and Cubs started things off with a gripping pitchers' duel at the Tokyo Series, with Japanese superstars Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Pikachu in the middle of it all.
8 min
2
Tokyo Series celebrates connection of U.S., Japan
When the World Series champion Dodgers and the Cubs take the field at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday morning, it will offer the perfect moment to appreciate the connective tissue baseball has brought to the United States and Japan for more than 150 years.
9 min
3
Prospects put on power show in Breakout opener
The top three Red Sox prospects – Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer – all homered, and so did top Rays prospect Carson Williams, whose blast in the eighth put the punctuation mark on Game 1 of the second annual Spring Breakout.
9 min
4
A look at MLB's 5 most underrated players
Each spring, MLB.com reporters anonymously survey players on a handful of topics. In this episode, Major Leaguers weigh in on who the most underrated players are in today’s game. Of note, players cannot name their own teammates.
8 min
5
Freak-Out Factor: Ranking team injury trouble
All teams deal with injuries, some more than others. Today, Anthony Castrovince uses his very own Freak-Out Factor to determine how dire a team's situation is. The AL East has been hit especially hard this spring, with three teams reeling.
8 min
6
MLB's 5 best lineups; 2025's surprise team
The National League is well-represented as we count down our picks for the top five lineups in baseball, and MLB.com's latest survey of more than a hundred players reveals their pick for this season's surprise team.
9 min
7
Injuries hit hard in NY; World Series team draft
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has a potentially serious right elbow injury and Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez could miss 2 months with a broken hand. Will Leitch has all the details. Also, Leitch & Mike Petriello held their annual World Series team draft.
8 min
8
Everything you need to know about Spring Breakout
The rosters are out for MLB's second annual Spring Breakout, where top prospects from all 30 clubs will compete in a 4-day, 16-game event from March 13-16. MLB.com's Will Leitch highlights the biggest names to watch and how to tune in.
7 min
9
Taking a deep dive into Roki Sasaki's spring debut
He's the no-doubt No. 1 prospect in all of baseball, so it should surprise nobody that Roki Sasaki was electric in his first Cactus League start with the Dodgers. What makes the 23-year-old righty so special, though? Time for a deep dive to find out.
7 min
10
Surprise spring HR leader; famous offspring duel
Who's the leading HR hitter this spring? Aaron Judge? Good guess. But no. You'll want to hear the story of Vinny Capra. Also, get this: In a World Baseball Classic qualifier, Manny Ramirez's son batted vs. Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf's son. Really.
7 min
11
Top prospects in spotlight; Yanks dealt injury ...
MLB Pipeline is unveiling its Top 30 prospect lists this week, so we're looking at some of the future stars turning heads in camp. Plus, the Yanks face an early rotation test as reigning AL ROY Luis Gil (lat strain) will be shut down for six weeks.
8 min
12
Dodgers' merry pranksters; Yanks bit by injury bug
Shohei Ohtani was 2-for-2 pulling one over on Dave Roberts. But his manager struck back, filling the star's car with ball-pit balls. The, uh, ball is now in Ohtani's corner. Also, the Yanks are in wait mode as Luis Gil deals with shoulder discomfort.
8 min
13
Need a bandwagon team in 2025? Well, here you go
Chances are, your ride-or-die team won't win the World Series this season. Sorry, but that's just the way it goes. The good news? We have a backup plan for you. Let's whittle down the field and find the stand-in club you can hitch your bandwagon to.
8 min
14
A look at the top highlights of spring … so far
From a home run by the top pick in the 2024 Draft, to Elly De La Cruz doing Elly De La Cruz things, all topped by a smashing debut from the Mets’ newest slugger, Spring Training has given us many massive moments to take in this month.
7 min
15
Spring Training fun! Autographs, pranks, tattoos!
After the Twins' Royce Lewis signs an autograph for a kid, he then asks for THEIR autograph in return. The kids are stunned! Justin Verlander just turned 42 and the Giants pranked him with a wheelchair. Plus Bryce Harper got a Phanatic tattoo!
7 min
16
Ranking the top spring venues & roster upgrades
With Spring Training in full swing, MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince lists his favorite Cactus League and Grapefruit League stadiums, then breaks down the clubs that made the biggest positional upgrades in the offseason
9 min
17
What a weekend! Plus, about-face in the Bronx
Spring Training got rolling in a big way, with Juan Soto and Alex Bregman homering in their first games with new clubs. But maybe the biggest news out of camps? The Yanks amending their longstanding facial hair policy to allow 'well-groomed beards.'
8 min
18
We’ve got actual baseball! And the debut of ABS
Spring Training started FOR REAL yesterday as the Cubs and Dodgers – set to meet next month at the Tokyo Series – played the first Cactus League contest of ‘25. During the game, the new ABS system got its first tests as two challenges took place.
9 min
19
Cactus League opens TODAY with Tokyo Series pre...
The Cubs and Dodgers square off in the first Spring Training game in Arizona today as they prepare for the Tokyo Series. Keep an eye on the automated ball-strike challenge system, which is debuting in a trial run this spring.
7 min
20
No deal for Vlad, Jays; Mets, Yanks disagree
In a podcast sure to agree with you, Vlad Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays can't reach a contract extension, the Mets and Yanks have a difference of opinion and third base for the Red Sox really is a hot corner. Plus World Baseball Classic qualifiers.
9 min
21
Spring Training players to watch
We go around the league to look at some players who have something to prove during Spring Training, and we check in on Mike Trout and Rafael Devers about the possibility they might try out different positions this season.
7 min
22
4 things to look for this week in Arizona, Florida
The first full week of camp is underway, so it's time to focus on the big storylines. With Soto in the fold, just how good are the Mets? Is Ohtani on track to face live hitters soon? Will Vlad Jr. get an extension? And ... there's a game Thursday!
7 min
23
Effects of the Bregman deal; a look at Phillies
With Alex Bregman headed to the Red Sox, we turn our focus to the five teams that were left on the outside looking in. First and foremost, will the deal throw a wrench in the Cardinals' third base plans? We'll see. Also, we preview the 2025 Phillies.
9 min
24
Boston blockbuster! Bregman to Sox on 3-year deal
The biggest remaining free agent is off the market as Alex Bregman appears headed to the Red Sox on a three-year, $120 million deal, sources tell MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. We also take an in-depth look at what should be an improved Nationals team.
9 min
25
The latest on Bregman plus previewing the Mets
Free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman reportedly has multiyear offers from three teams -- the Cubs, Red Sox and Tigers -- and "likely" will decide soon. We break it all down. Then, continuing to preview the NL East this week, we focus on the Mets.
8 min