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Red Sox newbie slugger Jamie Westbrook was drafted in 2013 but just got the call to MLB! Jonny Gomes worked with him in Arizona and tells us why Westbrook was finally able to break through.
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Diamondbacks starter Jordan Montgomery went unsigned through Spring Training and got booed off of the field in his last start. Gomes reacts to some people saying he should be cut to avoid his player option activating for 2025.
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Hosts: Kratz, Kipnis, Braun

Wall Street Journal reporter Lindsey Adler joins FT after breaking the MLB gambling story on Tucupita Marcano with her colleague Jared Diamond. She walks us through some of the finer points…
Marcano is banned from MLB but the league had these bets flagged for months. Why were they sitting on it and what does the process for release look like?
We also ask Adler MLB closing the case of the Ippei Mizuhara scandal. Is it just a coincidence that all of the gambling dropped at once?
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Hosts: Kratz, Frazier, Braun
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Do the Cardinals have a Tommy Pham comp for the "love him if playing for you" teammate? STL reliever Matthew Liberatore drops a name and also helps to settle the debate of team dinners impacting wins.
Liberatore broke into the league as a starter but has found success coming out of the bullpen. What did that conversation look like and why is he happier pitching in this role?
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Todd Frazier and Liberatore reminisce on playing for Team USA together. What was it about that team that stood out to the Cardinals hurler?
Cards convos in here include Nolan Gorman with that “clutch gene”, the best team they've faced and the up/down season in St. Louis so far.
Hosts: Kratz, Frazier, Braun
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Could Luis Robert Jr. land in LA? LA Times Dodgers beat writer Jack Harris joins FT to cover the burning questions for the NL West leader.
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We ask about the biggest surprise of the season for LA, Clayton Kershaw's recovery timeline, a Mookie Betts shortstop experiment update and is Chris Taylor on his way out?
Hosts: Kipnis, Kratz, Braun
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ESPN MLB Analyst (and former Big Leaguer) Doug Glanville fills us in on all things London Series, including Chase Utley’s influence and why the country change might help reset the Mets in the summer months!
We ask Glanville about the baseball market in Europe--is there a potential expansion on the horizon?
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Is Juan Soto's forearm OK? Jason Kipnis, Kratz & Braun kick around his status and the reinforcements waiting in case it turns into a bigger issue. (2:51)
(22:42) FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal checks in from the field at Yankee Stadium with questions about the delay between Soto experiencing a problem and testing. Also covered with Ken: STRONG call for Paul Skenes to be an All-Star and why do some front offices think it's sexy to be a team that is mid?
(7ish min mark) Hype for an overlooked weekend series: Mariners-Royals!
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(12:01) Will Luis Robert Jr. be the biggest bat available at the trade deadline and should the White Sox really be shopping him?
(39:27) London time! Pete Alonso is displaying his elite quote skills to the European media.
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