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!
1
Ohtani's big swing; rookie flirts with no-no
Shohei Ohtani's mammoth homer in Miami set a Statcast high for the season, Braves rookie AJ Smith-Shawver took a no-hitter into the eighth against the Reds, and Pete Alonso stayed hot in the desert.
9 min
2
It's never too late to turn our focus westward
East Coast bias? No such thing here at the Morning Lineup podcast. Let's lead off with teams out west, focusing on the A's, owners of the best road record in baseball, the Padres, who have won five straight, and the Giants, winners of three in a row.
9 min
3
Cubs clobber Skenes; J-Ram closer to Cooperstown?
MLB's highest-scoring offense made a statement by ripping three homers off Paul Skenes, while José Ramírez added yet another accolade to his resume when he stole his 250th career base to fuel a walk-off win over the Twins.
9 min
4
Hot prospect flirts with no-hitter in MLB debut
Lifelong Royals fan Noah Cameron took a no-hitter into the 7th inning in his MLB debut before allowing a hit. But he did get the win. Elsewhere, Aaron Judge hit another 1st-inning homer, albeit in defeat, leaving the Tigers with the AL's best record.
9 min
5
Varsho's circus catch; Bronx Bombers make history
Daulton Varsho tumbled, recovered and somehow made a behind-the-back grab in his season debut in Toronto, an early candidate for catch of the year. Elsewhere in the AL East, the Yankees powered their way to an unprecedented first-inning feat.
8 min
6
Nimmo decked out to the nines in Mets' rout
Brandon Nimmo entered Monday's game against the Nationals in somewhat of a slump. But that all changed as he tallied a club-record-tying nine RBIs (all coming in the sixth inning or later) to power the Mets' 19-run outburst in the series finale.
9 min
7
Giants win on infield walk-off homer. For real
The Giants have a Majors' best five walk-off wins this season. Safe to say, none resembled what we witnessed yesterday vs. the Rangers. Heliot Ramos' soft infield single was followed by two errant throws and a mad dash home in a wild win by the Bay.
9 min
8
Giants continue surprising start; KC heating up?
Of the four teams battling it out in the NL West, the Giants have been the most unexpected contender and kept it up with another series win. The Royals have not lived up to expectations and experienced mixed results despite a doubleheader sweep.
9 min
9
Red-hot Mets: 7 in a row, best record in baseball
The Mets made a big-time statement with a 3-game sweep of the Phillies. They are 18-7 for the season and 12-1 at home for the first time in team history. Elsewhere, the Cubs won another wild one from the Dodgers and a rookie had a dream MLB debut.
9 min
10
Cubs win another wild one; Mets keep rolling along
Miguel Amaya's homer in the ninth tied things up before Ian Happ delivered a walk-off single in the 10th as the Cubs rallied for a bonkers victory over the Dodgers. Also, the Mets topped the Phillies for their sixth straight win, improving to 17-7.
9 min
11
Braves building momentum; ALCS rematch underway
Thanks to a sudden power surge and a late comeback in Monday's opener vs. St. Louis, the Braves have reeled off four wins in a row. Meanwhile, the Guardians exacted revenge on the Yanks, taking the first meeting between the teams since the 2024 ALCS
9 min
12
A no-no lost ... retroactively; a 24-run (!) rout
Max Fried lost a no-hitter on a reversed call, but his performance was proof he's the ace the Yankees need. Elsewhere, Elly De La Cruz put on a show as his Reds routed the O's in a 24-run onslaught, while the Brewers ran wild on the bases.
10 min
13
Don't sleep on the Snakes!
While the hot starts by the Dodgers, Padres and Giants have garnered plenty of attention, the D-backs have won 5 straight to put themselves in the thick of a loaded NL West. Plus, the Yanks prevailed in their first road game at Steinbrenner Field.
10 min
14
Strider back on mound; benches clear in Pittsburgh
Braves ace Spencer Strider returned a year after Tommy John surgery and looked like his old self. Elsewhere, a day after the Nats' Paul DeJong was hit in the face with a Pirates pitch, benches emptied. And Jackson Holliday one-upped Cal Ripken Jr.
9 min
15
Padres lost at home? Plus some surprise sluggers
The Padres couldn't go 81-0 at home, right? Right. But it took extra innings for them to fall to the Cubs, after starting 11-0 at Petco. Elsewhere, we're seeing power in unexpected places, notably an A's player putting up Reggie Jackson-like numbers.
9 min
16
They might be Giants; Padres still perfect at P...
With another win over a quality team, the Giants continue to prove that their hot start is no fluke. Elsewhere in the NL West, the Padres improved to 11-0 at home, tied for the fourth-longest season-opening home win streak of all-time
9 min
17
Revenge a dish best served by ... Garrett Crochet
Dealt from the White Sox to Boston over the winter, the left-hander made quite the return to Chicago's South Side, taking a no-hitter into the eighth before exiting to a standing ovation. "I feel like I could've thrown five more innings," he said.
8 min
18
Trout, surging Angels playing HR Derby
The 8-4 Angels are one of the big surprises so far. They belted 6 HRs in Tampa - 2 each by Mike Trout, Taylor Ward & Jo Adell, who hit both of his in 1 inning. They have 3 of the 5 AL HR leaders. Also, Freddie Freeman is set to return to the Dodgers.
9 min
19
Another walk-off splash for Yaz; high school te...
Mike Yastrzemski now accounts for three of the five walk-off homers that have landed in McCovey Cove, capping a comeback for the upstart Giants. Max Fried and Jack Flaherty combined for 20 strikeouts in an epic duel, the first time the former high school teammates have pitched against each other on an MLB stage.
9 min
20
Chilly temps can't cool Mets; duel in ATL fizzles
9 min
21
Will the AL West race be this fun all year?
9 min
22
Weekend wrapup: What happened to Dodgers, Padres?
The Dodgers and Padres went into the weekend undefeated. Not only did both lose games -- two, in fact -- but somehow the Giants have overtaken them at 8-1 after a sweep of Seattle. Plus we recap Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 14-year extension with Toronto
10 min
23
Judge joins DiMaggio, Gehrig in Yankees lore
Any time you can get in the same sentence as Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig, you're doing OK. Aaron Judge became the 3rd-fastest Yankee to 500 extra-base hits (yes, with a HR). Elsewhere, Alex Bregman went deep and Taijuan Walker made mom proud.
9 min
24
Two historic starts in Southern California
Shohei Ohtani's walk-off homer helped the Dodgers improve to 8-0, the best start ever by a defending World Series champion. Don't let that distract you from the fact that the Padres are also unbeaten and off to their fastest start in franchise history.
9 min
25
D-backs slam Yankees; 2 unbeaten teams in NL
9 min