Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

Tim Kurkjian, Dave Schoenfield and Buster Olney discuss which of the Cy Young, MVP and Rookies of the Year award winners are the most valuable, the Astros and Mariners making manager hires, and big free agent needs for the Cubs, Padres, Blue Jays, Phillies and White Sox. Later, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game.



0:00 Welcome

1:51 Tim Kurkjian and Dave Schoenfield join

4:33 Awards draft

4:53 Are you starting a team with Misiorowski, Crow-Armstrong, Schlittler?

10:46 Astros hire Brad Ausmus as new manager

13:03 Mariners hire Jason Kanzler as new manager

17:19 Bob Boone dies at 78

20:19 Tigers sign Emilio Pagan

21:42 Biggest needs draft

21:50 Mets need SP

22:14 Cubs need a starting rotation

22:50 Padres need SP

23:06 Blue Jays need impact bat

24:48 Mariners need offense

26:21 Phillies need SS, RHB

27:23 Orioles need SP, solid bat

27:54 Braves need SP

28:51 White Sox need SP

30:55 Numbers Game with Sarah Langs



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Paul Hembekides joins the show to give his breakdown of where the top 23 free agents will sign.

0:00 Intro

1:56 Clay Holmes - Cubs

2:15 Freddy Peralta - Blue Jays

2:48 Randy Arozarena - Red Sox

3:05 Seiya Suzuki - Mariners

3:19 Adrian Morejon - Cubs

3:38 Brandon Lowe - Tigers

3:56 Michael King - Padres

4:14 Trevor Rogers - White Sox

4:44 David Bednar - Yankees

4:59 Luiz Arraez - Pirates

5:16 Jake Bauers - Diamondbacks

5:40 Ryan Jeffers- Yankees

6:17 Kevin Gausman - Orioles

6:35 Tyler Mahle - Braves

6:47 Ian Happ - Reds

7:08 Jazz Chisholm Jr - Angles

7:27 Nick Pivetta - Rays

7:57 Nick Martinez - Athletics

8:49 Sonny Gray - Braves

9:29 Shota Imanaga - Giants

9:42 Taylor Ward - Phillies

10:10 Tarik Skubal outlook

17:33 Teruaki Sato outlook

20:54 Skubal desintation

21:36 Sato destination

22:54 Aaron Judge Veteran's Day message

23:22 Bleacher Tweets (Orioles, Pat Murphy)
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Buster recaps the Brewers epic championship parade and then is joined by Alden Gonzalez, Jesse Rogers, and Jorge Castillo to give their predictions on how the free agency market will shake out before the end of the CBA on December 1st.



0:00 - Brewers Parade

2:28 - Top Karaoke songs

4:42 - November free agency preview

9:19 - Cubs

10:46 - Padres

12:16 - Mets

13:16 - Starting Pitchers

14:22 - Where will Tarik Skubal end up?

20:30 - Michael King

21:54 - Clay Holmes

24:37 - Braves starting pitching

26:51 - Seiya Suzuki

29:05 - Teruaki Sato

35:07 - Brandon Lowe, Luiz Arráez, Jazz Chisholm Jr.

38:32 - Bleacher Tweets

44:02 - Green Fields of the Mind
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The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time! They defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the series four games to one. Buster Olney is at Tropicana Field, in the radio booth with Jessica Mendoza and Boog Sciambi recapping the Brewers’ championship run. They discuss the first World Series for the franchise, Jacob Misiorowski rising to the occasion, series MVP William Contreras, Cooper Pratt raking, Pat Murphy leading the team to a title in year three, the yearlong dominance of Milwaukee, and excitement among fans. Then, Blue Jays manager John Schneider stops by to talk about watching the World Series from the outside, evaluating pitchers on short rest, Aaron Ashby locking in, the Brewers playing with joy, and what sticks with him from the 2025 World Series.



0:00 Welcome

1:06 Boog Sciambi & Jessica Mendoza join

1:26 Brewers win first World Series in franchise history

3:45 Jacob Misiorowski rises to the occasion 

4:37 William Contreras names World Series MVP

6:22 Rookie Cooper Pratt rakes in World Series

7:18 Pat Murphy wins in 3rd year as manager

10:31 Dominant Brewers

12:11 Brewers bullpen couldn’t be touched

12:45 Excitement among Brewers fans

14:47 Blue Jays manager John Schneider stops by

15:23 One year removed from managing in a World Series

17:39 Navigating Games 3-5 in a World Series

18:57 Evaluating volunteer pitchers on short rest

23:11 Aaron Ashby’s composure

26:51 Schneider’s pregame walks to the ballpark

27:37 Managed in the greatest World Series ever



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Buster Olney is joined by Eduardo Pérez and Jessica Mendoza from the Tropicana Field radio booth to recap the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 walk-off win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the World Series. They discuss the Rays finally hitting back, when the Brewers began to unravel, both teams’ pitching situations heading into Game 5, and at what point will the Brewers start feeling pressure. Then, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stops by to talk about what he noticed when playing against the Brewers, he and Pat Murphy going way back, how the league will learn from Milwaukee, and the importance of positive clubhouse culture in making it to a World Series.



0:00 Welcome

0:03 Tampa Bay Rays walk-off Milwaukee Brewers

0:30 Eduardo Pérez & Jessica Mendoza join

1:00 Rays finally responded

2:15 Shane Drohan unable to get outs

3:05 Joey Ortiz’s error

4:25 Sorting out Rays’ Game 5 pitching

5:23 Sorting out Brewers’ Game 5 pitching

8:50 When do the Brewers start feeling pressure? 

10:30 Dodgers manager Dave Roberts joins

10:58 Our guys were hungry, Brewers were starving

13:28 Brewers hitting starters

15:29 Roberts and Pat Murphy go way back

18:24 What will the league learn from Milwaukee?

20:54 Positive clubhouse culture



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