MLB The Show podcast Jessica Kwong: Former Phils skipper Thompson says no ill will toward Philadelphia front office; Mets manager Mendoza walking on eggshells; plus more news

Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thompson says he has no ill will towards his former team or the Phillies front office over his firing (AP News photo)

MLB The Show podcast Jessica Kwong:

#1 Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thompson said he holds no animosty towards the Phllies organization as the Phils fired Thompson on Tuesday. The Phillies offered him another position in the organization. Thompson knows he was fired for the Phils 9-19 start.

#2 New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza showed up to the park knowing that the egg shells he walks on are the constant reporting regarding his job status, the Mets are 10-19. Aware of what happened to former Red Sox manager Alex Cora and former Phils manager Rob Thompson. The Mets have won three of their last ten games they picked up a big win on Tuesday against the Washington Nationals 8-0.

#3 Los Angeles Dodgers two way star Shohei Ohtani started on Tuesday night but was not hitting for the second time in 13 games. Ohtani wasn’t in the line up when he pitched in his last game.Manager Dave Roberts said that Ohtani’s goal is to make every start and there has to be some compromise.

#4 Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jose Soriano whose been lights out pitched six innings of shutout ball but Chicago White Sox catcher Drew Romo who bats both slugged two home runs in back to back at bats and the Sox handed Soriano his first loss of 2026 in a 5-2 win for the Halos. Soriano is now 5-1

 #5 Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chad Patrick might have had vision problems in the second inning of the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks but after the Brewers trainers looked him over as Patrick stayed in the ball game and ended up getting the win. Patrick said he couldn’t see. He vomited between innings and Patrick said it felt like his eyeballs were on top of his head.

Jessica Kwong does the MLB The Show podcast everyother Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Strikeout rates high is pitch clock helping offense?; Cubs Counsell says it’s bizzare Dodgers carrying 14 pitchers over MLB maximum; plus more new

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell stands for the national anthem on opening day Thu Mar 26, 2026 against the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Counsell is questioning why the Los Angeles Dodgers are allowed to have one pitcher over the MLB maxium of 13 pitchers giving LA 14 (AP photo)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 With strikeout rates still high across Major League Baseball, are recent rule changes (like the pitch clock and shift ban) actually improving offensive production, or do pitchers still have the upper hand?

#2 Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell finds it strange that the Los Angeles Dodgers are allowed to carry 14 pitchers while the MLB maximum for pitchers on a roster is 13. The Dodgers use Shohei Ohtani as a pitcher and a designated hitter on his off days from pitching so it would seem Ohtani is not counted as being on the pitching staff. The underlying talk has been the Dodgers are an exception because Ohtani is a cash cow and huge draw for baseball so MLB looks the other way on the 13 maxium pitchers on a roster rule.

#3 With the Sacramento A’s recent success especially against some competive teams and recent series wins against a four game 2-2 split with Texas, winning two out of three with Chciago White Sox and taking the first of a three game series from the always tough Seattle Mariners and are first place in the AL West can this A’s team compete this season.

#4 The Mets continue to struggle losing their 12th straight game to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. Francisco Lindor defened his manager Carlos Mendoza saying he’s not the problem the team just isn’t putting it together. The players like Lindor are standing up for Mendoza.

#5 Young Stars Taking Over Players like Elly De La Cruz and Gunnar Henderson are becoming faces of the league—how important is youth movement to maintaining fan interest and growing the sport globally?

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.

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