Former Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez was fired by Nats general manager Mike Rizzo on Sun Jul 6, 2025. Martinez heads back to the Washington dugout after making a pitching change against the Boston Red Sox. Martinez was fired after the game. (AP News photo)
MLB The Show podcast Stephen Ruderman:
#1 The Washington Nationals Sunday night fired manager Dave Martinez. Martinez was fired by general manager Mike Rizzo, Rizzo in turned was fired by the Nationals after firing Martinez. The firing came after the Nats got swept by the Boston Red Sox in a 6-4 loss. Martinez told the assembled reporters after the game that’s it’s not the coaching or the coaches fault. The Nats are in fifth place in the NL East as they prepare to face the St Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.
#2 The roster for the 2025 All Star Game will have 19 players who will be at the Summer Classic for the first time. While the Los Angeles Dodgers Mookie Betts and the New York Mets Juan Soto were not selected Dodgers left hand pitcher Clayton Kershaw was. Kershaw a three time Cy Young Award winner and made his first All Star appearance in 2011.
#3 What a way to come back Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler pitched a one hitter in his first complete game. The last time Wheeler had a complete game was in 2021. Wheeler and the Phillies got a 3-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds Sunday. Wheeler who improved his record to 9-2 was the NL pitcher of the month in June. Wheeler struck out 12 hitters and didn’t walk anyone and threw 108 pitches.
#4 Another well pitched game as Milwaukee Brewers right pitcher Brandon Woodruf struck out eight hitters, gave up only two hits in six innings against the Miami Marlins Sunday. Woodruff picked his first win since September 23, 2023 after recovering from shoulder surgery in the 2023 season.
#5 Pittsburgh Pirates centerfielder Oneil Cruz threw a 105.2 mph out to catcher Henry Davis as the Seattle Mariners JP Crawford tried to score at the plate. The ball was the second hardest thrown ball for assisted out from the outfield since statcast kept track since 2015. No doubt about it Cruz has a rifle for an arm.
San Francisco Giants Willy Adames flies out to second base in the top of the ninth inning against the Sacramento A’s at Sutter Health Park at West Sacramento on Sat Jul 5, 2025 (AP News photo)
San Francisco Giants even the series against the Athletics on Saturday evening of a final score, 7-2.
#1 Willy Adames brought in four runs and came up clutch with two-out hits in back-to-back innings. How valuable has he been to this lineup, especially in moments where the Giants offense hasn’t been shown out in games?
#2 With a 416-foot rocket to left-center for his 14th homer of the year, Heliot Ramos is quickly turning heads and making a strong case as one of the Giants’ emerging power threats.
#3 Growing up in Rocklin, California, which is close to Sacramento, Logan Webb had a powerful performance in front of his hometown audience. How exceptional was that performance, and where does Webb stand in this Giants rotation in terms of leadership and consistency? With also special congratulations to him as he was named National League All-Stars along with Robbie Ray and Randy Rodriguez.
#4 In the sixth inning, Brett Wisely had a huge moment, helping to end the game with a two-run double. Although he doesn’t often get attention, how important are such depth plays to the Giants’ chances of remaining competitive in the end?
#5 With Brett Wisely stepping up in Saturday’s win, the Giants will look to carry that momentum back home as they open a tough series against the Phillies. Landen Roupp, sitting at 6–5 with a 3.48 ERA, is set to take the mound against Cristopher Sánchez, who enters with a 7–2 record and a 2.68 ERA — making for a key matchup to kick off the homestand.
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Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Chan Ho Park seen pitching on Jun 28, 2008 against the Anaheim Angels is part of an investment team that will pay $70 million for part ownership of the Sacramento Athletics and invest in their move to Las Vegas (AP file photo)
Sacramento A’s Relocation Daniel Dullum podcast:
#1 Daniel, former Major League pitcher Chan Ho Park and K Pop star Suga have both invested in the Athletics. Both Park and Suga invested $70 million into the A’s and will be minority owners of the Athletics.
#2 A’s owner John Fisher had been looking for investors to help pay the construction costs for the Vegas ballpark. The cost was running at $1.75 billion but Fisher recently said he was looking at a $2 billion price tag.
#3 With Suga and Park now stepping into the picture and if Fisher can close the sale of his MLS team the San Jose Earthquakes that should cover the remaining balance of the construction costs. His asking price for the Earthquakes is $600 million.
#4 Park’s involvement in the A’s is part of the better part of bridging Korean baseball with MLB and the Athletics. Currently there are four active Korean players in Major League baseball and Park’s investment will give Korean baseball development that much more of a lift.
#5 With the shovels in the ground and Fisher getting investment help from Park and Suga and the future sale of the Earthquakes it all looks like the A’s are signed sealed and delivered for Vegas.
Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.
⚡Craft cocktails? Check. 🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah. 🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.
Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.
Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.
📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street
Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm
Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz has been placed on non-disciplinary leave involving gambling on baseball. Ortiz is part of a investigation and was accused of gambling activity on pitches thrown on June 15, 2025 in Seattle and against the St Louis Cardinals on June 27, 2025. In this photo Ortiz is pitching against the Sacramento A’s on Sat Jun 21, 2025 in West Sacramento (AP News photo)
MLB The Show Charlie O:
#1 With the suspension of Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz for gambling on the game is this a trend that is rising or is this something that has been going on in baseball for sometime now.
#2 Ortiz was accused of throwing pitches for wide ones or walking hitter, giving up hits that he had bet on what’s your take on those accusations.
#3 Charlie you have to look back on former Pittsburgh Pirate Tucupito Marcano who was permanently banned from MLB for betting on his own team last season. Marcano bet on 25 Pirates games that he didn’t play in. It also was reported that he bet on 400 MLB games.
#4 With the suspensions of both Ortiz and Marcano and it can go the other way where betters can get upset like one did overseas and threaten Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr for losing a game. How much are these games authentic and which games are thrown?
#5 With the MLB’s association with gambling sponsorships which include high profile on line betting organizations like Draft Kings and Fan Duel to name two high profile on line gambling places where players can bet on baseball does that leave it things wide open for players to wager themselves?
Logan Webb against the A’s on Saturday night at Sutter Health Park (Photo: San Francisco Giants on X)
By Jeremiah Salmonson
WEST SACRAMENTO–After the Giants fell to the A’s on Friday night, it seemed like they desperately needed a big outing from Logan Webb on Saturday to get them back on track. After splitting the series against the Diamondbacks in Arizona, the Giants needed a series win in a big way. They hoped that would start on Saturday — and it did, as they defeated the A’s 7-2.
Sacramento area legend and Rocklin native Logan Webb got the nod for the Giants on Saturday night and turned in a fantastic outing to help propel them to victory. Webb tossed six and two-thirds innings of seven-hit, two-run baseball, limiting the damage the A’s could do. He struck out six A’s hitters and issued three walks. Webb has become a calming presence for the Giants, who always feel they have a chance to win when he’s on the mound.
Bob Melvin spoke about the atmosphere for Webb’s start in Sacramento. “Yeah, you could feel the interest in him on the mound. Every time he came into the dugout there were a lot of people cheering for him… For him, he certainly had to tone it down some and not be distracted by it, and he threw a Logan Webb game — that’s pretty typical of him all year.”
Webb shared his thoughts on the experience of pitching an MLB game in his hometown. “It was really cool. I heard it the minute I walked out there,” Webb said to Susan Slusser in the postgame media scrum. “… It was a blast. I love being here and [I’m] happy I was able to get the win here.”
After his six and two-thirds innings of work, Webb was lifted for Randy Rodriguez to get the final out of the seventh. As Webb departed, nearly the entire Sacramento crowd came to their feet for a raucous ovation for the former Rocklin High School standout. Logan heard the cheers — and they meant something. “I did. I did [hear the ovation]. That was pretty cool. I wish I gave a wave or something back, but it’s always awkward in those moments. I don’t know why… I feel the love from the Sacramento crowd, and it was awesome pitching here.”
After Rodriguez got the final out of the seventh, he was followed by scoreless innings from both Tyler Rogers and Spencer Bivens. The Giants bullpen didn’t allow a hit or a walk in the final two and a third innings. Bob Melvin spoke about Rodriguez’s body of work this season and his All-Star candidacy when asked by Andrew Baggerly of The Athletic. “I think setup guys are part of this. I don’t know if there’s been a better setup man or a guy that’s come in and been a fireman and done what he’s done this year. What’s his ERA now? 0.70? And you look at his numbers against lefties too — which, for a righty, is quite the luxury to have. For me, if I’m voting, I’m voting for him.”
On the offensive side, the Giants scored early and often — something that has plagued them for much of the season. Melvin even said after the game that when the Giants score early, good things tend to happen, especially with a guy like Webb on the hill. Willy Adames got things started in the first inning with a two-out single that scored two runs. In the second, Adames added another two-RBI single to give the Giants a 4-1 lead. He finished the game 3-for-5 with four RBI — a much-needed boost for the struggling Giants offense. In the fifth, Heliot Ramos sent a Luis Severino offering 416 feet to center field to put the Giants up 5-1. The scoring was capped in the seventh when Brett Wisely ripped a two-RBI double to extend the lead to 7-1.
Logan Webb earned the win (8-6, 2.62 ERA), while Luis Severino suffered another loss for the A’s (2-10, 5.30 ERA). With the win, the Giants improved to 48-32, while the A’s fell to 37-54.
On Sunday, the A’s and Giants will play the rubber game of the series at Sutter Health Park. It will be the only MLB game played on a Sunday night this year that is not part of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM PST. Hayden Birdsong (3-3, 4.30 ERA) is slated to go for the Giants, while the A’s will send Jacob Lopez (2-4, 3.88 ERA) to the mound.
Note of the day: Newly drafted Sacramento Kings players Nique Clifford and Maxime Raynaud threw out the ceremonial first pitches on Saturday night. Neither was able to locate well, as their throws sailed on either side of one another. However, Logan Webb was locked in for the two rookie tosses. “I watched. I stopped warming up and I watched,” Webb said. “Of course I am [excited], I’m always excited.” Seems Logan has kept the faith — and is excited for the 2025–26 Sacramento Kings season.
Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.
⚡Craft cocktails? Check. 🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah. 🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.
Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.
Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.
📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street
Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm
Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in.
Sacramento A’s Nick Kurtz looks skyward after hitting a two run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento (AP News photo)
San Francisco Giants and Sacramento A’s podcast Michael Wagaman:
#1 There were fireworks in the ballpark on Friday night and that was before the post game fireworks show when the Sacramento A’s blasted the San Francisco Giants 11-2 in lopsided slugfest.
#2 Sacramento pitcher JP Sears pitched in six scoreless innings while the A’s Nick Kurtz and Denzel Clarke blasted a home run a piece.
#3 The A’s Jacob Wilson and Brent Rooker provided some punch both had a RBI each of the first six runs off Giants starter Justin Verlander who is 0-6. The A’s had a 6-0 lead after three innings of play. Is it time for Verlander to step down into the starting role?
#4 The was delayed in the middle of the sixth inning after home plate umpire Andy Fletcher took a foul tip off the mask. Fletcher was replaced by umpire Tripp Gibson who worked behind the plate.
#5 Giants have been hurting on offense how important is it for them to have Matt Chapman back in the line up tonight?
#6 Giants and A’s go at it again Saturday night with a 7:05pm PT first pitch at Sutter Health Park. Starting pitcher for the Giants RHP Logan Webb (7-6 ERA 2.61) for the A’s RHP Luis Severino (2-9 ERA 5.09)
Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.
⚡Craft cocktails? Check. 🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah. 🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.
Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.
Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.
📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street
Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm
Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Justin Verlander has struggled and is still looking for his first win of the season Verlander is currently 0-6 after losing to the Sacramento A’s on Fri Jul 4, 2025 (AP News photo)
San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:
#1 There were fireworks in the ballpark on Friday night and that was before the post game fireworks show when the Sacramento A’s blasted the San Francisco Giants 11-2 in lopsided slugfest.
#2 Sacramento pitcher JP Sears pitched in six scoreless innings while the A’s Nick Kurtz and Denzel Clarke blasted a home run a piece.
#3 The A’s Jacob Wilson and Brent Rooker provided some punch both had a RBI each of the first six runs off Giants starter Justin Verlander who is 0-6. The A’s had a 6-0 lead after three innings of play. Is it time for Verlander to step down into the starting role?
#4 The was delayed in the middle of the sixth inning after home plate umpire Andy Fletcher took a foul tip off the mask. Fletcher was replaced by umpire Tripp Gibson who worked behind the plate.
#5 Giants have been hurting on offense how important is it for them to have Matt Chapman back in the line up tonight?
#6 Giants and A’s go at it again Saturday night with a 7:05pm PT first pitch at Sutter Health Park. Starting pitcher for the Giants RHP Logan Webb (7-6 ERA 2.61) for the A’s RHP Luis Severino (2-9 ERA 5.09)
Sacramento A’s starter JP Sears deals against the San Francisco Giants line up at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Sat Jul 5, 2025 (AP News photo)
On the Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:
#1 There were fireworks in the ballpark on Friday night and that was before the post game fireworks show when the Sacramento A’s blasted the San Francisco Giants 11-2 in lopsided slugfest.
#2 Sacramento pitcher JP Sears pitched in six scoreless innings while the A’s Nick Kurtz and Denzel Clarke blasted a home run a piece.
#3 The A’s Jacob Wilson and Brent Rooker provided some punch both had a RBI each of the first six runs off Giants starter Justin Verlander. The A’s had a 6-0 lead after three innings of play.
#4 The was delayed in the middle of the sixth inning after home plate umpire Andy Fletcher took a foul tip off the mask. Fletcher was replaced by umpire Tripp Gibson who worked behind the plate.
#5 Giants and A’s go at it again Saturday night with a 7:05pm PT first pitch at Sutter Health Park. Starting pitcher for the Giants RHP Logan Webb (7-6 ERA 2.61) for the A’s RHP Luis Severino (2-9 ERA 5.09)
Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.
⚡Craft cocktails? Check. 🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah. 🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.
Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.
Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.
📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street
Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm
Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in.
Postgame views from the field after the A’s defeated the Giants 11-2 on Friday night at Sutter Health Park. (Photo: Athletics on X)
By Jeremiah Salmonson
WEST SACRAMENTO — The San Francisco Giants’ offense is going through it right now—there’s really no other way to put it. San Francisco is 3-7 over its last 10 games, and the bats continue to show little to no signs of life. On the Fourth of July, the Giants couldn’t get much going against the Sacramento A’s, falling 11-2 at hitter-friendly Sutter Health Park.
Offensively, the Giants were abysmal again. They were in danger of being shut out until a solo home run to center field by Bret Wisely in the eighth inning. Wisely, a late substitution, jumped on a 1-0 fastball and launched it 415 feet to straightaway center to get the Giants on the board. San Francisco managed just six hits in the game and scored one other run on a Nick Kurtz error.
The Giants’ pitching and defense both let them down on Friday. They committed three errors, which didn’t help their chances, but even from the start, the pitching staff struggled to keep A’s hitters in check.
Justin Verlander lasted only three innings, allowing six runs on seven hits to put the Giants in an early hole. Mason Black came on in the fourth and didn’t fare much better, though he was able to eat innings. Black tossed four frames, giving up five hits and five runs—three of them earned. Ryan Walker pitched a scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts to finish it out for San Francisco.
After taking the final two games in Arizona, the Giants looked like they may have turned a corner amid this rough stretch. But JP Sears and the A’s quickly erased any momentum San Francisco had built.
With the loss, the Giants dropped to 47-42 on the season. The A’s improved to 37-53 with the win.
The two teams will meet again Saturday night, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. PST. It’ll be a battle of the aces as Logan Webb (7-6, 2.61 ERA) goes for the Giants against Luis Severino (2-9, 5.09 ERA) for the A’s.
Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.
⚡Craft cocktails? Check. 🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah. 🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.
Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.
Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.
📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street
Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm
Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in.
Former MLB pitcher Chan Ho Park (left) hugs San Diego Padres Ha Seong Kim after throwing out the first pitch on opening day between the Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul South Korea on Wed Mar 20, 2025. Park with K Pop star Suga (Min Yoon-gi) are investing in the Athletics move to Las Vegas (AP News file photo)
Ex MLB Pitcher Chan Ho Park investing in the Athletics
That’s Amaury News and Commentary
By Amaury Pi-González
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Chan Ho Park and Suga (Min Yoon-gi), a member of the famous K-Pop group BTS, are investing in a private equity fund led by Park’s firm, Team61. The investors are joining a group of investors backing the Athletics at a $2 billion evaluation in their bid to relocate to Las Vegas, according to multiple reports.
The private fund, valued at approximately $70 million, plans to acquire 2-3 percent of newly issued Athletics shares to support the team’s effort for a new stadium in Las Vegas. Joining Suga and Park in the investment fund are other notable figures, including Lee Man-deuk of Samchully Co. and Mike Joo, COO of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s investment banking division.
Suga, who recently completed his mandatory military service and is known for his philanthropic efforts—including a ₩5 billion (approximately $3.6 million) donation to Severance Hospital in Seoul—is expected to bring cultural cachet and global branding power to the A’s as they prepare for their Las Vegas debut.
Suga has traveled the world with the popular Korean group K-Pop, including the last few years at the Oakland Coliseum for concerts. Chan Ho Park pitched for 17 seasons in the MLB, winning 124 games and accumulating 1,715 strikeouts.
Park was the first Korean pitcher in the major leagues, beginning his career with the Dodgers from 1994 to 2001, then pitching for the Padres, Mets, Phillies, Yankees, and Pirates. He aims to enhance the Athletics’ involvement in Asian baseball, an influence that could benefit the team as they prepare to enter their new era in Las Vegas.
The two most popular sports in Korea are baseball and football(soccer). Baseball is the most attended spectator sport. The KBO League is a major draw as the top league in baseball, boasting high attendance and a strong following.
An interesting move for the A’s as they attempt to gain influence and eventually recruit talent for their system within the Asian baseball market. Currently, the Dodgers have the top two Japanese stars in MLB, leading the way in Japan with the two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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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