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MLB The Show podcast Charlie O: Cubs Suzuki to miss opening day; Met’s pitcher Manaea to the bullpen; plus more news

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Team Japan’s Seiya Suzuki (right) comes off the field after going in a little too hard after a slide in the first inning of the World Baseball Classic against Venezuela on Sat Mar 14, 2026. Suzuki will miss opening day due to a ligament sprain in his right knee. (AP News photo)

MLB The Show podcast Charlie O:

#1 Seiya Suzuki will not make the season opener due to a minor ligament strain in his right knee he suffered during the World Baseball Classic according Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell. Counsell is waiting to see if the club will put Suzuki on the IL. Suzuki also will miss opening day.

#2 Former Oakland A’s pitcher and New York Mets left hand pitcher Sean Manaea will start the season in the bullpen according to Mets manager Carlos Mendoza. Manaea’s role will be he will follow the starting pitcher pitching mulitiple innings. The Mets announced their starting rotation from one to five, Freddy Peralta, David Peterson, Nolan McLean, Clay Holmes, and Kodai Senga.

#3 The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to find talented players, shortstop 19 year old Konnor Griffin is one of them although he will have to wait according Bucs manager Don Kelly who said the decision to leave Griffin off the opening day roster was extremely difficult. Griffin is the No.1 prospect but will sent down to triple A to start the season.

#4 Charlie wanted to get your take of the announcement that the Sacramento A’s will start Luis Severino opening day against the Toronto Blue Jays on Fri Mar 27th. Severino is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA this spring. In two games Severino has pitched seven innings, surrendered three hits, one run, and struck out ten hitters. How do you like Severino’s chances this upcoming season?

#5 Talk about Rafael Devers a guy that the San Francisco Giants will be depending on for runs, hits and home run. In spring Devers is hitting .172, with five hits, a homerun, and five RBIs. Also talk about him getting some looks at first base this season.

Charlie O does the MLB The Show podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Machado and Padres come to an 11 yr $350 million extension agreement; plus more news

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The San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado became the game’s first player to get called for the auto strike during Cactus League action (photo from yahoo.com sports)

On That’s News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Amaury, how important is it for the San Diego Padres and team owner Peter Siedler to have stepped up and have signed superstar Manny Machado to an 11 year $350 million contract extension this coming after Machado saying he would have opted out after this season?

#2 Machado this week became the Majors first player to take a strike on a at bat violation he went 0-1 on the count against the Seattle Mariners last Saturday in the first exhibition game of the Cactus League as called by plate umpire Ryan Blakney. It goes as a first in the book, Machado said humbly that might the first of many.

#3 The Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves also saw the auto strike end a ball game, on Sunday Braves minor league hitter Cal Conley was at the plate in the ninth with the bases loaded with two outs and a 3-2 count. Conley didn’t get set to hit in time and was called for strike three which ended the game and a chance for the Braves to tie or win it.

#4 Regional Sports Network and AT&T SportsNet has informed some ten MLB teams that they are preparing to discontinue regional sports coverage streaming. The Networks also have informed the teams to take back their distribution rights before the end of March. What ever happened to simple local coverage and live play by play radio coverage now the business just to cover a game has turned bureaucratic.

#5 Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki will be out for the World Baseball Classic. Suzuki has an oblique injury and will not play in the World Baseball Classic as the Cubs announced on Monday. Suzuki got injured earlier in camp and had not be participating in practices since.

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