Foul Territory

FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal is here to tie MLB's labor battle with the trade deadline pressure for some surprising division leaders, and whether Jacob Misiorowski is for real as an NL Cy Young contender.
(17:16) Stolen base numbers are through the roof. Is the pitch clock the driving force behind the surge?
Hosts: Pierzynski, Kratz, Braun
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A bat dog potentially caused a serious knee injury to Dodgers prospect Kendall George. Yes, really. (top of show)
(1:57) Brewers reliever Abner Uribe busted out a cross chop celebration after closing out the Cardinals, and it turns out there's a reason behind it most people didn't know about.
(19:58) Luis Robert Jr. is headed to the 60-day IL, and the Mets are left answering some uncomfortable questions about their offseason decisions.
(24:57) Another A-list NFL player owns a stake in a team now.
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(28:04) The FT crew addresses the latest news around Wander Franco’s court case.
(30:50) Bad news for the Dodgers as Kiké Hernández injured his oblique in his first game back. Plus, some Astros players took to the streets in full uniform on a coffee run for the team.
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Athletics TV Broadcaster Dallas Braden joined FT to tell us where the A's stand in the AL West, what to expect from Gage Jump, and if Shea Langeliers can continue to build an MVP case. He also ranted about Seattle's decision to piggyback Luis Castillo and Bryce Miller.
(25:39) Kiké Hernández returned from the IL and he brings a different energy to this Dodgers team. We also found out just how bad his elbow injury was, and why he wanted to let Andrew Friedman know about it. Disclaimer: this conversation happened before we learned that Kiké strained his oblique.
(31:49) Gage Jump's Triple-A adjustments pitching in a hitter-friendly environment in Las Vegas could help him moving forward with the A's. Baseball America's JJ Cooper has the report.
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Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser hopped on FT to talk about his consecutive walk-off home runs and if he heard some Tigers broadcasters calling him out. He also talked about Pete Alonso's leadership, the lack of an Orioles home run celebration, and a fun hypothetical about his teammates.
(17:05) The Tigers are struggling bad and Tarik Skubal is due back soon. Are they already in a position where they will trade him?
(18:27) Pedro Grifol is the new head coach at Florida International University, and AJ shares his thoughts.
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FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal lends big picture thoughts post-Memorial Day, starting with teams off to a hot start - Nationals, White Sox, Cardinals, D'backs, Phillies, Brewers (Top of show).
(7:31) Cubs, Rangers, Tigers, Royals, Red Sox & Mets are trending in the wrong direction.
(12:25) The muddy American League sports teams with up and down starts.
(13:12) Inside Scoop unpacks Ken’s latest column about Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman and the subtle art of hitting.
(22:01) Grillin’ Ken answers your live questions: how the NL Cy Young is shaping up to be a historic race and if the White Sox are buyers come Trade Deadline.
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