Nats' Fitz-Gerald, Joliet prison game featured on MiLB podcast
Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other
Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other podcast-listening apps. This episode can also be found on Minor League Baseball's official YouTube page. Send questions or feedback to podcast@milb.com, and follow hosts Sam Dykstra (@samdykstramilb.bsky.social) and Tyler Maun (@tylermaun.com) on Bluesky and Benjamin Hill (@bensbiz) on X and Bluesky (@bensbiz.bsky.social).
Intro/Ben's Biz Banter (0:00)
Sam and Tyler preview the "Grass Routes" docuseries returning to MLB Network this weekend and look at a new Minor League alternate identity: the Lehigh Valley Squonk. Ben also calls in to report on his visit to the Old Joliet Prison for a Joliet Slammers ballgame Thursday.
On-field chatter (20:04)
Sam and Tyler discuss the standout hitting and pitching prospects from April, the Major League arrivals of Travis Bazzana and Elmer Rodríguez and Sam's trip to High-A Wilmington.
Devin Fitz-Gerald interview (45:15)
Sam chats with Nationals No. 9 prospect Devin Fitz-Gerald about his High-A start, Washington's infield depth at the lower levels and his work with his dad Todd, who coaches Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.
Wrapping up (58:00)