We kick things off with the 2026 World Baseball Classic—Aaron Judge has been named Team USA captain, and we’re already looking ahead. We give our early group predictions, speculate which pitchers might suit up for the U.S., and even pick which host city we might visit next spring.

Then it’s onto the Yankees’ rough weekend in San Francisco (9:45), where they dropped two of three to the Giants. We break down Marcus Stroman’s brutal Friday start (was that his last in pinstripes?), marvel at Jung Hoo Lee’s weekend, and recap a disappointing Sunday capped off by another shaky Carlos Rodon outing. We also share some quick thoughts as we watch Monday's game vs. Kansas City simultaneously.

From there, we head to LA, where the Cubs took two of three from the Dodgers (31:01) behind a breakout performance from Pete Crow-Armstrong and some timely hitting. There was a cloud over the weekend for Chicago as they took a tough blow with Justin Steele’s season-ending injury. Who could they target at the deadline?

William shares his thoughts from Sunday’s White Sox–Red Sox game (46:01), then we pivot to Rory McIlroy’s legendary Masters win (47:30) before wrapping up with Hunter Greene’s Cy Young-caliber stuff and the Reds’ sweep over Pittsburgh (49:30), followed by quick hitters from around the league (53:54): Cal Raleigh’s power surge, Isaac Paredes launching missiles, Spencer Torkelson heating up, Padres rolling, and… QR codes on baseballs?!