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Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

ESPN, Buster Olney
New York Yankees
Milwaukee Brewers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa Bay Rays
Boston Red Sox
Major League Baseball
Dodgers
Seattle Mariners
New York Mets
Shohei Ohtani
Aaron Judge
World Series
Cleveland Guardians
Trade Deadline
Blue Jays
Tarik Skubal
Yankees
San Diego Padres

ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney leads the baseball discussion alongside other top analysts.

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The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time! They defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the series four games to one. Buster Olney is at Tropicana Field, in the radio booth with Jessica Mendoza and Boog Sciambi reca... more

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Buster Olney is joined by Eduardo Pérez and Jessica Mendoza from the Tropicana Field radio booth to recap the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 walk-off win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the World Series. They discuss the Rays finally hitting back, when t... more

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Buster Olney recaps the Milwaukee Brewers' Game 3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series. Then, Boog Sciambi and Eduardo Pérez join Buster in the radio booth at Tropicana Field to discuss the Brewers being on the verge of the team’s first Wo... more

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Buster Olney recaps the Milwaukee Brewers Game 2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series. Then, Boog Sciambi and Jessica Mendoza join Buster in the radio booth at American Family Field to discuss another Brewers comeback win, Pat Murphy deftl... more

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Recent Guests

John Schneider
Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
Episode: First Time: The Milwaukee Brewers Are World Series Champions; Blue Jays Manager John Schneider Stops By
Dave Roberts
Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Episode: Responded: Rays Walk-Off Brewers in 12 Innings to Save Their Season; Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts Joins
Jessica Mendoza
Baseball analyst
ESPN
Episode: Big Inning: Brewers Dominate Rays, Take 3-0 World Series Lead
Boog Sciambi
ESPN
Episode: Big Inning: Brewers Dominate Rays, Take 3-0 World Series Lead
Sal Frelick
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder
Milwaukee Brewers
Episode: Ridiculous Again: Brewers Are Two Wins Away From First World Series Title
AJ Hinch
Manager of the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
Episode: Their Brand: Brewers Beat Rays in Dramatic World Series Game 1
Eduardo Pérez
Baseball analyst and former MLB player
ESPN
Episode: Their Brand: Brewers Beat Rays in Dramatic World Series Game 1
Jeff Levering
Milwaukee Brewers radio play-by-play broadcaster
Milwaukee Brewers
Episode: 2026 World Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Andy Freed
Tampa Bay Rays radio play-by-play broadcaster
Tampa Bay Rays
Episode: 2026 World Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Host

Buster Olney
Host of Baseball Tonight and primary voice; ESPN MLB insider with extensive front-office and league-wide perspective

Reviews

3.8 out of 5 stars from 5.7k ratings
  • Best batted ball sound around

    Talking baseball…. The WBC is awesome, thanks for covering it.

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    Pod Afficianodo
    United Statesa month ago
  • Baseball Tonight Recap

    I’m a Brewers fan and I listen to this podcast while mowing the lawn. It’s good for passing the time but I hate how the Brewers and most other teams are not talked about. If you want better coverage of teams other than the Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox and Mets I recommend Locked on MLB

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    CNater11
    United Statesa month ago
  • Best batted ball sound around

    Talking baseball…. The WBC is awesome, thanks for covering it. Maybe don’t take yourselves so seriously, you’re just announcers…. Strong opinions are egotistical & tiresome these days Buster, keep this in mind. & you & Eduardo really ought to issue public apologies about the whole Jomboy saga, even though that was a while ago: it was ridiculous & you 2 lost it, & are still lost.

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    2
    Pod Afficianodo
    United States2 months ago
  • Did you know that YANKEES?

    A fine podcasts to discuss the ins and outs around the league of Yankees. Sometimes there’s some Yankees discussion but there’s also Yankees talk. Wondering how the standings changed over the weekend? You’ll find out how that affects the Yankees. They get into discussions as varied Mets, and Red Sox but don’t worry, the Yankees analysis is right around the corner. Yankees Yankees Yankees. #Yankees

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    Berry Jive & His Uptown Five
    United States4 months ago
  • Fantastic pod

    Buster does an amazing job of keeping all of us baseball fans informed of everything going on in the big leagues. I love it when he has Hembo on and they nerd out over baseball.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Kenworth78
    United States6 months ago

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Big Inning: Brewers Dominate Rays, Take 3-0 World Series Lead
Q: How do you choose which managers to interview during games, and are those interviews mandated by TV contracts?
Buster Olney said in-game manager interviews became standard operating procedure and that most managers accept them as part of the job. He described the format as brief, with only a few questions, and said interviewees can choose how to answer.
Big Inning: Brewers Dominate Rays, Take 3-0 World Series Lead
Q: What did you read into Pat Murphy's decision to keep Aaron Ashby in the game rather than use Trevor McGill?
Boog Sciambi said Ashby had been Milwaukee's best reliever and particularly effective against left-handed hitters, making it reasonable to keep him in despite McGill's closer role.
First Time: The Milwaukee Brewers Are World Series Champions; Blue Jays Manager John Schneider Stops By
Q: How do you sort through that as a manager between knowing that a guy is volunteering, because that's what they do, and on the other hand, assessing the stuff, which again, everybody's tired this time of year?
Schneider says managers build trust in players' assessments over the season, then consider what they can realistically deliver, including how they handle nerves and pressure, before making a call.
First Time: The Milwaukee Brewers Are World Series Champions; Blue Jays Manager John Schneider Stops By
Q: How different is it to navigate games three, four and five of this series with all the different factors that go in?
Schneider says managers must account for fatigue, plan for the next game while trying to win the current one, and match trusted pitchers to particular hitters without overthinking the decisions.
Responded: Rays Walk-Off Brewers in 12 Innings to Save Their Season; Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts Joins
Q: What are some of the takeaways you're going to see from this Brewers team in the industry?
Roberts expects teams to prioritize athleticism, defense, baserunning and putting the ball in play, noting that Milwaukee's approach has troubled opposing starters.

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