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The Show Before the Show: Episode 308

Reviewing the first week of the Minors, Worcester's Opening Day
May 13, 2021

Check out the latest episode 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 "Minor League Baseball podcast" on iTunes. The podcast is also available via Spotify,

Check out the latest episode 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 "Minor League Baseball podcast" on iTunes. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Stitcher and Google Play. Send questions or feedback to [email protected], and follow hosts Tyler Maun (@TylerMaun) and Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) on Twitter.

Three Strikes (0:00)

The Three Strikes segment is back! Tyler and Sam open this week's show by looking back at early prospect standouts from the first week of the Minor League season, previewing the impending Major League debuts of Jarred Kelenic and Logan Gilbert and giving early reviews on the six-game schedules used across the Minors.

A visit to Triple-A Worcester (18:25)

Sam visited the first game in the history of Triple-A Worcester's new Polar Park on Tuesday and brings back stories about what it was like to see a Minor League stadium open in his childhood backyard.

Ben's Biz Banter (30:41)

Ben recaps some of the 2020-related promotions from the likes of Carolina and Augusta and looks ahead to Akron's Ken Thompson Night dedicated to a random fan.

Ghosts of the Minors (50:58)

Josh Jackson kicks off his new game show-themed segment called Ghosts of the Minors that dives deep into the long history of defunct Minor League team names. Tune in next week to find out the answer!

Wrapping up/MiLB.TV Games of the Week (52:19)