The Round Rock Express are excited to debut a new weekly talk show dubbed "Sidetracked" on Facebook Live to help bring baseball commentary to fans at home while the season is temporarily on hold due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
Hosted by Express Manager of PR and Communications Andrew Felts, each 30-minute episode will include interviews with community leaders and Express partners, members of the Express front office, as well as current and former E-Train players and coaches.
The show will also highlight sponsors that are serving the community in various ways and detail programs the Express are hosting for fans to interact with while at home.
Fans can tune into a live broadcast of Sidetracked each Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. on the Round Rock Express Facebook page. Viewers are encouraged to participate in the program by submitting questions for the guests, some of which will be answered live on air.
Sidetracked is set to run weekly and the final episode will air on Wednesday, June 3.
Episode 7: June 3
- Special Guests: Round Rock Express Manager of Baseball Operations Chase Almendarez, Houston Astros MLB.com Beat Writer Brian McTaggart and Round Rock Express INF Nick Tanielu
- Featured Partners: Dell Technologies, Whataburger, Pepsi, H-E-B, Budweiser, St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, United Heritage Credit Union and Viatran
- Special Guests: Round Rock Mayor Craig Morgan, Round Rock Express General Manager Tim Jackson and Round Rock Express Manager Mickey Storey
- Featured Partners: Dell Technologies, Whataburger, Pepsi, H-E-B, Budweiser and St. David's Round Rock Medical Center
- Special Guests: St. David's Round Rock Medical Center CEO Jeremy Barclay, RS3 Strategic Hospitality Director of Regional Operations Jeremy Zimmerman and Round Rock Express LHP Kent Emanuel
- Featured Partners: Dell Technologies, Whataburger, Pepsi, H-E-B, Budweiser, St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, Intel and Viatran
- Special Guests: Houston Astros Director of Minor League Operations Derrick Fong, Round Rock Express Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps and Houston Astros Catcher Garrett Stubbs
- Featured Partners: Dell Technologies, Whataburger, Pepsi, H-E-B, Budweiser, St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, Covert Hutto and Viatran
- Special Guests: Round Rock Express President Chris Almendarez, Houston Astros Infielder Jack Mayfield and Team USA Softball Pitcher Cat Osterman
- Featured Partners: Dell Technologies, Whataburger, Pepsi, H-E-B, Budweiser, St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, Kendra Scott and Viatran
- Special Guests: Round Rock Express RHP Brandon Bielak, AT&T SportsNet Houston Astros Field Reporter Julia Morales and Round Rock Express Founder Reid Ryan
- Featured Partners: Dell Technologies, Whataburger, Pepsi, H-E-B, Budweiser, St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, A+ Federal Credit Union and Viatran
- Special Guests: Round Rock Historian Jane DiGesualdo, Brandiose Co-Founder Jason Klein and Houston Astros RHP Cy Sneed
- Featured Partners: Dell Technologies, Whataburger, Pepsi, H-E-B, Budweiser, St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, Nolan Ryan Beef and Viatran