Dan Shulman chats with Mike Trout about how he continues to push himself and about what makes him so special. Also, Oakland Athletics’ Sean Manaea reflects on his no-hitter against the Red Sox, and Dan talks with two expected 2018 first-round picks, Canadians Tristan Pompey and Noah Naylor. Plus, Ben Shulman starts a new job as the play-by-play voice of the Intercounty League’s Barrie Baycats.
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00:00 A Trout feature talking people who are close to him including Angels coaches Mike Scioscia and Dino Ebel and Angels colour commentator Mark Gubicza. Dan also chats with Blue Jays first baseman Justin Smoak to get a players perspective on what makes Trout who he is and Trout himself tells Dan what drives him to get better on a day-to-day basis.
13:30 Dan sits down with Manaea to discuss his no-hitter against the Red Sox and his Indiana roots where it all started.
21:35 As we get closer to the MLB Draft, Dan got two of the top Canadian draft prospects (Pompey and Naylor) on the line to discuss the importance of family and their brothers who both went through the process.
22:30 Pompey calls in from Kentucky to talk about his close relationship to his older brother, Dalton, the decision to go to college before pro and his excitement level heading into the draft.
27:50 Naylor talks about the importance of his parents in his career, his brother Josh Naylor who is in the San Diego system, the competition between the brothers growth up and what it was like meeting an all-star last year in Miami.
35:10 Dan and Ben sit-down to talk play-by-play. Ben is the new voice of the Barrie Baycats and with two games under his belt he reflects on his time in the booth with his dad.
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