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The reigning back-to-back World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers have overwhelmingly been the odds-on favorite to win their 10th championship this season and become the first team to three-peat since the ’90s New York Yankees dynasty. However, despite their big offseason acquisitions and trading for Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal before the trade deadline, could there be something — or even someone — that will get in the way of the Dodgers pulling off the ultra-rare feat?
On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz is joined by MLB writer for The Athletic Katie Woo as they try to figure out which players, despite the Dodgers’ success this season, could get in the way of Los Angeles being the last team standing in October for a third straight year. They also dive into Edwin Díaz landing back on the injured list and why the yips chatter is growing louder for Kyle Tucker this season.
Later in the show, Jake and Katie talk about the curious situation involving Ketel Marte not showing up for Monday’s game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park and whether there’s a larger problem at play here. They then discuss how Mark Walter’s recent selling spree could affect the Dodgers at some point, the concerning situation of ICE detaining a coach from the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners getting bludgeoned by the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
1:44 – The Opener: Dodgers’ Threat to Three-Peat
22:28 – We Need to Talk About: Marte Going MIA
35:40 – Around the League: Walter’s Selling Spree
44:01 – ICE Detains a Padres Coach
49:42 – Brewers Bludgeon the Mariners
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