Baseball is Dead (MLB Podcast)

Episode 498: The Tampa Bay Rays walk it off in Game 4 and survive to see Game 5.

As Dallas says, the Rays will not go quietly into the night — and they win their first game of the 2026 World Series. The guys discuss whether this is just a stay of execution or if the Rays have a real chance to win more games in this series.

Tune into our Game 5 livestream starting at 8:05 EST on the Baseball Is Dead and Section 10 YouTube channels.

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Episode 497: History has its eyes on the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Brewers take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays, and the guys have started eulogizing the Rays’ postseason. Christian Yelich’s standout secondary (which kept the inning alive and helped the Brewers break open Game 3) is on the front of Dallas’s mind, and he gives his flowers to the Captain.

Tyler tips his cap to Robert Gasser, who has put together one of the more unlikely dominant postseason performances. JayHay acknowledges the culmination of years of effort for the Brewers’ entire organization, and Jare...

Episode 496: The Milwaukee Brewers are two games away from winning their first World Series.

The Brewers storm back from a 4-0 deficit to win Game 2 and claim a 2-0 series lead. Jared, Dallas, Tyler, and JayHay recap all of Game 2, including Drew Rasmussen coming back down to earth, Aaron Ashby and the evolution of the relief pitcher, and the Never Say Die Brewers.

Tune into our Game 3 Live Stream Monday night, with guests joining us through the game live on the Baseball Is Dead YouTube page.

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Episode 495: World Series Game 1 went the way of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Listen to Jared, JayHay, Tyler, and Dallas break down what they saw in Game 1, including Jacob Misiorowski’s outing and lack of strikeouts, William Contreras and Jackson Chourio’s bids for World Series MVP, and the few bright spots from a Game 1 loss for the Rays.

Tune into Game 2’s live stream where we do it all again Saturday night with great guests joining live for every inning of the World Series.

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Episode 494: The World Series is finally here.

We have a matchup of two of the best teams in baseball this year. The Milwaukee Brewers enter as favorites against the Tampa Bay Rays, and the guys break down all the numbers you need to know heading into the Fall Classic. Jared, Tyler, JayHay, and Dallas go in-depth on each bullpen and starting rotation to see which team has the advantage in each facet of the game.

Tyler gives us the storylines we need to know about each team, and the guys make their official predictions for...

Episode 493: The Tampa Bay Rays have punched their ticket to the World Series.

Coming back from a 2-1 series deficit, the Rays clinched in six games over the Guardians and celebrated in St. Pete. Jared, Tyler, Dallas, and JayHay react to the Game 6 offensive explosion from the Rays and say goodbye to a scrappy Guardians team.

The conversation turns to excitement over the coming World Series that will feature two small-market teams that are the best-run teams in baseball. JayHay highlights the battle of young stars ahead, and Jared asks the question everyone’s thinking: Do...

Episode 492: The Tampa Bay Rays are one win away from the World Series.

A gritty Game 5 went the Rays’ way, and they now head home with a 3-2 series lead and two chances to clinch at home. Jared, Tyler, JayHay, and a returning Dallas talk about Game 5 and preview Game 6 at the Trop.

During the show, the pitching matchup is announced for both sides, and Yandy Díaz guarantees a Rays victory in Game 6. Listen as the guys react live and praise the pitching factory the Rays have built.

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Episode 491: We’ve been calling for seven games in the ALCS and we are on our way.

The Tampa Bay Rays even the series in Cleveland with a pivotal Game 5 coming Sunday afternoon. Jared, Tyler and JayHay break down what on paper seems like a blowout but in reality was a close game until another Guardians error blew the game open.

JayHay talks about the emotions of being a Guardians fan in this series and the guys predict what will happen in Game 5, Drew Rasmussen vs. Parker Messick.

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Episode 490: “They Might Have Hall of Famers, But We Got Gamers.”

Pat Murphy and the Milwaukee Brewers have swept the back-to-back World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Brewers’ movie-esque revenge on the Dodgers leaves our guys heaping praise onto the entire organization. Former Baseball Is Dead guests Pat Murphy, Christian Yelich, and NLCS MVP Jake Bauers all shone and get their shine from JayHay, Tyler, and Jared.

The Guardians outslugged the Rays and win Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead in the ALCS. Jared asks JayHay how he’s feeling after seizing the series l...

Episode 489: Revenge is a dish being prepared all around Milwaukee this evening.

The Brewers take a commanding 3-0 series lead against the back-to-back defending champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jared, Tyler, and JayHay react to an epic Game 3 that will go down in Brewers franchise lore.

Two games are on tap for Thursday, including a potential World Series-clinching moment for the Brewers and a pivotal Game 3 in the ALCS, with the Guardians returning home and ace Gavin Williams on the mound against the Rays’ Griffin Jax.

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Episode 488: The Rays will not go quietly into the night.

Tampa Bay holds firm in Game 2 of the ALCS as the Rays scrape out a 3-1 win over the Guardians and even the series at 1-1. JayHay, Dallas, Jared, and Tyler react to what they just watched in Game 2, talk about José Ramírez’s costly error, and discuss where the series stands now.

NLCS Game 3 is Wednesday night, and it is almost do-or-die time for the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Blake Snell takes the pill for the Dodgers against Robert Gasser for the...

Episode 487: Two teams made definitive statements on Championship Monday.

The Brewers slayed the dragon that is Postseason Yoshinobu Yamamoto and lead the NLCS 2-0. Jared, Dallas, Tyler, and JayHay break down the Brewers’ performance and how they’ve done it all year. 

National attention has begun to turn toward Shohei Ohtani and his struggles this postseason. Listen to what BID has to say as reports surface about the possibility of benching Ohtani for Game 3.

October has been the month of Havens, and it didn’t stop in Game 1 of the ALCS. The Guardians’ offense e...

Episode 486: NLCS Game 1 didn’t go as advised, but that didn’t stop it from being a banger.

The Milwaukee Brewers claim victory in Game 1 of the NLCS over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jacob Misiorowski took the pill against All-Star and two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal in a pitching matchup that was expected to be the best in the playoffs, but fell flat instead. Both pitchers struggled at points in their outings and turned the game over to their bullpens early. Dallas, JayHay, Tyler, and Jared all break down the performances from both starting pitchers and prai...

Episode 485: The Guardians Complete the Comeback

The Cleveland Guardians complete the comeback from a 2-0 series deficit against the Chicago White Sox. Gavin Williams and José Ramírez put the team on their backs and give them just enough for the series victory. The guys talk about each of the Guardians’ standout performances from Game 5 and put them into historical perspective.

They give their flowers to the Chicago White Sox for their magical season and historic turnaround. The pod turns its attention to the heavyweight fight that is the NLCS. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milw...

Episode 484: Winner-Take-All Saturday Night.

The Guardians get off the mat and even the series in what was a cauldron atmosphere on the South Side of Chicago. The guys break down a back-and-forth Game 4 and talk about who has the edge heading into Game 5.

Former podcast guest Jeff Passan dropped the news that MLB sent the MLBPA a new proposal to avoid the lockout, with some interesting new wrinkles but the same non-starter. Everyone on the show reacts to the new offer and the thought of a 154-game season.

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Episode 483: Wednesday’s loaded Division Series slate did not disappoint.

We bid farewell to three teams Wednesday. The Yankees, Padres, and Braves all crashed out of the Division Series, with each fanbase feeling significantly different from the others.

The guys talk about all three of the eliminated teams as well as the teams advancing to the Championship Series. The last ticket to be punched remains in the American League.

The Guardians beat the White Sox to survive another day and force a Game 4 on Thursday. Jared and JayHay make their predictions on what wi...

Episode 482: Yoshinobu Yamamoto adds another gem to his postseason résumé.

Yamamoto outpitches Chris Sale and leads the Dodgers to a 2-1 series lead. The guys react to their performances and Kiké Hernández climbing the all-time postseason home-run ranks.

In what felt like the longest game of the postseason, the Padres survive for another day against the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers. Michael King comes out of the bullpen and saves the day for the Dads.

Listen to the guys react to both Game 3s and prepare for a fully loaded slate on Wednesday.

Episode 481: Two teams are one win away from advancing to the Championship Series.

The White Sox and Rays have taken commanding 2-0 leads that almost feel insurmountable. Jared, Tyler, Dallas, and JayHay break down what they saw in both Game 2s.

The episode takes a turn when Dallas asks if we’ll see the Pope in Chicago, before talking about the Yankees’ no-show in their Game 2. The four errors in the afternoon caused Cam Schlittler to look human and gave the Yankees a 2-0 deficit heading back to the Bronx.

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Episode 480: Franchise history happened for the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Brew Crew find a way to plate two runs against the mighty Mason Miller and take a 2–0 lead in their Division Series. Jackson Chourio becomes the third Brewer to hit a walk-off hit in franchise's history. The guys react to the insane ending of the game and talk about whether the San Diego Padres are already a dead team walking.

The Atlanta Braves find a way to beat the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Unsung heroes Ray Kerr and Didier Fuentes carry the Braves’ pitching staf...

Episode 479: Game 1 of the 2026 Division Series did not disappoint.

The guys kick off the show by talking about the controversial ninth inning in Milwaukee. The roof knocks down a potential Ty France home run, and everyone weighs in on the controversy and the disappointment the Padres feel after chasing Jacob Misiorowski early in the game.

JayHay shares his thoughts on the Guardians’ shutout loss to the White Sox in Game 1, in what feels like the same story with a different cast for Guardians fans. The Dodgers’ season has officially begun, it seems, with an easy-breezy vict...

Episode 478: It’s déjà vu for Phillies fans yet again.

The Atlanta Braves take care of business in Game 3 of the Wild Card round against the Philadelphia Phillies. The fellas talk about each team’s Game 3 performance and ask where the Phillies go from here.

With all the Division Series set, the guys touch on each series and give their official predictions for who advances to the Championship Series.

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Episode 477: Three teams got sent packing on Day 2 of the postseason, and JayHay and Dallas are here to recap all the action.

The guys talk through all four games: the Phillies forcing a Game 3 in a thriller, the White Sox rolling over a helpless Astros team, the Yankees embarrassing their rival Red Sox yet again, and the Padres dispatching the Cubs in short order.

Tune in to our wall-to-wall coverage of Game 3 of the Wild Card round and the four Division Series games to come.

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Episode 476: Wall-to-wall baseball for Game 1 of the Wild Card Round, and BID has you covered.

Jared, Dallas, and JayHay recap all four Wild Card Game 1s, including the massive blowout in Red Sox–Yankees Game 1, Austin Riley’s late-game heroics, and the young White Sox potentially landing an early knockout blow against the veteran Astros.

We’ll be live all day Wednesday for every Wild Card Game 2 on the slate. Jared will be in the chair live as the Red Sox try to hang on to their postseason lives.

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Episode 475: The 2026 MLB postseason has arrived.

We have a bracket and matchups to dive into. But before Dallas, JayHay, Jared, and Tyler give their predictions, the guys react to an emotional weekend of baseball retirements.

Justin Verlander’s storybook ending set the template for how first-ballot Hall of Famers want to leave the game, with Max Scherzer following closely behind in his own unique way of potentially wrapping up his career.

Each Wild Card series is discussed in depth, and everyone on the panel gives official predictions for who moves on to the Di...

Episode 474: The end of the regular season is almost upon us.

Lock in for a postseason loaded with live streams and podcasts from Baseball Is Dead. The clinch parties continue in search of the postseason, with the best coming from Chicago. Munetaka Murakami’s celebration made waves on the internet, but JayHay isn’t buying what the White Sox are selling.

The Guardians clinch their postseason berth, and JayHay slams his division rivals while getting excited for a new era of Guardians pitching heading into the postseason. Alex Bregman’s return just three days after facial...

Episode 473: A star-studded episode of Baseball Is Dead is on tap for Wednesday.

All-Star, Cy Young winner, and future Hall of Famer Chris Sale joins the show to talk about his resurgence with the Atlanta Braves. Jared asks him the question every Red Sox fan wants posed to their former World Series champion, and Dallas gets Sale into the Hot Tub Time Machine for his baseball moment.

The guys crown the Tampa Bay Rays kings of the American League East after they clinch the division in the Bronx. Jared argues this isn’t a typical Ra...

Episode 472: It’s make-or-break time for playoff hopefuls across the league.

The final week of the regular season means clinch celebrations and playoff matchups being set. The Atlanta Braves begin clinch week by winning the NL East with some comfort despite a ton of adversity.

The clinching continues as the Boston Red Sox lock up their postseason spot. Dallas praises the roller-coaster season the Sox had and Craig Breslow. The Milwaukee Brewers lock up the best record in franchise history by winning their 98th game. But JayHay asks the question on everyone’s mind as they...

Episode 471: Dallas is taking in the sights of Cleveland as the regular season can't come to an end fast enough. The BID Patreon Drafts have become can't-miss content as the latest draft topic was on deadliest animals.

The fellas dive into the remaining playoff races left, including the White Sox & Guardians. Dallas got a front row seat of the Tampa Bay Rays as they're looking like the clear-cut winners of the American League this year.

We've got a new Blow This Guy's Horn segment as well as a deep dive into Elly De La Cruz's...

Episode 470: Your wait is over!

Listen to the top of the podcast to get an idea of what our podcast and stream schedule will look like in October. There won’t be a shortage of content — we can guarantee you that.

Friend of the program Tommy Pham allegedly talked his way into the lineup on one of the most important days of the season for the White Sox. Listen to the guys react to the story live, and stay through the end as they react to Pham’s home run.

They dig into Pete A...

Episode 469: There’s a pep in Dallas’ step today, courtesy of The Law Dog, Lawrence Butler’s walk-off bomb that gave the A’s their third consecutive series victory.

Jared starts the conversation on the forever war the New York Yankees and New York Mets will find themselves in over Juan Soto. Internet discourse surrounding Soto during their series engulfed Baseball Twitter and potentially started another fire in a New York dugout.

Aaron Judge’s comments on his “ace” Cam Schlittler’s MVP case get JayHay and the group thinking about who is in the lead for AL MVP...

Episode 468: On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the guys start off by remembering those affected by the terrorist attack and the healing role baseball played in getting the country back on its feet.

Before Dallas departs, he begins the horn blowin’ that JayHay, Jared, and Tyler continue throughout the episode. Whenever Jeff Passan dips his quill, it is a must-read. Today was no different, as he pens some early thoughts on free agency that everyone reacts to, including the astronomical numbers ace Tarik Skubal may be in line to receive.

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Episode 467: The First Days of Fall Are Here.

A cool crispness is in the air, which means fall is fast approaching. Jared and Tyler open the show talking about Section 10 Night, and Dallas interrogates the duo about their poor first pitches. The conversation turns to a potpourri of baseball topics, including the Cubs’ poor pitching, Elly De La Cruz’s missile of a throw, and a check-in on Tarik Skubal’s Dodgers numbers.

Aaron Judge made his return to the lineup and was not pleased with Aaron Boone’s decision to pull him. Meanwhile, the Athletic...

Episode 466: Welcome to another week of Major League Baseball. The guys get off to a hot start with Jared talking about Labor Day (shoutout to all the women), quarter-zone shots, and Julio César Chávez.

They then recap the weekend series and talk through every team across the league. In those discussions they cover the disaster-class umpire Doug Eddings put on in Colorado, including his abuse of power and the subsequent lying meant to cover it up.

More Los Angeles Dodgers off-field news continues to trickle out, and JayHay asks the guys where their ra...

Episode 465: Head into the weekend with the best segment in all of podcasting: Baseball Is Dead Feud.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Pablo Torre is beginning a new investigation into the Los Angeles Dodgers and their owner, Mark Walter, who has found himself in the midst of a federal financial investigation.

Dallas, Jared, Tyler, and JayHay talk about Torre’s first batch of findings on the Dodgers and discuss the possibility of Shohei Ohtani exercising the opt-out clause in his contract if Mark Walter does indeed sell the Dodgers.

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Episode 464: The Angels shock the baseball world after Arte Moreno sells the sells the Angels to Stan Kroenke. What does this mean for the future of the franchise?

We're gearing up for some buzzer-beater finishes in the standings as the Cubs and Brewers duke it out in Wrigley. Ketel Marte returns to the Diamondbacks and we share our thoughts on that.

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Episode 463: We are officially in the final stretch of the regular season. Only 26 games left for some squads (but who’s counting), and the postseason will be here before we know it.

Don’t forget to subscribe to the BID YouTube for postseason baseball streams all October. In today’s episode, the guys recap every series from this weekend, including the magic Max Scherzer conjured in a throwback start that is setting up a dynamite strikeout race with Justin Verlander.

A few pieces of breaking news drop during the show before the crew gives their NL MVP...

Episode 462: A loaded weekend of baseball is on the horizon. Jay Hay and Tyler are here to guide you through the chaos.

Chris Sale is having a full-blown career renaissance in Atlanta, capped by a complete-game shutout of the two-time defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Tyler and Jay Hay give Sale all the love a first-ballot Hall of Famer deserves.

The guys also touch on the stories heading into the weekend, including the Reds waiving players in a bid to pinch pennies, Walker Jenkins getting called up to the Show, and Tarik Skubal facing...

Episode 461: Baseball is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. More news continues to trickle out about the efforts Dodgers owner Mark Walter is making to seemingly avoid selling his franchise.

Jeff Passan’s explanation of the situation out west gives the guys a better understanding of what’s going on, and they react to what could come in the CBA negotiations this winter.

Paul Skenes climbed back on the mound and looked like his old self for the first time in what feels like ages. His shutout performance against the Padres gets diss...

Episode 460: Welcome back from a weekend of baseball! Jared, Tyler, Dallas, and Jay Hay talk about every single weekend series that happened, catching you up on the latest you need to know around the league.

After talking about Dallas’s commute to work and concerts, the guys get into the mess the Houston Astros are becoming. Owner Jim Crane has fired GM Dana Brown, and Manager Joe Espada is not expected to return next season. Are these sweeping changes actually going to be substantive, or are they just hiding who the true puppet masters are in H-Town?

Episode 459: The biggest story of Thursday night across the baseball world didn’t come from Major League Baseball—it came from a charity game in Massachusetts.

Jared notched another hit in the Oldtime Baseball Game, and the video has caught fire. Dallas, Jay Hay, and Tyler react to the clip, his unique running style, and even commend his bravery. The conversation then shifts to a potentially sport-shattering development out of Los Angeles.

Dodgers majority owner Mark Walter finds himself in the crosshairs of serious financial investigations. His reported urgency to raise capital quickly has raised more...