23 March 2026
Hangover or Continuation: Picking Division Winners, Wild Card Teams & More; Red Sox Manager Alex Cora Stops By
Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney
About
Opening Day is right around the corner. Buster Olney and Jesse Rogers discuss some of the storylines playing out at Spring Training while the World Baseball Classic wrapped up. The Rangers’ Wyatt Langford looks great, the Braves’ offense needs to get right and the Blue Jays are slow-playing Trey Yesavage. Then, Jesse shares his predictions for division and award winners, and his wild card teams. Next, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora stops by to talk about his thoughts on the World Baseball Classic, Wilyer Abreu looking sharp, which manager called him to talk about Roman Anthony, if the Red Sox have enough power in their lineup, and how he’s handling the back end of the rotation. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets.
0:00 Welcome
0:56 Phillies sign Cristopher Sanchez to 6-year deal
5:26 Rangers Wyatt Langford looks great
8:04 Braves offense needs to perform
10:31 Blue Jays holding out Trey Yesavage
11:00 Making predictions for the 2026 MLB season
11:29 AL East
13:18 AL Central
14:19 AL West
15:41 AL Wild Card Teams
17:39 NL West
17:45 NL Central
18:28 NL West
18:49 NL Wild Card Teams
19:52 Are Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani MVP Locks?
20:54 Picking against Paul Skenes or Tarik Skubal for Cy Young?
21:30 Rookie of the Year picks
23:33 Red Sox Manager Alex Cora joins the show
24:02 Cora’s thoughts on the World Baseball Classic
28:39 Wilyer Abreu’s breakout performance at the WBC
30:09 Getting calls from other managers about Roman Anthony
32:14 Outlook on the 2026 Boston Red Sox
35:26 Other Headlines: Boston 2B Marcelo Mayer makes the team
36:16 Bleacher Tweets
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0:00 Welcome
0:56 Phillies sign Cristopher Sanchez to 6-year deal
5:26 Rangers Wyatt Langford looks great
8:04 Braves offense needs to perform
10:31 Blue Jays holding out Trey Yesavage
11:00 Making predictions for the 2026 MLB season
11:29 AL East
13:18 AL Central
14:19 AL West
15:41 AL Wild Card Teams
17:39 NL West
17:45 NL Central
18:28 NL West
18:49 NL Wild Card Teams
19:52 Are Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani MVP Locks?
20:54 Picking against Paul Skenes or Tarik Skubal for Cy Young?
21:30 Rookie of the Year picks
23:33 Red Sox Manager Alex Cora joins the show
24:02 Cora’s thoughts on the World Baseball Classic
28:39 Wilyer Abreu’s breakout performance at the WBC
30:09 Getting calls from other managers about Roman Anthony
32:14 Outlook on the 2026 Boston Red Sox
35:26 Other Headlines: Boston 2B Marcelo Mayer makes the team
36:16 Bleacher Tweets
CALL THE SHOW: 406-404-8460
EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com
REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS
Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on…
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHeL6O-A-ASmSMwbSCFvPKEq1Cslo_lrw
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5FG6xCcd338SgZjZ9urHRI
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-tonight-with-buster-olney/id137699414
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