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Aloha, baseball fans… let’s talk about one of the strongest family pipelines to come out of the Big Island. In Hilo, Hawaii, Kaha Wong built more than just a household—he built a baseball factory. Kaha was a solid college player at USC, then spent a couple of seasons in the minor leagues with the Reno Silver Sox in the late ’80s and early ’90s. He could’ve chased the dream a little longer, but he...

Season 13 Episode 19 Features a 40 year professional as a player, manager, scout and coach but started in the Sandlot with Barry Bonds. Rob leary grew up playing Sandlot and little league, all the way through High School , with Barry Bonds and Barry's Dad Bobby being a frequent fixture at the games. Played for the local JUCO, turned down the draft, went to LSU and the College World Series. Played...

Season13 Episode18 Who's Hot and Who's Not In MLB, Plus Salvador Perez a Future Hall of Fame Catcher and his Royals protege, Carter Jensen. The Hero and the protege, this is a great baseball dream story come true  for both Salvador and Carter.  Inside Baseball from a different perspective. Only on The Sandlot Radio Network

Season13 Episode17 Features 40 year pro as a player and coach, Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Champ, Lester Strode, tells his small town Tennesse Sandlot, his College baseball experience, Minors leagues as player at all levels and then becoming a minor pitching coaching for the cubs. Lester then became the minor league pitching coordinator for the Cubs entire minor leagues. The majors leagues as t...

Season13 Episode16 with the original Sandlot Crew from Lincoln Illinois. The Original Sandlot Crew: Where It All Began Long before careers, businesses, college degrees, championships and retirement, there was a group of kids in Lincoln, Illinois, who shared something much more important—the Sandlot. They didn’t have organized baseball every day. They didn’t need perfect fields, expensive equipment...

Season 13 episode 15 Features Dodger WS champs Mookie Betts and Migeul Rojas, Astros Closer Josh Hader, Rockies media man Ryan Spilborghs and WPBL founder/owner Justine Siegal. Mookie and Migeul from the launch of Mookie's new baseball glove brand LGND, Astros Closers Josh Hader's Sandlot Story. Spilly on the trades at the deadline and how they may or may not affect the playoff races. The Latest s...

Season 13 Episode 14 features more from Sergio Romo and his college coach Chris Hanks, The coach and the player, these two guys tell the rest of the story of the amazing journey for Sergio and the coach and his sandlot story and 1,168 wins later. Angels Broadcaster, former 20 game winner, Mark Gubiza, from stick ball in Philly to the minors, to the big leagues and winning a World Series with the R...

Season 13, Episode 13 features Angels manager Kurt Suzuki, the 16-year Major League veteran catcher who walked on at Cal State Fullerton. There, he earned College Catcher of the Year and Player of the Year honors before leading the Titans to the 2004 College World Series title. Suzuki’s remarkable journey began on the sandlots of Hawaii, took him through Fullerton and the Oakland A’s minor league...

Sandlot Radio Network Season 13 episode 12, Feature Angels Coach Tim Buss. Tim was a huge part of the cubs for many years and was instrumental in helping the cubs break the 108 year old curse the Billy Goat put on the cubs when his owner wasn't aloud to bring his pet Billy Goat into the game. Tim as the director of Fun and Positive Vibes for the cubs, from the direction of Cubs manager Joe Madden,...

Season 13 Episode 11 Features Three Time World Series Champion and Major League All-Star Sergio Romo together with his college coach at Colorado Mesa, Chris Hanks. Sergio Talks about his Dad and Grandpa teaching him to love the game and the Dodgers, his 4 college experiences, the minor league journey and his unbelief experiences in three World Series Championships, plus teammates and opponents. Co...

Season 13 Episode 10 Features First Ballot Hall of Famer Jim Palmer,MLB All-Star Taylor Ward and Left Handed Releiver and Baseball Funny Man Brett Suter. Who's Hot and Who's not half way through the long MLB season. Jim Palmer reflects on childhood sandlot days, plus his amazing career and the stars and hero's he player with and against. Taylor Ward and his Sandlot and transitions in the minors an...

Season 13 Episode 9 Former MLB Atlanta Braves Lefties John Rocker and Damian Moss share stories from the Sandlot, the minors and the Big Leagues. These to Unlikely friends from two very different backgrounds met in 1993 as 16 and 18 year old kids and are still friends today. Stories from their Sandlots, their minor league journeys, and Big league experiences, plus life after baseball as a player....

Season 13, Episode 8 of the Sandlot Radio Network is now available. This episode features an impressive lineup of guests, including: - Logan O'Hoppe (Catcher, Los Angeles Angels) - Wade Meckler (Outfielder, Los Angeles Angels) - Adam Frazier (Utility, Los Angeles Angels) - Adam Eaton (First Base Coach, Los Angeles Angels) - Camm Smith (All-Star, Houston Astros) - Troy Johnston (All-Star Outfielder...

Season 13, Episode 7 of The Sandlot Radio Network features Colorado Rockies broadcasters Drew and Zach Goodman. Drew, the long-time television voice of the Rockies and a veteran of NFL and collegiate sports coverage, is joined by his son, Zach, who recently moved from the Amarillo Sod Poodles to join the Rockies Radio Network on KOA. In this episode, they discuss their respective journeys, the nua...

Back to back World Series Hero's, Dodgers Migeul Rojas. Miggy tells about his family support system which helped develop the love and passion for the game to grind his way from the sandlot to the big leagues and to a World Series hero. Another pivot key to WS rings, Left handed pitcher and back to back WS champ, Alex Vesia, tells his Sandlot story of his southern cal neighborhood that he was the m...

More from Dirty Jobs Mike Rowe, Mike talks about the pride that hard working blue color men took in their jobs in the past and about his foundation and how he has big money in scholarships for Americans that want to learn a trade. Pete Rose Jr, tells about the grind of the minors and the love for the game that his dad had and what the hall of fame would have meant to him. Plus Angels All-star Zach...

From Dirty Jobs and The Way I Heard It, Mike Rowe, who tells us about his childhood sandlot and growing up with baseball as a character building influence and the dirty jobs in baseball and the importance of blue coller jobs in America. Plus son of the Hit King,CharlieHustle, Pete Rose Junior tells his sandlot story growing up as the son of the man that has more hits than anyone ever. His Journey...

Season13 episode 3 Who's Hot and Not In MLB with Ryan Spilborgs. The Rockies Color guy runs us through the standings in MLB , plus former MLB pitcher, Damian Moss, the Fifth Australian in history to get to the big leagues talks about the long road to get to MLB. He tells about his league the Gold Shore Colligate league and his roll with 5 Star. We also have Jason Colleran, the inventor of The Kine...

The players and teams that are hot and not in MLB with our resident Baseball fanatic and Producer Nick Wright. Then we have the second half of the story with former professional pitcher Chris Pinder, the father of two Pro players Chad and Chase Chad is now the White SoxAAA manager for the Charlotte Knights. Then we have Justin Wrobleski Dodgers starter who's 5-0 And has a ERA Below one to start th...

The First Sandlot Radio Network Show of the 2026 baseball season. We are on at 8am Saturday's from now until the end of the playoff's, featured on Fox Sports Radio 159O and also streams live kata.com This Sandlot has a Who's Hot and Who's Not in MLB segment to highlight the first month of the season. Plus we feature another Great American baseball family. The Pinder's. We have an old teammate of m...

The final Sandlot Radio Network Down Under Podcast of the winter season features a very unlikely baseball lifer, Arncliffe Scots, Cronulla and NSW  Junior Rep player who still plays baseball in his 40's, Adrian Perrin. He would sleep in the dugout on a big Saturday night out and be woken by teammates upon their arrival. A different level of commitment. Plus coverage of the WBC and spring training...

Sandlot Radio Network Down Under Podcast Features one of Australia's best women's baseball players, Caitlin Eynon and Baseball Australia National tournament manager Micheal Ibbotson. Caitlin, a product of WA baseball, tells her story of getting started in the game, representing WA and Australia, the domestic and international travel, and the excitement around the Women's Professional Baseball leag...

Sandlot Radio Network Down Under Podcast features Max Durrington, pro player with the Oakland Athletics and a member of Team Australia in the upcoming WBC. Max is the son of last week's guest Trent Durrington, a former major league player with the California Angels and Milwaukie Brewers. Max and Trent are the Father and son combo to play in the WBC for Australia. Max tells us about his journey int...

Sandlot Radio Network Down Under Podcast features former MLB player Trent Durrington. Trent tells about getting into to baseball late in life(14), represnting Queensland and Australia. WBC action for him and the upcoming one for his son Max. The minor league journey, MLB debut time with Angels and Brewers and what he has experienced with his son Max going through the process. We also have Sandlot...

Australian Baseball League owner of the Perth Heat and Sydney Blue Sox, Cole Sherertz explains how he got involved with Baseball in Australia, plus MLB updates with our resident baseball fanatic and producer Nick Wright. We also have our Sandlot Champ of the week,Breaker Hodge.