A Brit Does Baseball Does Podcast

ESPN recently came out with their Top 100 MLB Players Rankings for 2026 and we thought (as a very well respected British Baseball media outlet with no credentials whatsoever) - to go out and review it for an hour! So join Gaz & Alan as they break down the list in detail, including dissecting the Top 10 in detail, reviewing ESPN's own Hot Takes using a random number generator and a new seg...

It's our final 2026 MLB Predictions episode! And this time Cal is flying solo as he gives his final MLB predictions for 2026! Who's going to win the World Series? Who's going to be the biggest let down? How many announcers are going to be cancelled? All of that and more on this episode of A Brit Does Baseball Does Podcast! Support the show

The 2026 WBC has been an absolute blast to experience and we're coming up to the end of pool play already! So what have been some of the first half highlights for Cal & Gaz? Join them on this episode as they run down what they've enjoyed watching as well as getting some insight into how Great Britain fared! Jurickson Profar has been a naughty boy again - copping a 162 game ban for hi...

It's time for a MiLB reliever interview - so join Alan & Gaz as they sit down with Cooper Adams - a reliever in the Boston Red Sox organisation! Cooper was a standout pitcher at Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland but didn't manage to find a major league team through the well-documented draft route. Instead he went to the famous pitching lab - 'Tread Athletics' - a...

It's time for our final 2026 Season Review and we are finishing up in Tampa of all places, as we review the Rays! Joining Gaz and Cal on this one is Grant Kerry - former GB Men's Alumni and one of Cal's oldest friends! The Rays started off very strong in 2026, at one point leading the AL East, before sliding to a 77-85 record, good for 4th place! The season didn't start the way...

What's that you can smell in the air?  Well it's the first pitches of Spring Training of course, and with that baseball is officially back!!! What does Spring Training mean for the fans however? Join George, Gaz and Cal as they share what they enjoy most about it! With baseball being back in 2026 however, it means we are one year closer to the real threat of there being less baseball in...

We have a real treat in store for you today! Joining George and Gaz for an interview is a Great Britain baseball legend - Laura Hirai! Not only is Laura a European Champion with the Great Britain's Women's Team in 2025, but she was also drafted in the 5th Round in the inaugural Women's Professional Baseball League by Boston! Laura is the only European player to be drafted by any of...

With Spring Training now having begun and games almost upon us, the 2026 Offseason has all but come to a close! But what exactly did teams achieve this off-season?  Well: - Some teams spent their way either out of trouble or to another World Series! - Some teams made some interesting trades including 3 separate 3-team trades! - And some teams did absolutely nothing! In order to make sense of it al...

The 2026 season is fast approaching and you always want to be comfortable in your surroundings - so we thought that we would provide you with some comfort by reviewing 6 of the best MLB Stadiums! We asked our fans for their favourite baseball stadiums and answers ranged from MLB Stadiums to College Stadiums and everything inbetween! We have taken 6 of the most well-known and iconic stadiums in MLB...

It's time Yankees fan - on our 15th edition of the 2025 Season Review Series, we're reviewing the New York Yankees! Joining Gaz and Cal on this one is Alan Taylor - owner of Bad Arm, the UK's best baseball meets fashion brand! (Also one of our new friends!) The Yankees seemed to struggle this year to a 94-68 record, finishing 2nd in the AL East before beating their long time rivals...

With the 2026 season almost upon us (you can smell Spring Training in the air), we thought it would be a fantastic chance to introduce you to the newest members of the Brit Does Baseball team! We have 3 new additions joining the team (some of whom you may have already heard on the pod): Up first is Josh, band mate of Cal in Crocodile Death Trap, and more importantly our new AL West expert! Josh is...

On our 14th episode of the 2025 Season Review Series, we're looking at the Philadelphia Phillies! It's a full circle moment for Gaz as he's joined by Jay from Drunks on the Pond, part of the Infield Media network! Gaz made one of his earliest podcast appearances on Drunks on the Pond and it was nice almost a year later for BDB to return the favour! The Phillies had what you may cons...

Well it's time for lucky No. 13 in the 2025 Season Review Series and this one we are reviewing the Cleveland Guardians! Gaz and Cal are joined by Sarah Allis - from the Caught Lookin' podcast! The Guardians had a great season in 2025 - managing to chase down the Detroit Tigers to win the AL Central with a record of 88-74! Despite having a typical quiet offseason, it was still business as...

A dozen 2025 Season Review episodes have now been completed, with this one seeing us reviewing New York's favourite team - the New York Mets! Gaz is joined on this one by fellow brit - George Westaway! The Mets had a season of 2 halves in 2025 - eventually finishing 2nd in the NL East with a record of 83-79! After signing Juan Soto to a record contract in the 2025 off-season, big things were...

Our 11th stop of our 2025 Season Review Series sees us going down South as we discuss the Texas Rangers! Gaz is joined on this one by Texas Rangers fan - Jeremy Martinez! The Rangers had a bang average season in 2025 - finishing 3rd in the AL West with a record of 81-81! It was a tale of two sides for the Rangers in 2025, with amazing pitching being let down quite massively by the offense! The pit...

We're a third of the way through our 2025 Season Review Series and this time we're talking about the Milwaukee Brewers! Despite being a Cubs fan, Cal & Dan have stitched up Gaz by making him do this one solo - but he is joined by Chris from 9 Inning Nomad! The Brewers had an excellent season in 2025, finishing with the best record in baseball with a record of 97-65, finishing top of...

It's time for our first Season Review Series of the New Year - so we thought we'd begin our year in familiar territory with Dan's Baltimore Orioles! Joining Cal & Dan on this episode is Sports Man Dan (Dan's alter ego)! The Orioles had a pretty poor season in 2025, finishing with a record of 75-87, which led to a 5th place finish in the AL East! The Orioles' season got...

Its 2026! Happy new year to all our fans and listeners!!! As its the New Year we had the fantastic idea of making our 2026 MLB Predictions arguably 2-3 months too early! So listen on as Cal & Gaz run you through all of the BDB's predictions for the 2026 MLB Season before a Spring Training Ball has even entered production! The team give their predictions on: 1 - World Series Champions 2 -...

We're 8 not out in our Season Review Series and this time we're chatting about the Arizona Diamondbacks! Joining Cal & Gaz for this episode is a fellow British Baseball podcaster - Benji from the Tea-Backs Podcast! The Diamondbacks had an almost bang average season in 2025, finishing with a record of 80-82, good enough for a 4th place finish in the NL West! The Diamondbacks' sea...

It's Christmas time everyone so you know what that means.....it's time for some fun and games with the BDB team! So join Gaz, Dan and Cal for some Xmas fun! The first half consists of some Sporcle quizzes that the team try and answer live - so you can play along and see if you know more than the guys (odds on you will!). In the second half its the rematch of the century - as Dan and Cal...

Its time for our 7th Season Review and this time we're chatting about the Atlanta Braves! Joining Cal & Gaz on this one is fan of the show (almost as much as he is a fan of the Braves) Josh Kindon! The Braves had a very disapointing season in 2025, finishing with a record of 76-86, good enough for a 4th place finish in the NL East! The Braves' season could probably be summed up by th...

Next up on our Season Review Series is the turn of the Boston Red Sox! Joining Dan & Gaz on this one are avid Boston fan Garrett and one of Boston's top pitching prospects - David Sandlin! The Red Sox had a much improved season in 2025, finishing with a record of 89-73 which meant a 3rd place finish in a very competitive AL East!  They made it to the Wildcard Series and faced off against...

We're coming to Gaz' team with this latest Season Review - its time for the Chicago Cubs! And joining Gaz on this one is Sam Olbur from Locked on Cubs! The Cubs had a great season in 2025, finishing with a record of 92-70 and had it not been for the Brewers, would have most definitely won the majority of the other divisions!  They beat the San Diego Padres in the Wildcard Round before lo...

It's time for our next instalment of the 2025 Season Review Series - this time we're looking at Cal's San Francisco Giants! Joining us for this review is Dylan is a Dragon! The Giants had a bang average, finishing the regular season with a record of 81-81, good for third place in the NL West! They couldn't have been more average if they'd tried!  Led on the mound by ace, L...

It's time for the third instalment of the 2025 Season Review Series - this time we're looking at the Seattle Mariners! Joining us for this review is Cal's Crocodile Death Trap bandmate - Josh Eldridge! The Mariners had a fantastic season, finishing the regular season with a record of 90-72, good for first place in the AL West!  They beat the Tigers in the Divisional Series before lo...