Hook Line & Splitter, a Jersey Shore BlueClaws Podcast

We're joined by BlueClaws RHP Luke Gabrysh on our latest episode, who talks about his season, growing up in Wilmington as a big Phillies fan, going to St. Joseph's University, getting drafted by the Phillies, attending the "Bedlam at the Bank" game, and much more!

We're joined by BlueClaws pitcher Reese Dutton on our latest episode. The Kenosha, Wisconsin native talks about his tremendous start to the season, his adjustments coming into this year, his confidence on the mound, his baseball journey, his love for the Green Bay Packers, and much more!

Did you know that the BlueClaws' ballpark, now ShoreTown Ballpark, had a no-hitter before a home run? Keith Bucktrot threw one in the second-ever BlueClaws home game on April 12, 2001! We were able to catch up with Keith to talk about that no-hitter, the first year with the BlueClaws, opening the new ballpark, Carlos Ruiz, Minor League Baseball in 2001, and much more!

We sit down with BlueClaws manager Mycal Jones for a pre-game chat with the season set to open this week! The BlueClaws are in Wilmington on Friday and the home opener is Tuesday at ShoreTown Ballpark against Brooklyn!

Spring Breakout starts today with Phillies prospects playing Twins farmhands today and Blue Jays prospects on Saturday. Ahead of the game, we're joined by Phillies Director of Player Development Luke Murton. We taped this in his office in Clearwater two weeks back, and look around the farm system. Thanks to Luke for being gracious with his time during the busiest part of the year.

The BlueClaws have had some amazing starting pitchers over the years, from Hamels to Floyd to Suarez to Painter. Which should be on the BlueClaws 25th Anniversary All-Time Team? Greg Giombarrese goes through the nominees in this new podcast. To vote for your preferred starting pitchers, click here .

Voting is underway (and runs through Monday) for outfielders as part of the BlueClaws 25th Anniversary Team! In this episode, Greg Giombarrese takes us through the candidates for the team and gives his thoughts. Former BlueClaws outfielders up for consideration include Anthony Gose (pictured), Aaron Altherr, Michael Bourn, Michael Taylor, Domonic Brown, Jiwan James, and more! Click here to vote fo...

We're excited to welcome Mycal Jones, named the 18th manager in BlueClaws history, to the show. He talks about his time with the Phillies, his baseball influences, his goals for the season, message to the team, baseball background, and much more!

We've reached the end of 2025 - let's wrap it up! Greg Giombarrese and Tony Graham sit down for our Year-In-Review episode where we look back at the year that was in ShoreTown! Our favorite games, moments, home runs, wins, stories, and much more! 2025 was great, and here's to a great 2026!

We're joined by BlueClaws RHP Ryan Dromboski, a local product who joined the BlueClaws in August. On the show, we talk about... Growing up a Phillies fan Signing with his favorite organization His high school career in New Jersey Playing at UPenn Balancing academics and athletics at an Ivy League school Much more!

We're joined by BlueClaws OF Avery Owusu-Asiedu, who talks about his season, his two game-winning hits in the series with Hub City earlier in August, his time in the organization, playing basketball in high school, and much more!

We're joined by BlueClaws OF Devin Saltiban on our latest episode. The former 3rd round pick talks about his time with the Phillies, his baseball influences, growing up in Hawaii, the 2025 season, how he's grown as a player in the last two years, the home stretch to the season, and much more!

We're joined by BlueClaws LHP Mavis Graves for our latest episode. The left-hander from South Carolina talks about his baseball journey, his breakthrough in 2024 with Clearwater, what he's been learning and working on this year, and more!

The Locals and the Bennys, aka the BlueClaws and the Hudson Valley Renegades, take the field for the second time on Saturday, July 19th and we're joined by Caitlin Accurso, author of Benny at the Beach, to talk about her book! She'll be here at the game on Saturday signing copies on the concourse.

We're joined by BlueClaws OF Dylan Campbell on our latest episode. The outfielder from Houston talks about: Coming to the Phillies in January and the differences and similarities with the Dodgers. How he's grown as a player. His current hot streak. Choosing baseball over football and basketball. Building the BlueClaws Football Team. Much more.

We sat down with BlueClaws C Kehden Hettiger, a Southern California native, about the east coast, his walk-off home run on May 6th, how close he came to going to Oregon instead of signing with the Phillies, what he's learned in his two years as a pro, and much more!

25 years ago, when a Minor League Baseball team was coming to the Jersey Shore, the team was nearly named the Pine Barons, in honor of the unique territory that spans seven counties across the southern part of New Jersey. Now, 25 years later, the team is honoring that near-identity with the Shine Barons, Shine of course representing the silver of a 25th anniversary. Today, we're joined by Joel...

BlueClaws closer Jaydenn Estanista talks about his baseball journey from Curacao to the BlueClaws, pitching in the World Baseball Classic, what he misses most about Curacao during the baseball season, his soccer background, his baseball idols, and more.

We're joined by BlueClaws C Luke Davis, who shares his baseball journey from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast! He talks about his patience at the plate, getting signed the Phillies, and much more.

We're joined by BlueClaws RHP Alex McFarlane on our latest episode, who talks about his baseball journey: His season in 2025 with the BlueClaws Growing up in St. Thomas Youth Baseball in the Virgin Islands Coming to the States What he's learned over the last few years His recovery from Tommy John Surgery Much more!

BlueClaws OF Pierce Bennett stops by to talk about his career, his time at Wake Forest, the College World Series of 2023, facing Paul Skenes, his hitting exploits, his cornhole exploits, and much more!

We're joined by BlueClaws IF Carson DeMartini, who blasted a home run on Opening Night at the Jersey Shore on April 8th. We talk about his time at Virginia Tech, getting drafted by the Phillies, growing up as a Mets/David Wright fan, golf, baseball, playing in the Phillies system, and much more!

We're joined by BlueClaws manager Greg Brodzinski on our latest episode of Hook Line & Splitter as we go through the roster and preview the season! The BlueClaws open the season on Friday in Hudson Valley and the home schedule on April 8th against Aberdeen!

We're joined from Clearwater by 2024 BlueClaws RHP Casey Steward at the tail end of Spring Training. We talk about: How Spring Training went Spring Breakout, his selection, and his strong performance in the game against Pirates prospects What he's worked on over the course of the offseason His favorite part of spring training What he learned in his first full season in the organization in...

We're joined by BlueClaws manager Greg Brodzinski from Spring Training this week and he joins us to talk about a few topics including: Spring Breakout Game on Friday, March 14th, which he will manage. A Day in the Life at Spring Training His time in the Arizona Fall League What he's learned in his first two years as BlueClaws manager Who has stood out so far at Spring Training Some Favorit...