Nashville Sounds - Rounding Third

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses Garrett Stallings' first-ever call-up at the start of the week, the wild turn in the series and homestand with Luis Matos' walk-off on Saturday in the doubleheader, Jett Williams' offensive surge and Luke Adams' frequency of getting hit by pitches.

Sounds hitting coach Zack Jones joins Jeff Hem on an Independence Day edition of the pregame show to discuss having a birthday on the 4th of July and to share his experience and upbringing as the son of his dad, James, who served several years in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Former Sounds coach Ned Yost IV joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his second year as the Brewers' outfield and baserunning coordinator, what makes Luis Lara so special defensively, how Tyler Black and Jett Williams have progressed in the outfield, and the details and approach the Brewers preach for successful baserunning.

Sounds right-hander Gerson Garabito joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his successful outing the night before, his time with the Sounds and Brewers organization so far, coming back from a February foot surgery, and his experience the last couple years in the big leagues with the Texas and in South Korea.

Sounds infielder Brock Wilken sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his go-ahead three-run homer the night before, his offensive improvements the last few weeks, playing both third and first base, and the origin of his homers being called "Brockets."

Brewers right-hander Logan Henderson joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his successful rehab outing with the Sounds two days prior, his recent Sounds teammate Garrett Stallings getting his first-ever major league call-up after about 600 innings in the minors, and what he's taken away from his first 10 major league starts going back to last year.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet sits down with Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and talks about the 16 innings of baseball awaiting the club in the final day of the Gwinnett series, the roster dynamic with pitching management and position player depth, Jeferson Quero's hot hitting in June, and the effect Luke Adams' power has in the lineup.

Brewers senior strategist for player acquisition Daniel Cho joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his role with the Brewers, the dynamic in his department as the Brewers constantly look for talent around baseball, the difficulty of acquiring players during a season, and working with Rick Sweet in 2018 in Colorado Springs.

Brewers assistant general manager Matt Kleine joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to share his thoughts on the Sounds' season so far, his role in player contract negotiations, sharing responsibility as one of the Brewers assistant GMs, how Luis Lara has developed this season, and an interesting clause in a player contract he once heard about.

Former Sound and Brewers all-star Rickie Weeks sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his new role this season as a special assistant in baseball operations and scouting, his perspective as a former second baseman on Brice Turang's development the last few years, his thoughts on Cooper Pratt, and as a former player what he thinks of some of the rule changes and additions in MLB...

Sounds infielder/outfielder Tyler Black joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his grand slam the night before against Gwinnett, the team's sour end to the first half the previous week in Memphis, how he's feeling at the plate and defensively lately, his experience in March with Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic and what it was like in his hometown of Toronto last fall with the B...

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Max Herz for his weekly pregame show appearance to talk about the Sounds' coming up short in the first half playoff push, the windy conditions of the ballpark in Memphis in that series, and the unique mid-game circumstance of Cooper Pratt's Brewers call-up the previous Sunday.

Sounds infielder Eduardo Garcia joins Max Herz on the pregame show to talk about joining the Sounds and being at Triple-A for the first time, his experience in winter ball this past off-season as preparation for this season, playing there alongside Jeferson Quero and playing with the Sounds alongside so many Venezuelans.

Sounds reliever Mark Manfredi joins Max Herz on the pregame show to talk about his first few weeks with the Sounds, his rise through the Brewers system since being drafted in '23, transitioning from starter to reliever and being the highest-drafted player ever out of Dayton at the time he was drafted.

Brewers senior VP of player operations Tom Flanagan joins Max Herz on the pregame show to discuss the Sounds' first-half playoff push, Cooper Pratt's big league call-up and the unique way it happened, Jett Williams' progress and Flanagan's history with the Brewers.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the Lara contract extension that began the week, the team being in a mid-June playoff spot chase, the series against Durham, and the lineup depth among position players.

Sounds hitting coach Zack Jones sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the offense's first half of the season, what has impressed him the most about Lara and Cooper Pratt's start to the season and the recent return of Luke Adams to the lineup.

Brewers assistant pitching coach Will Schierholz joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss filling in as a pitching coach for a few days with the Sounds, what he sees in the Sounds' AAA-best pitching staff, and some of his history with current Sounds and recent additions Tyson Hardin and Brett Wichrowski.

Sounds outfielder Akil Baddoo joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his first four homers with the Sounds all coming against Durham, his comeback from a quad injury suffered during spring training, signing with the Brewers after several years with Detroit, his love for volleyball and roller skating, and his Olympian cousin Tyra Gittens.

Brewers assistant general manager Karl Mueller sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss all things Luis Lara contract extension from the day before, including how much Lara's start to the season with the Sounds affected the organization's confidence, how Lara has gotten better the past few years and how different or similar the process was compared Jackson Chourio and Cooper Pratt.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the team's huge comeback win the night before, the team's first-half playoff spot push with two weeks left before mid-season, the returns to the lineup during the series by Luke Adams, Brock Wilken and Greg Jones, and the outfield dynamic the past few weeks with additions of Luis Matos and Akil Baddoo alo...

Sounds infielder Ethan Murray joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his successful series in Jacksonville, including a unique single the night before against a former teammate, getting a pitching victory and delivering the walk-off  hit for it a few weeks ago, and getting his feet wet at catcher.

Sounds outfielder Luis Matos joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his time with the Brewers and Sounds so far after only ever playing in the Giants organization, the origin of his batting stance with his feet spread wide apart, and having his wife and daughter with him during the season instead of in Venezuela.

Sounds infielder Luke Adams sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his homer the night before in his second game off the injured list, working his way back from a mid-April wrist injury, and returning to play more third base after a lot of first base early in the season.

Sounds shortstop Cooper Pratt joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the team's successful May, his continued surge on offense, what remains unchanged for him despite signing a long-term major league contract in April, and his new facial hair.