The Black Baseball Mixtape

Summer capacity overload has started! This week: LL playoff game (son plays, I coach), Marlins v. Nats in DC (for the culture), and last night AEW in Richmond. Also, the Knicks were playing in the NBA Finals. Also, Women’s College World Series Championship Game 1, Also, the Knicks are playing in the Finals…did I mention the Knicks!

Tarps off in DC— but it was no match for back-to-back-to-back home runs—a big bop delivered in Cincy by Will Benson. Maysn Winn showed off the cannon, and Jo Adell used his head (sort of). Also, I got to catch up with my guy [power hitter] Xavier Edwards. Finish Your Breakfast: 6.3.2026.

It’s Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and the NCAA Softball Championship is set! It will be an old-fashioned Texas showdown between the Texas Longhorns and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Both teams had to win two games: Texas against Tennessee, and Texas Tech against Alabama. Texas Tech’s star pitcher NiJaree Canady now holds the record for most Women’s College World Series games in history. On the Men’s side,...

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Finish Your Breakfast (or Brunch): 5.31.2026 - All you really need to know right now is that Vahn Lackey hit a ball 468 ft against OU. 468 feet - over the scoreboard at Georgia Tech. Anthony Pack Jr. hit his fourth homer of the regional. And UCLA made an epic comeback to survive and advance. It was a full slate of MLB games too; El Niño finally hit a homer. Jo Adell hit the catwalk at the Trop - a...

Way too many highlights today for IG. If you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the Black Baseball Mixtape Substack and/or podcast to get the full recap every day, for free. NCAA Baseball Regionals were in full force: Texas Longhorns’ SEC Freshman of the Year Anthony Pack Jr. made Texas baseball history with 3 home runs in his first NCAA Tournament game. He is the first Longhorn in Texas histor...

It’s a short round of highlights this morning, so let’s get to it. Cam Smith made the play of the night in the Astros win over the Rangers. Acuna, Albies, Smith, and Harris powered the Braves over the Red Sox at Fenway. And Murakami keeps hitting, and the White Sox keep winning. Let’s finish our breakfast, shall we?

Finish Your Breakfast (5.28.2026): I see you Juan Soto, and even you can’t make me hate Jalen Brunson (hahaha), even Pope Leo is a Knicks fan. Shohei did what Shohei does last night. Murakami did what Murakami does last night. Byron Buxton did what Byron Buxton does last night. Yordan Alvarez has hit four homers in two games. Yankees ace Gerrit Cole was dominate against the Royals. The O’s got a m...

Lots of games last night and lots of blowouts. Michael Harris II (Braves) and Mookie Betts (Dodgers) both had huge nights. The Dodgers and the Yankees both put up 15 runs. Vaughn Grissom has six RBIs and a grand slam for the Halos. And Chase Burns picked up his 7th win of the season - all of that and more tarps come off, this time in Charm City.

Happy Monday! Caddy returns to Camden Yards. The Astros throw a combined no-hitter. James Wood and C.J. Abrams leave the yard. So do Murakami and Schwarber. All of that and a salute to the Knicks and Gael Monfils.

Happy Memorial Day. There were walk-offs in the Bronx & MIA, and lots of baseball games to talk about. It’s not cookout weather in Virginia, but if the sun is shining where you are, break out the grill and enjoy the day.

On this episode, Cheats, April, and Flobo discuss the rise of the White Sox and the fall of the Cubs. Are the Rays, Braves, and A's for real? What division in MLB is the most fun to watch? All of that and a lot of NCAA softball and baseball talk. The Black Baseball Mixtape is in partnership with the Players Alliance, Minority Prospects, and Numbers Game Scorebooks.

Jordan Walker Sunday Spotlight. Ray J has no business around any ring or fighting anyone. And, how about those Knicks? Oh yeah, this is a baseball show, right? Finish Your Breakfast (5.24.2026).

The tarps continue to come off at MLB ballparks, and I for one ain’t mad at it. On the field, the Braves walk off the Nats. The Twins power by the Sox. The Rocket returns to Fenway. And the Rays grab an important game one over the Yankees.

Happy Friday! Last night was Too $hort bobblehead night for the Oakland Ballers. $hort was on hand, along with The Glove, Gary Payton. Was this the best bobblehead collaboration of the year? On the field, Money Mike Harris hit two out against the Marlins. The Jays and Yankees tie their four-game series. And so did the Mets and Nationals. Corbin Carroll walked it off against the Rockies - I’ve show...

Shohei displayed a masterclass in double duty last night. He led off the game with a homer and then pitched five scoreless innings. The Braves’ Dominic Smith has to be tired this morning. He hit a major league home run in the sixth and then had a little league home run in the eighth. The Nats CJ Abrams is now in a three-way tie for MLB’s RBI lead. He had three RBIs last night. And Nasim Nuñez stol...

Finish Your Breakfast (5.20.2026): Family, there is always a lot of baseball to talk about, but it’s not every day that the Knicks come back from down 22 in the second half to win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, so let’s go, Knicks. In baseball, I think there has been a record number of inside-the-park home runs so far this season. James Wood hit a grand slam inside job, and Corbin Carrol...

The Marlins rout the best team in baseball. Xavier Edwards keeps his power surge going in MIA. Josh Bell hit two home runs in the Twins’ victory over the Astros. The Mets waited until extras to score 10 runs in DC. The “Tarps Off” movement has spread to Tampa. And the Bombers win game one of their ALCS rematch series in the Bronx.

A walk-off in Chicago. Another walk-off in New York. The Rays are the first AL team with 30 wins. The Phillies are above 500 for the first time all year. The O’s avoided a sweep in DC - all of that and more on Finish Your Breakfast (5.18.2026).

MLB Rivalry Weekend continues, and an epic comeback by Texas Tech in the NCAA Softball Regionals.

It’s rivalry weekend in MLB: Can you name all the series rivalries? I’ve done a lot of them for you. Let's go: Subway Series, Lone Star Series, Citrus Series, Crosstown Classic, Freeway Series, Border Battle, Sho-me Series, the Ohio Cup, the Beatlway Series, and the Vedder Cup. Which ones am I missing? Which series is your favorite? Mine? The Beltway Series between the Nats and the O’s. Finish You...

Happy Friday (5.15.2026): The Reds destroyed the Nats 15-1. Chase Burns was outstanding: 6 IP, 0 ER, 7 Ks. Dane Myers had a home run and a web gem catch in center field. Ke’Bryan Hayes had two hits and two RBIs. The Cards had a dramatic come-from-behind victory to beat the A’s. Jordan Walker saved a home run in the first inning and hit a home run in the 6th. Walker’s double to right at the top of...

Finish Your Breakfast (5.14.2026): Shohei and Mookie help the Dodgers defeat the Giants 4-0. The Braves have taken two in a row over the Cubs - Drake Baldwin with his 11th homer of the season. The Nats Daylen Lile has hit three home runs in the last two games (Nats over the Reds in extras). The O’s won their 3-game series over the Yankees 2-1, with a 7-0 win yesterday. Byron Buxton hit two home ru...

Finish Your Breakfast (5.13.2026): Lots of action in the MLB to review: Derek Hill delivered a pinch-hit go-ahead homer in the 8th and a game-saving catch in the 9th to lead the Sox over the Royals. Daylen Lile and James Wood both homered in the Nats blowout of the Reds. Professional hitter Dom Smith went 4-4 with two runs scored as the Braves took game one of their series with the Cubs. And the Y...

Honest question: Can you name the Rays’ starting lineup? Currently, they are the best team in the AL and one of the hottest teams in MLB, but their players are not household names. It was a short night in MLB. Let’s finish our breakfast together.