The Bret Boone Podcast

Bret Boone, Rich Herrera and Tyler Kepner share their thoughts on the Shohei Ohtani news and how it may affect him and the Dodgers this season.

Bret Boone joins the JRSportBrief show to talk about this upcoming MLB season, including the NL West and how the Giants can come out on top, how to deal with high expectations, the introduction to the big leagues as a Japanese player and more.

The 2024 MLB Season is upon us! On today's show, Bret Boone and Rich Herrera welcome on reoccuring guest Tyler Kepner of The Athletic for a comprehensive look at the upcoming season. The guys discuss the Shohei Ohtani mess and fallout, if teams are afraid to sign Trevor Bauer, the offseason for Scott Boras' clients, their fearless predictions, division and wildcard winners, MVP and Cy Young picks...

Bret Boone joins Ben and Woods to talk about the feeling players have when starting a new season, Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery signing last-minute deals, the pressure on the Dodgers and more.

Bret Boone hops on with the guys to talk about the Rangers 2024 season and the Shohei Ohtani fallout.

On today's episode, Bret Boone welcomes on 2009 World Series champ and current Dodgers broadcaster Jerry Hairston Jr. to discuss the Shohei Ohtani mess, how the starting rotation is coming together, the bullpen looking strong, the offensive lineup and how special Mookie Betts is, the overall look of the NL West and more.

On this week's episode, we revisit Bret Boone's July 2021 conversation with 3x World Series Champ and Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers where the guys discussed the 70's A's, the birth of free agency and Rollie's legendary mustache.

On today's episode, Bret Boone is joined by ESPN's John Anderson for a fun conversation about the rise of SportsCenter, making it into the business, his relationships and stories from Bristol, the behind the scenes of putting a show together and more.

Bret Boone hops on with Steiny & Guru to chat about the San Francisco Giants offseason after signing the best free agent pitcher on the market, Blake Snell.

On today's bonus episode, Bret Boone is joined by the Seattle Times Ryan Divish to talk about the upcoming Mariners season, including how the rotation is coming together, the losses and additions of the offseason, the bullpen, how they match up against the rest of the AL West and more.

Bret Boone and Jeff Brantley discuss how the Reds are looking coming off an 82-80 season in 2023. Can the young players on this roster lead them to a playoff berth?

On today's episode, Bret Boone welcomes on 1990 All-Star and 1996 NL saves leader Jeff Brantley for a discussion about the mood around the Reds as we gear up for the 2024 season and the talented young players on the roster, the other teams in the NL Central, Bret and Jeff's time playing together in Cincinnati, stories from the good old days and more.

Happy March Madness! On today's episode, we revisit Bret Boone's conversation with the legendary Dick Vitale from April 2021. They discuss Dick's love of baseball, who's on his basketball Mount Rushmore, the great Jim Valvano and more.

On today's bonus episode, Bret Boone welcomes on Jeff Nelson to discuss the latest injury news on Gerrit Cole, how the rotation is looking as the season nears, the additions of Juan Soto and Alex Verdugo and more.

Bret Boone and Mike Stanton discuss why Greg Maddux was simply built different, the difference between Maddux and Tom Glavine, his years as a Brave and the World Series winning culture that was created within the organization during those years.

Bret Boone talks to Mike Stanton about what to expect from the Astros this season as they welcome in some new names in Josh Hader, Yainer Diaz replacing Martin Maldonado and the latest on Lance McCuller's injury status.

On today's episode, Bret Boone welcomes on 2001 All-Star, 3x World Series champ and current Astros pregame host Mike Stanton for a discussion on bullpens, the rise of velocity in pitching today, the pitch clock, how different Greg Maddux was, those special years in Atlanta where winning a World Series was expected and more. Plus, thoughts on the Astros this upcoming season as well as last year's W...

Bret and Mark Grace do a deep dive into the magical ballpark that is Wrigley Field.

Mark Grace details what that 2001 World Series win over the Yankees was like.

On today's episode, Bret Boone welcomes on 3x All-Star and 2001 World Series Champ Mark Grace to discuss the ins and outs of playing at Wrigley Field, the 2001 season and World Series win for Arizona over the Yankees, last season's awesome postseason run for the D-Backs, expectations for the NL West this season and more.

On this week's episode, we revisit Bret Boone's fun, unique conversation with the original Phillie Phanatic, Dave Raymond.

Bret Boone and tour manager Doc McGhee discuss the similarities between rock stars and athletes, a typical day on tour and how musicians keep it going even on their off days.

On today's episode, Bret Boone sits down with music manager Doc McGhee, who has worked with the likes of Kiss, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue and Hootie & the Blowfish. How has the music scene changed over the years? What similarities are there between athletes and rock stars? What's a typical day like on the road?

Bret Boone and Tom Candiotti share some thoughts on the D-Backs surprising run to the World Series last season and if they can build on that success in 2024.

Tom Candiotti tells Bret Boone the differences in preparation between a knuckleball pitcher and a non-knuckleball pitcher.