Chapman’s The Man in April + Manoah vs. Verdugo

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss Daulton Varsho’s new adjustment at the plate paying dividends, and George Springer’s struggles atop the order before looking ahead to Alek Manoah’s start against Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox. Sportsnet’s Joe Siddall comments on Springer’s slow start, how close he thinks we are to seeing Nate Pearson in high leverage situations, Matt Chapman winning AL player of the month and how sustainable his performance is (27:36). President of the Negro Leagues Museum, Bob Kendrick discusses the plans for the museum’s new state-of-the-art facility and how cool it is to have Negro Leagues’ involvement in the MLB The Show video game (50:33). Barker’s former teammate and current Red Sox analyst Darnell McDonald previews Game three of the TOR-BOS series and talks about Rafael Devers AKA “the left-handed Vladimir Guerrero Jr.” and what makes him such a dangerous hitter (01:15:49).

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