Learn how to plan a Minor League road trip on latest MiLB podcast

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other podcast-listening apps. This episode can also be found on Minor League Baseball's official YouTube page. Send questions or feedback to podcast@milb.com, and follow hosts Sam Dykstra (@samdykstramilb.bsky.social) and Tyler Maun (@tylermaun.com) on Bluesky and Benjamin Hill (@bensbiz) on X and Bluesky (@bensbiz.bsky.social).

Intro/Ben's Biz Banter (0:00)

Ben, Sam and Tyler start the show by talking about Minor League Baseball's national $10 ticket offer running through next Tuesday. Ben also previews his visit to Illinois for next week's exhibition at the Old Joliet Prison, and the gang chats about Springfield's newly renamed Route 66 Stadium.

Mathew Burns interview (22:18)

Mathew Burns and his father, Tom, are about to set out on their sixth annual Minor League road trip on May 3, hitting 19 ballparks over 22 days in the South. Mathew joins the show to discuss his history of Minor League Baseball travel and shares how he plans each journey. You can follow along with his trips at Mapping the Path.

On-field chatter (43:13)

Sam and Tyler chat about the updates to Luis Peña's health scare in Fort Wayne and also look at Franklin Arias' torrid start for Double-A Portland and the Major League ascensions of Payton Tolle and J.R. Ritchie.

Wrapping up (56:22)