Nats' Fitz-Gerald, Joliet prison game featured on MiLB podcast

By MLB.com Staff | 4:21 PM EDT

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)

Sam and Tyler preview the "Grass Routes" docuseries returning to MLB Network this weekend and look at a new Minor League alternate identity: the Lehigh Valley Squonk. Ben also calls in to report on his visit to the Old Joliet Prison for a Joliet Slammers ballgame Thursday.

On-field chatter (20:04)

Sam and Tyler discuss the standout hitting and pitching prospects from April, the Major League arrivals of Travis Bazzana and Elmer Rodríguez and Sam's trip to High-A Wilmington.

Devin Fitz-Gerald interview (45:15)

Sam chats with Nationals No. 9 prospect Devin Fitz-Gerald about his High-A start, Washington's infield depth at the lower levels and his work with his dad Todd, who coaches Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

Wrapping up (58:00)

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