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 and Sam open this week's podcast by looking at Iowa's citizenship ceremony in Des Moines and Jacksonville's 'That's What She Said' Night.
Interviews (16:16)
First, Kelsie Heneghan interviews Ontario manager John Shoemaker about his lengthy career in the Dodgers system, and Ben and Sam chat with Hickory's Ashley Salinas about the club's '51 Rocks promotion surrounding a local team that was almost lost to history.
On-field chatter (37:58)
Sam highlights Mike Sirota's on-going on-base streak -- now up to 61 games entering Friday -- and looks at recent and upcoming updates to MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects ranking.
Wrapping up (54:00)