Who hosts Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney?

Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney is hosted by ESPN, Buster Olney. They have published 200 episodes. The show covers sports.

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Recent episodes include "Weight Class: Defining Questions and Players for the ALDS & NLDS", "Best vs. Hottest: Braves Vanquish Phillies; ALDS & NLDS Are Set", and "Four Thumbs: White Sox, Yankees, Padres Advance; Phillies-Braves Will Play Game 3". The latest went out on 3 Oct 2026 and ran about 27 minutes. Reading two or three of these before pitching is the fastest way to see what the show actually books.

How often does Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney publish?

Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney publishes about twice a week, a median of 2 days between episodes. Episodes average about 47 minutes. The back catalogue stands at 200 episodes. A show on this cadence plans ahead, so pitch earlier rather than closer to the date you want.

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For Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney, Booking Probability sits at 36/100, Listen Score at 32/100, and the guest bar is around 80/100. The show has not signalled guest openness recently, which raises the bar on relevance. A verified contact is on file.

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Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

Hosted by ESPN, Buster Olney · sports · EN · 200 episodes

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ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney leads the baseball discussion alongside other top analysts.

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Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney is a sports podcast hosted by ESPN, Buster Olney, with 200 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney
Weight Class: Defining Questions and Players for the ALDS & NLDS
Oct 2, 202627 min
Paul “Hembo” Hembekides and Buster Olney discuss the fallout from the Philadelphia Phillies losing to the Atlanta Braves in the Wild Card, including who will manage the team in 2027, if their window is closed, and whether Trea Turner should change positions. Then, the guys answer defining questions and identify the defining players in all four NLDS and ALDS series.  0:00 Welcome 0:46 Paul “Hembo” Hembekides joins 2:38 Is the Phillies window closed? 5:04 Should Trea Turner be moved to the OF? 6:48 NLDS & ALDS defining players, questions 7:18 Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox 11:02 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves 15:25 Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees 19:23 Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Diego Padres EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHeL6O-A-ASmSMwbSCFvPKEq1Cslo_lrw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5FG6xCcd338SgZjZ9urHRI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-tonight-with-buster-olney/id137699414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Best vs. Hottest: Braves Vanquish Phillies; ALDS & NLDS Are Set
Oct 2, 202635 min
Tim Kurkjian and Buster Olney discuss the Atlanta Braves defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in the Wild Card to advance to the NLDS, if the Phillies’ window is closing, how the Braves will manage their pitching staff against the Los Angeles Dodgers, why Brewers-Padres may prove to be the most exciting divisional series, the Guardians and White Sox going at it in the ALDS, who has the advantage in Yankees-Rays, and what the heck happened to the Red Sox after their mid-season turnaround. Plus, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game. 0:00 Welcome 0:17 Tim Kurkjian joins 1:19 Braves beat Phillies, advance to NLDS 2:04 Ray Kerr October hero 3:59 Phillies start Aaron Nola 6:03 Michael Harris II’s big home run 7:23 Chris Sale closes the game 8:31 Who will manage the Phillies in 2027? 10:19 Phillies window closing? 13:13 NLDS preview: Braves-Dodgers 18:15 NLDS preview: Brewers-Padres 20:01 ALDS preview: White Sox-Guardians 21:34 ALDS preview: Yankees-Rays 28:00 What happened to the Red Sox? 30:16 Numbers Game with Sarah Langs EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHeL6O-A-ASmSMwbSCFvPKEq1Cslo_lrw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5FG6xCcd338SgZjZ9urHRI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-tonight-with-buster-olney/id137699414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Four Thumbs: White Sox, Yankees, Padres Advance; Phillies-Braves Will Play Game 3
Oct 1, 202638 min
Two-time World Series champion David Ross joins Buster Olney to discuss the MLB playoffs, including the San Diego Padres pouring it on the Chicago Cubs to make the NLDS, the Chicago White Sox advancing to the ALDS, and Houston Astros players complaining about being booed at home. Then, Kevin Negandhi stops by after a thrilling Philadelphia Phillies extra-innings win against the Atlanta Braves to set up a dramatic Game 3 in the Wild Card round. Later, Eduardo Pérez is in the Bronx following the New York Yankees blowing out the Boston Red Sox to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS. 0:00 Welcome 0:50 David Ross joins 1:16 Padres beat Cubs, advance to NLDS 6:25 White Sox beat Astros, advance to ALDS 9:38 Astros plays complain after being booed 13:14 Kevin Negandhi joins 13:58 Phillies beat Braves, will play Game 3 22:28 Eduardo Pérez joins 22:56 Yankees beat Red Sox, advance to ALDS EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHeL6O-A-ASmSMwbSCFvPKEq1Cslo_lrw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5FG6xCcd338SgZjZ9urHRI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-tonight-with-buster-olney/id137699414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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WC Game 1 Recaps: Braves, White Sox, Yankees, Padres Go Up 1-0; Game 2 Predictions
Sep 30, 202634 min
Kevin Conners and Buster Olney convene in Bristol following the first night of the MLB postseason to recap the first four games of the wild card round. They start with Michael King and the San Diego Padres blowing out the Chicago Cubs. Then, Buster talks to Kiley McDaniel in Atlanta about the Philadelphia Phillies’ decision to throw Jhoan Duran for two innings and Austin Riley’s home run that won the game for the Braves. Next, Buster and Kevin get into the New York Yankees taking down the Boston Red Sox behind Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice. Later, the Chicago White Sox use the power of Pope Leo and Grant Taylor to defeat the Houston Astros on the road. Finally, they make their Game 2 predictions. 0:00 Welcome 0:05 Kevin Conners joins 1:05 Padres beat Cubs 8-0 3:16 Cubs lack swing-and-miss 4:40 Game 1 winners dominate these series 6:27 Kiley McDaniel joins 6:38 Braves beat Phillies 5-3 6:51 Phillies throw Jhoan Duran for two innings 9:03 Austin Riley’s HR seals victory 11:03 Missed opportunity for Phillies 15:16 Yankees beat Red Sox 9-0 20:30 Aaron Judge left off Yankee roster 23:38 Red Sox injury issues 23:56 White Sox beat Houston 6-3 28:12 Pope Leo sends White Sox a letter 29:02 Game 2 predictions EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHeL6O-A-ASmSMwbSCFvPKEq1Cslo_lrw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5FG6xCcd338SgZjZ9urHRI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-tonight-with-buster-olney/id137699414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Welcome to the Postseason: Wild Card Preview; Justin Verlander Retires; Max Scherzer Done Too?
Sep 28, 202642 min
Jesse Rogers and David Schoenfield join Buster Olney following the end of the MLB regular season to preview the Wild Card round. They predict all four series: Phillies at Braves, White Sox at Astros, Cubs at Padres, and Red Sox at Yankees. Plus, they discuss their picks for Cy Young, MVP, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year. They also talk about Justin Verlander retiring, and if we’ve seen the last of Max Scherzer. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets. 0:00 Welcome 0:30 MLB Wild Card Matchups are set 4:17 David Schoenfield & Jesse Rogers join 5:16 Justin Verlander retires. Max Scherzer’s last start, too? 9:38 Verlander’s emotional moment with his daughter 10:31 Wild Card Preview: Phillies at Braves 16:06 Wild Card Preview: White Sox at Astros 17:52 Wild Card Preview: Cubs at Padres 20:00 Wild Card Preview: Red Sox at Yankees 24:34 Cy Young predictions 25:39 MVP predictions 27:37 Rookie of the Year predictions 28:59 Manger of the Year predictions 34:29 Bleacher Tweets EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHeL6O-A-ASmSMwbSCFvPKEq1Cslo_lrw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5FG6xCcd338SgZjZ9urHRI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-tonight-with-buster-olney/id137699414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

About this Podcast:

Pitch Analysis

What is Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney?

About the host

Recent episodes

Weight Class: Defining Questions and Players for the ALDS & NLDS

Best vs. Hottest: Braves Vanquish Phillies; ALDS & NLDS Are Set

Four Thumbs: White Sox, Yankees, Padres Advance; Phillies-Braves Will Play Game 3

WC Game 1 Recaps: Braves, White Sox, Yankees, Padres Go Up 1-0; Game 2 Predictions

Welcome to the Postseason: Wild Card Preview; Justin Verlander Retires; Max Scherzer Done Too?

Guest Appearances

Paul "Hembo" Hembekides

Torey Lovullo

Michael McGreevy

Manny Machado

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Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

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Pitch Analysis

What is Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney?

About the host

Recent episodes

Weight Class: Defining Questions and Players for the ALDS & NLDS

Best vs. Hottest: Braves Vanquish Phillies; ALDS & NLDS Are Set

Four Thumbs: White Sox, Yankees, Padres Advance; Phillies-Braves Will Play Game 3

WC Game 1 Recaps: Braves, White Sox, Yankees, Padres Go Up 1-0; Game 2 Predictions

Welcome to the Postseason: Wild Card Preview; Justin Verlander Retires; Max Scherzer Done Too?

Guest Appearances

Paul "Hembo" Hembekides

Torey Lovullo

Michael McGreevy

Manny Machado

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