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 [email protected], and follow hosts Sam Dykstra (@samdykstramilb.bsky.social) and Tyler Maun (@tylermaun.bsky.social) on Bluesky and Benjamin Hill (@bensbiz) on X.

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

Ben begins this week's podcast by sharing findings from his latest newsletter, namely which celebrities have Minor League pasts.

Binghamton Bathtub Donkeys (16:05)

Double-A Binghamton director of marketing and promotions Eddie Saunders stops by to share details of the club's Bathtub Donkeys identity that is already taking the Minor League landscape by storm.

Erie SeaWolves mascot book (30:38)

Ben speaks with Erie president Greg Coleman and his son Kevin about the latter's book A Mascot Tale: The Untold Story of C. Wolf.

Prospects lists (47:29)

It's a big week in the land of MLB Pipeline. Sam and Tyler chat about the Top 10 positional prospect rankings that have been released in the past few days and take an early look at the opening of the international signing period.

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Ghosts of the Minors/Wrapping up (1:19:06)

Josh harvests another edition of Ghosts of the Minors, and the other hosts take a look back at the career of a listener-submitted Minor Leaguer of yore.