E39 (8/24/22): Preview of Sox-Jays Game, Dalbec's First Start at SS, MLB 2023 Schedule Release, Breakdown of Formatting & Matchups, Sox Key Opponents, USA’s WBC Coaching Staff

Joey starts this quick episode by talking about the Red Sox’s 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays from last night and mentioning the absence of Tommy Pham, Xander Bogaerts and Christian Arroyo causing Bobby Dalbec to make his first Major League start at shortstop tonight. Joey rattles off the Sox lineup which includes Dalbec at shortstop and Kiké Hernandez at second base (0:27). The Sox currently stand 7 games out of the last wild card spot in the American League. He previews Brayan Bello’s first start since July 24th, which was also against Toronto (3:37).He breaks down the 2023 MLB schedule which was released today (5:33). During this segment, Joey highlights the Red Sox schedule for next season and which National League opponents they play at home and which they will play on the road (6:37).Joey outlines how many times each club will play their divisional foes, along with how many games each team will play against interleague rivals and interleague opponents (7:29). This is the first time ever that every Major League club will face each other in the same season. Joey also points out that all 30 clubs will be playing on Opening Day (March 30th, 2023), Jackie Robinson Day (April 15th), Lou Gehrig Day (June 2nd), July 4th, Roberto Clemente Day (September 15th) and on October 1st (Game 162).At the end, Joey dives back into the World Baseball Classic and updates listeners on the USA’s coaching staff being announced and the addition of Orioles star Cedric Mullins to the lineup (13:30). Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. will be the hitting coach, while former Yankees ace Andy Pettite will be the pitching coach.