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Sep 22, 2026 26 min

Grant Balfour Returns to The Top Step!

from The Top Step with Ryan Rowland-Smith Hosted by Ryan Rowland-Smith

Grant Balfour joins Ryan Rowland-Smith on this week’s episode of The Top Step for one of the funniest conversations of the season.The former MLB All-Star reflects on representing Australia, returning to baseball through broadcasting and the mental reset players can get from the All-Star break. Then, Grant goes pitch by pitch through an unforgettable late-season battle with Jurickson Profar—and explains exactly how he tried to make hitters uncomfortable.Ryan also reveals the three things that could decide whether the Mariners reach October: smarter baserunning, another shutdown bullpen arm and Cal Raleigh finding his timing again.Plus, Grant joins Ryan for a special edition of How to Speak Australian and explains one of Australia’s fiercest sporting rivalries!

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