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As Opening Day week finally arrives, the Baseball Bar-B-Cast podcast is all set with a packed episode to kick off the week. Jake Mintz unveils his list of the top 50 most important people in MLB for the 2025 season, along with Jordan Shusterman. They discuss a handful of individuals who will make a significant impact this year in baseball. The hosts also have a chat with Cincinnati Reds’ superstar shortstop Elly De La Cruz, who talks about being featured on the cover of this year’s ‘MLB: The Show’ video game. To wrap up the show, they cover all the baseball news that was missed during the division preview weeks.
(4:30) – The Opener: Jake reveals his top 50 most important people in MLB this season
(6:45) – No. 42 – Munetaka Murakami
(8:50) – No. 50 – Chandler Simpson
(10:40) – No. 35 – Jed Hoyer
(13:35) – No. 32-24 – S. Alcantarra | L. Robert Jr. | N. Arenado
(15:45) – No. 31. Jasson Dominguez
(18:45) – No. 27-30 – J. Merrill | J. Chourio | J. Jobe | J. Holliday
(21:30) – No. 22-23 – Jose Altuve | Cam Smith
(23:45) – No. 9 – Roki Sasaki
(24:45) – No. 7-8 – Spencer Strider | Ronald Acuna Jr.
(26:45) – No. 2 – Vlad Guerrero Jr
(29:20) – No. 6 – Paul Skenes
(34:10) – Elly De La Cruz interview
(43:00) – Baseball news catchup
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