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Dash im-prom-tu promo and Mets' Suero joins the podcast

April 11, 2025

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

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 podcast@milb.com, 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, Sam and Tyler start the show with a quick talk about the start to the Minor League season and a tease of Ben's next ballpark destination.

Brian DeAngelis interview (8:14)

Winston-Salem president/GM Brian DeAngelis chats with Ben about how the High-A club ended up hosting a local prom during an actual regular-season game.

Chris Suero interview (23:35)

The Mets' No. 22 prospect talks to Sam about his hot start at High-A Brooklyn, his New York City roots and his process of signing from the Dominican Republic.

Ghosts of the Minors/Wrapping up (32:24)

Josh goes over the edge in the latest edition of Ghosts of the Minors, and the rest of the podcast crew revisits the career of a former Minor Leaguer.

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Durham pitchers fan 16 in home opener
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