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The Show Before the Show: Franco, broadcasting

Top prospect's bow, #DemoCritiqueDay discussed in two episodes
Top overall prospect Wander Franco homered for his first Major League hit on Tuesday. (Nathan Blumberg/MLB)
June 24, 2021

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 "Minor League Baseball podcast" on iTunes. The podcast is also available via Spotify,

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 "Minor League Baseball podcast" on iTunes. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play and other podcast-listening apps. Send questions or feedback to [email protected], and follow hosts Tyler Maun (@TylerMaun) and Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) on Twitter.

There are two episodes of The Show Before the Show this week. Be sure to download and listen to both! First up...

Emergency WanderCast: Franco debuts in Majors

Top overall prospect Wander Franco made his Major League debut Tuesday following an impressive start to the season at Triple-A Durham. Tyler and Sam gather for a special podcast breaking down what to expect from the switch-hitting infielder now and in the times ahead.

Episode 314: Art of MiLB broadcasting

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

Benjamin Hill joins Tyler and Sam on the regular weekly podcast to talk about how a foul ball caused a fire-alarm emergency in Jupiter. Ben also discusses the start of his Minor League Ballpark Guide over on MLB.com, beginning with Amarillo's HODGETOWN.

Jesse Goldberg-Strassler interview (14:13)

Lansing broadcaster Jesse Goldberg-Strassler talks to all three co-hosts about the #DemoCritiqueDay initiative aimed at giving tips to broadcasters of all experience levels.

Three Strikes (35:05)

Tyler and Sam predict which prospect will get the next highly hyped Major League debut in a similar fashion to Franco, look at Matt Manning's rise to the Majors and choose two prominent prospects that have turned things around already in 2021.

Ghosts of the Minors (53:25)

Bring some sophistication into your life (hint, hint) with another edition of Josh Jackson's Ghosts of the Minors.

Wrapping up/MiLB.TV Games of the Week (57:04)