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Indigo Sky Casino Clubhouse Show Pregame Interviews

Tune in 20 minutes prior to first pitch of every game for the Indigo Sky Casino Clubhouse Show with the Voice of the Naturals, Nicholas Badders. The second segment of the pregame show in each of the first five games of every series frequently features a pregame interview with a Naturals player or coach or other special guest – including a weekly chat with Naturals Manger Chris Widger at the start of every series! An archive of every pregame interview in 2022 can be found below, or at THIS SOUNDCLOUD PLAYLIST.

PLAYER INTERVIEWS:

September 16, 2022 vs. Frisco – Pitcher Charlie Neuweiler

September 15, 2022 vs. Frisco – Pitcher Emilio Márquez

September 14, 2022 vs. Frisco – Pitcher Adrian Alcantara

September 9, 2022 @ Wichita – Pitcher T.J. Sikkema

September 6, 2022 @ Wichita – Infielder Jeison Guzmán

September 3, 2022 @ Tulsa – Pitcher Jonah Dipoto

August 31, 2022 @ Tulsa – Pitcher C.J. Eldred

August 27, 2022 vs. Springfield – Pitcher Stephen Woods Jr.

August 25, 2022 vs. Springfield – Pitcher Kasey Kalich

August 24, 2022 vs. Springfield – Catcher Luca Tresh

August 19, 2022 vs. San Antonio – Infielder Morgan McCullough

August 10, 2022 @ Arkansas – Infielder Robbie Glendinning

August 6, 2022 vs. Tulsa – Infielder CJ Alexander

August 4, 2022 vs. Tulsa – Infielder Jake Means

August 3, 2022 vs. Tulsa – Pitcher Jon Bowlan

July 30, 2022 @ Wichita – Outfielder Tucker Bradley

July 29, 2022 @ Wichita – Pitcher Nate Webb

July 28, 2022 @ Wichita – Pitcher Dante Biasi

July 23, 2022 vs. Springfield – Infielder Maikel Garcia

July 16, 2022 @ Corpus Christi – Pitcher Zach Haake

July 15, 2022 @ Corpus Christi – Pitcher Noah Murdock

July 14, 2022 @ Corpus Christi – Pitcher Andrew Hoffmann

July 13, 2022 @ Corpus Christi – Infielder/Outfielder Nick Loftin

July 6, 2022 vs. Tulsa – Pitcher Eric Skoglund

June 30, 2022 @ Amarillo – Pitcher Ándres Sotillet

June 29, 2022 @ Amarillo – Outfielder Seuly Matias

June 23, 2022 vs. Springfield – Pitcher Walter Pennington

June 17, 2022 vs. Arkansas – Outfielder Tyler Gentry

June 16, 2022 vs. Arkansas – Catcher Sebastian Rivero

June 15, 2022 vs. Arkansas – Catcher Tyler Cropley

June 10, 2022 @ Tulsa – Pitcher Anthony Veneziano

June 9, 2022 @ Tulsa – Pitcher Will Klein

June 3, 2022 vs. Corpus Christi – Pitcher Stephen Woods Jr.

June 2, 2022 vs. Corpus Christi – Pitcher Christian Chamberlain

May 27, 2022 @ Midland – Infielder Ryan Grotjohn

May 26, 2022 @ Midland – Infielder Brhet Bewley

May 20, 2022 @ Arkansas – Pitcher Alec Marsh

May 19, 2022 @ Arkansas – Pitcher Zach Willeman

May 14, 2022 vs. Wichita – Catcher Gavin Stupienski

May 7, 2022 @ Springfield – Infielder Jake Means

May 6, 2022 @ Springfield – Pitcher Walter Pennington

April 29, 2022 vs. Amarillo – Outfielder Tucker Bradley

April 28, 2022 vs. Amarillo – Pitcher Anthony Veneziano

April 23, 2022 @ Frisco – Catcher Logan Porter

April 22, 2022 @ Frisco – Pitcher Jonah Dipoto

April 21, 2022 @ Frisco – Outfielder Nick Loftin

April 20, 2022 @ Frisco – Outfielder John Rave

April 16, 2022 vs. Wichita – Pitcher Zack Phillips

April 15, 2022 vs. Wichita – Infielder Robbie Glendinning

April 14, 2022 vs. Wichita – Infielder Michael Massey

April 13, 2022 vs. Wichita – Pitcher Asa Lacy

NATURALS MANAGER CHRIS WIDGER:

September 13, 2022 vs. Frisco – Manager Chris Widger

August 30, 2022 @ Tulsa – Manager Chris Widger

August 23, 2022 vs. Springfield – Manager Chris Widger

August 9, 2022 @ Arkansas – Manager Chris Widger

July 27, 2022 @ Wichita – Manager Chris Widger

July 4, 2022 vs. Tulsa – Manager Chris Widger

June 28, 2022 @ Amarillo – Manager Chris Widger

June 21, 2022 vs. Springfield – Manager Chris Widger

June 14, 2022 vs. Arkansas – Manager Chris Widger

June 7, 2022 @ Tulsa – Manager Chris Widger

May 31, 2022 vs. Corpus Christi – Manager Chris Widger

May 25, 2022 @ Midland – Manager Chris Widger

May 18, 2022 @ Arkansas – Manager Chris Widger

May 11, 2022 vs. Wichita – Manager Chris Widger

May 3, 2022 @ Springfield – Manager Chris Widger

April 27, 2022 vs. Amarillo – Manager Chris Widger

April 19, 2022 @ Frisco – Manager Chris Widger

April 12, 2022 vs. Wichita – Manager Chris Widger

April 8, 2022 @ Springfield – Manager Chris Widger

NATURALS COACHES:

September 17, 2022 vs. Frisco – Pitching Coach, Derrick Lewis

September 2, 2022 @ Tulsa – Hitting Coach, Abraham Núñez

July 12, 2022 @ Corpus Christi – Assistant Hitting Coach, Christian Colón

June 11, 2022 @ Tulsa – Bench Coach, Mike Jirschele

May 21, 2022 @ Arkansas – Assistant Hitting Coach, Christian Colón

SPECIAL GUESTS:

September 7, 2022 @ Wichita – Naturals Coordinator of Clubhouse Operations, Danny Helmer

August 26, 2022 vs. Springfield – Kansas City Royals Outfield, Baserunning and Bunting Coordinator, Derrick Robinson

August 13, 2022 @ Arkansas – Kansas City Royals Assistant Director - Behavioral Science, Melissa Lambert

August 12, 2022 @ Arkansas – Kansas City Royals Special Advisor-Baseball Operations/Leadership Development, Reggie Sanders

August 2, 2022 vs. Tulsa – MiLB.com Writer Benjamin Hill

July 8, 2022 vs. Tulsa – Kansas City Special Assistant to the President & General Manager/Quality Control, Rusty Kuntz

July 7, 2022 vs. Tulsa – Kansas City Royals Sr. Director of Pitching, Paul Gibson

June 18, 2022 vs. Arkansas – Arkansas Travelers Broadcaster, Steven Davis

June 4, 2022 vs. Corpus Christi – Naturals Coordinator of Clubhouse Operations, Danny Helmer

June 1, 2022 vs. Corpus Christi – Kansas City Royals Vice President of Communications, Sam Mellinger

May 28, 2022 @ Midland – Kansas City Royals Outfield, Baserunning and Bunting Coordinator, Derrick Robinson

May 5, 2022 @ Springfield – Kansas City Royals Farm Director, Mitch Maier