Could Yordan Alvarez win AL MVP over Aaron Judge this year?
5/1/202641 min
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00:00 INTRO
03:25 Four-game sweep for the Cardinals in Pittsburgh!
08:10 Could Yordan Alvarez win AL MVP this year?
17:17 What would a James Wood extension look like?
23:47 Luke Weaver gives a long answer after another Mets loss
35:25 Jim Palmer never had a wing before this?
39:25 OUTRO
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsChris Rose· Host0:00
It is Friday, May 1st, 2026. This is another edition of Baseball Today presented to you by T-Mobile. That is my man, Trevor Plouffe. I am Chris Rose, producer Dan along for the ride as well. Welcome to May, my friend.
Trevor Plouffe· Host0:12
Oh man, I can't believe, Chris Rose, that it's May already. I really can't.
Chris Rose· Host0:17
Well, this- Uh, season's flying by, but I think that's kind of a good thing.
Trevor Plouffe· Host0:20
That means, like, baseball's been hot and we've had good stuff to talk about. Um, um, yeah.
Chris Rose· Host0:24
Yeah, you got two months right now to figure out exactly who you are in the baseball world- Well, you- ... is what I would say ...
Trevor Plouffe· Host0:30
you've already given up on some teams. What are you talking about?
Chris Rose· Host0:32
Oh, yeah. Well, I save that for the 29th of May. [laughs] That's my annual give 'em up. Give 'em up. Don't worry. Do we have... I gotta look and see what day of the week May 29th is, 'cause that's my yearly... Yeah, that's a Friday this year. Four weeks from today I'll be giving up on some teams. Can't wait. I'm not giving up on one team, even though they already made a managerial move, and it's our tip of the cap because of one dude.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:58
[bat hits ball] Fly ball, deep to right. Way back there.
Chris Rose· Host1:04
Oh.
Speaker 2· Soundbite1:04
It is gone.
Trevor Plouffe· Host1:06
Oh.
Speaker 2· Soundbite1:08
His 350th career home run- Oof ... and it's a typical Kyle Schwarber schwar-bomb.
Chris Rose· Host1:16
Actually hit 351 in the back end of a sweep double header against the Giants in which they had walk-off hits, one by Justin Crawford and one by Alec Bohm. And how about the fact