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How superstar Elly De La Cruz has gotten even better 😧 | BBTN Pod
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How superstar Elly De La Cruz has gotten even better 😧 | BBTN Pod
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May 4, 202624:2616.2K views
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Reds Manager Terry Francona joins the show to discuss Elly De La Cruz's improvements this year, what has made rookie Sal Stewart so special early on, and why Boston is such a brutal place to leave as a manager. Then Hunter Pence swings by to talk about two Japanese "rookies" who are lighting up the big leagues: Munetaka Murakami with the White Sox and Kazuma Okamoto with the Blue Jays. He also discusses the biggest threat to the Dodgers' crown and why the Giants have struggled to start the year. We end by giving our tribute to the legendary broadcast, John Sterling.
0:00 Welcome
0:52 Yankees are surging
1:03 Braves have best record but lose Acuna
1:22 Twins SP Joe Ryan leaves with injury
1:38 Yankees option Anthony Volpe to AAA
2:03 Giants calling up Bryce Eldridge
2:24 Welcome Terry Francona
2:45 Elly De La Cruz is getting even better
6:00 What makes Sal Stewart so good
7:24 Hunter Greene injury update
8:07 NL Central is best division in baseball
9:02 Reacting to Alex Cora's firing, why is Boston so brutal?
12:27 Hunter Pence joins the show
12:52 Munetaka Murakami can't stop hitting HRs
15:02 Kazuma Okamoto has established a unique tradition
18:56 Who can challenge the Dodgers?
20:48 Giants early-season struggles
22:19 Taylor baby update!
23:13 Remembering John Sterling
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"How superstar Elly De La Cruz has gotten even better 😧 | BBTN Pod" is a baseball video from ESPN MLB published on May 4, 2026. Runtime 24 minutes · 16,231 views. This clip features Kazuma Okamoto, Elly De La Cruz, Sal Stewart, and Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, and San Francisco Giants. Spot Sports collects Baseball highlight videos, podcast episodes, and live coverage from across the web so every conversation about Kazuma Okamoto stays in one feed. Follow Kazuma Okamoto and Elly De La Cruz on Spot Sports to get the next highlight, postgame analysis, and podcast appearance pushed to your home feed. If you want to watch Baseball live, Spot Sports' watch-cost calculator maps your zip code to the cheapest legal way to stream every game without paying for tiers you don't need.
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