The Beginner's Dugout

About The Beginner's Dugout

Welcome to Beginner’s Dugout! If you’re new to baseball—or baseball-curious—this is the show for you. Each episode focuses on one key part of the game, breaking it down in simple, beginner-friendly language so you can stop feeling lost and start enjoying baseball with confidence. Whether you’re picking your first team or trying to understand what everyone’s yelling about, we’ve got you covered. New to baseball? Start here: EP1: How to Pick Your Team S2:EP1: How to Watch Baseball (Updated for 2026) EP3: Pitching Basic EP6: Batting Basics EP8: Stats for Beginners Follow the path, and the game will start to click fast. The game is complicated. We make it make sense.

Publisher

The Beginner's Dugout

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Mar 2025

Latest episode

24 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Aug 2026

   S2: EP9: How to Sound Smart When You Talk About Baseball

   Send us Fan Mail Want to sound like you know baseball—even if you’re still learning the game? In this episode, we share simple tips to help you feel more confident joining the conversation. We’ll talk about finding a favorite team and player, learning a few basic stats, understanding how the baseball season works, putting yourself in the shoes of a player to better appreciate the game, and knowing some key moments from baseball history. You don’t need to memorize every rule or statistic to so...

2. 

   27 Jul 2026

   S2: EP8: The Trade Deadline - When One Player Changes a Season

   Send us Fan Mail Every July, baseball teams race against the clock to make trades they hope will transform their season. Sometimes those moves become the missing piece to a championship. Other times, the biggest blockbuster deals fall flat. In this episode, we explore some of the most memorable trade deadline successes and failures in MLB history. Learn how players like Aroldis Chapman helped reshape pennant races, why some highly anticipated acquisitions never lived up to the hype, and why e...

3. 

   6 Jul 2026

   S2: EP 7: What do Managers Do?

   Send us Fan Mail What does a baseball manager actually do? If they aren't calling every play, why are they so important? In this episode, we break down the manager's role before, during, and after the game. Learn how managers make lineup decisions, handle pitchers and the bullpen, decide when to bunt or steal, and manage personalities over a long season. Whether you're new to baseball or just curious about what happens in the dugout, this episode will help you understand why a great manager c...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

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Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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