Retire The Number: Rays Chandler Simpson Stops By; Struggling Stars

The Rays’ Chandler Simpson is a menace on the bases. He joins Buster Olney to discuss what other players say about his speed during games, his on-base obsession, pregame bunting regimen, Tony Gwynn, and Jackie Robinson’s on the field fearlessness. Then, ESPN’s David Schoenfield stops by to talk about star players batting under .200 to start the season and Garrett Crochet’s eyebrow raising game. Plus, on a scale of 1-10, how worried are they about the Blue Jays, Mets and Astros. Later, Buster is joined by former National League President Leonard Coleman Jr. to share the story of how Robinson’s No. 42 was retired across MLB. Finally, Buster answers yours questions during Bleacher Tweets. 0:00 Welcome 0:30 Rays OF Chandler Simpson joins the show 1:07 Catchers telling him to “slow down” 2:10 Obsessed with getting on base 3:34 On bunting 7:39 Watching Tony Gwynn highlights 8:40 Wearing No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day 10:40 David Schoenfield joins the show 13:17 Star players batting under .200 16:15 Garret Crochet’s 10 ER outing 18:15 Level of concern for the Toronto Blue Jays 20:16 New York Mets 25:28 Houston Astros 28:22 Story behind retiring No. 42 across MLB 35:23 Bleacher Tweets CALL THE SHOW: 406-404-8460 EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com REACH OUT ON X: Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: Spotify: Apple Podcasts: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Retire The Number: Rays Chandler Simpson Stops By; Struggling Stars is an episode from Fantasy Focus Baseball by ESPN Radio.

This episode is 41:28 long.

This episode was published on Apr 15, 2026.

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