Pete Rose vs Nolan Ryan, Dwight Gooden Made Tim Kurkjian Cry

Tim Kurkjian had an absolute monster of a day, sitting down with Nolan Ryan and Dwight Gooden separately—on the same day. Even after all his years covering the game, he says there have been few days outside of Cooperstown inductions as story-filled as this one. He recaps both conversations for us.

Who made their ball club? We break down the end of Spring Training, an exciting time for players who’ve finally achieved their dream of making a big league roster—including one player who made his promotion even more special.

Plus, we dive into what happened On This Date in baseball history, Tim revisits some classic baseball cards, and as always, we wrap things up with a Team Tim.

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