
Ronald Acuña Jr. and the Phillies brought the drama this weekend, while an umpire somehow found himself at the center of controversy after confronting a pitcher making his MLB debut. We break down all of that, plus the Blue Jays’ resurgence, the Mariners and Orioles falling apart, the latest on Shohei Ohtani, which AL teams can actually beat the Dodgers in October, and a new MLB Power Rankings. Should the umpire be punished for what he did? Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:52 Braves/Phillies Drama 2:44 Absurd UMP SHOW 5:18 Blue Jays are BACK?! 7:13 Mariners are DONE 8:57 Orioles Blow Great Opportunity 10:56 Ohtani Dealing With Lots of Injuries 13:27 AL Teams That Can Beat the Dodgers 20:02 MLB Power Rankings 28:38 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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