LISTEN: 30 for 30 Podcasts Heavy on Baseball in Season 4

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Season 4 of the “30 for 30” podcast series has been heavy on baseball storytelling. Three of the five episodes in the new season have focused on baseball.

After last season, which was ESPN’s first serialized podcast (“Bikram”), the newest season of 30 for 30 podcasts has been loaded with baseball stories. Of the five episodes, three have been focused on baseball and they’re all must-listens. Each story talks about a specific time in three different player’s careers. The three players, it should be noted, are Jose Canseco (No. 1), Hideo Nomo (No. 4), and Rickey Henderson (No. 5).

Episode No. 1: “Juiced”

At the end of his career, Jose Canseco, the self-proclaimed “godfather of the steroid era,” was effectively forced out of baseball. As revenge, Canseco conceived a tell-all memoir in which he would call out his fellow players for steroid use. Within a month of its publication, Juiced sparked a congressional hearing. This is the story of the book’s wild ride from idle revenge fantasy to publishing sensation. (via official “30 for 30” site)

Episode No. 4: “The Loophole” 

In 1995, star pitcher Hideo Nomo attempted to do what no Japanese player had done since 1965 – join Major League Baseball. Nomo and his agent hatched a plan to overcome the legal and cultural barriers that stood in his way, risking Nomo’s career and reputation in Japan. The Loophole reveals how they pulled it off, launched “Nomo-mania,” and transformed both American and Japanese baseball forever. (via official “30 for 30” site)

Episode No. 5: “Rickey Won’t Quit” 

At age 46, legend Rickey Henderson refused to walk away from the game of baseball. Unsigned by major league clubs, Henderson instead joined up with the independent league San Diego Surf Dawgs. Rickey Won’t Quit tells the story of a baseball legend doing everything he can to keep playing the game he loves, whether or not it will ever love him back. (via official “30 for 30” site)

You can hear all four seasons of 30 for 30 podcasts here. Additionally, the show is one of six podcasts to receive a nomination for Best Sports Podcast at the 2018 iHeart Radio Podcast Awards. You can vote for 30 for 30 and see the other nominees below.

READ: NOMINEES FOR BEST SPORTS PODCAST AT IHEART RADIO AWARDS

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