BaseballBiz On Deck

BaseballBiz On Deck: Rays Up Edition
Mark Corbett and Mat Germain
The Rays Are Rolling
Tampa Bay leads the AL East by four games over New York, sits 17+ games above .500, and has essentially locked up a playoff spot. Their Low-A and High-A affiliates have already clinched. The system ranks top 10 in baseball. Four players are headed to the All-Star Game: Brian Baker, Junior Caminero, Yandy Diaz, and Drew Rasmussen.
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Canada Day Celebrations & Happy Birthday Dad

Mat & Mark kick off the episode celebrating Canada Day, sharing family plans, backyard traditions, and a few fun Canada facts, including Princess Di's July 1st birthday

Canada at FIFA World Cup
Canada's men's national soccer team reaches the Sweet 16. Mat breaks down how the women's program, led by icons like Martine Saint-Clair, paved the way for the men's team, and how...

Mark and Mat record live during the Rays vs. Royals Wednesday night game, the fourth and final game of a tough homestand series that Tampa Bay lost three games to one. The score at wrap-up is 5-3 in favor of the Rays heading into the final out of the ninth.

Topics Covered

Rays June Struggles The guys break down a rough June for Tampa Bay, noting the team has been burning through its early-season buffer. Mat walks through the slugging...

Mark Corbett sits down with Genelle Garverick to explore the rich sports history of Tampa's Palmetto Beach, Ybor City, and DeSoto Park communities, with a special focus on Genelle's legendary mother, Mochine Mercedes Fernandez.

Growing Up in Palmetto Beach, DeSoto Park & Ybor City

• Genelle attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH), a K-12 Catholic school in Ybor City
• Began playing city/playground sports around age 6
• OLPH fielde...

Mark and Mat dive deep into the Tampa Bay Rays' struggles on their West Coast road trip, debate the future of baseball marketing, celebrate Evan Longoria's upcoming number retirement, and share a historic tale about Lou Piniella and Bill Gates.

Rays on the West Coast

• The Rays' disappointing road trip to California — struggling offense, solid pitching
• The challenges of East-to-West travel and time zone adjustments
• The third-wo...

Host Mark Corbett sits down with Merrie Fidler, the foremost historian of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), to explore the league's remarkable history, from its wartime origins to its ambitious international expansion plans, and the ongoing revival of women's baseball today.

Topics Covered

• How Merrie discovered the AAGPBL through a 1943 Time Magazine article while pursuing her master's degree in sport ...

Mark's Birthday Surprise at the Ballpark Mark celebrates a milestone birthday with a surprise family reunion organized by his wife Karen. The whole family attended a Tampa Bay Rays vs. Miami Marlins game at LoanDepot Park (Marlins Park), where Mark got a "Grand Slam" scoreboard shoutout, a birthday button, and a slice of chocolate cake delivered to his seat  behind the dugout. 
Special thanks to Lou Schiff for his help...

BaseballBiz On Deck —Guest: Ryan Woodward | Recorded June 10, 2026

Episode Summary Host Mark Corbett sits down with Ryan Woodward — creator of Women in Baseball Week, the Women's Heritage Baseball Trail, and project coordinator for the International Women's Baseball Center (IWBC) in Rockford, Illinois — to discuss an historic summer for women's baseball.

Key Topics Covered

Women's Baseball World Cup — Group Sta...

Tampa Bay Rays Update

• Rays fall 10-9 to the Detroit Tigers in a wild game at Tropicana Field
• Detroit's Dylan Dingler goes 4-for-5 with 4 RBIs, 4 runs, and 2 home runs — a persistent thorn in the Rays' side (.409 average, 1.234 OPS vs. Tampa Bay)
• Riley Green and Matt Carpenter also continue their success against the Rays
• Griffin Jax struggles in his starting role; discussion on whether he should be moved back to the bullpen
• Ty ...

RaysUp -  Kimbrel joins the Rays on a Rough Road Trip

Mark and Mat recorded this live while watching the Tampa Bay Rays wrap up a painful road trip in Baltimore, with the Orioles leading 5-0 early and eventually extending the lead. Despite the tough loss, the guys cover a packed agenda of Rays news, roster moves, and big-picture topics.

Topics Covered

1. Painful Baltimore Road Trip
The Rays are getting roughed up in their fina...

Special guest Gordo from the podcast Play Tessie joins Mark Corbett and Mat Germain for an in-depth look at the current state of the Boston Red Sox. The crew breaks down Boston’s elite pitching, offensive struggles, leadership concerns, player development, trade deadline possibilities, and how the Red Sox compare to the Rays model of success. 

Red Sox Pitching is Carrying the Team

•  Boston’s starting rotation...

Mat Germain sits down with Blue Jays insider Brent Cardy to break down the state of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2026. 

The Blue Jays Injury Bug 

• Anthony Santander – out for the year 
• Shane Bieber – June return still possible
• Jimmy Garcia –  facing setbacks in rehab
• José Berríos – forearm fracture, got lit up in rehab starts
• Max Scherzer 
• Alejandro Kirk
• Nathan Lukes
• Addison Barger
• George Sprin...

Rays on Fire

• The Rays are 24–12, with 5 sweeps — most in the majors — & have won 9 of their last 10
• 13 consecutive games allowing 3 or fewer runs; starter ERA 1.38, bullpen ERA 0.99
• 8–1 in one-run games; 6–0 against AL East opponents; 13–6 at night
• Team ERA (3.68) significantly lower than FIP (4.12) — a sign of elite defense

Pitching Depth & Injuries

• Steven Matz lands on the ...

Early-Season Manager Firings An unusually high number of high-profile managers have been fired before the season even hit 30 games. Alex Cora's departure from Boston, why he turned down the Phillies job, and what it means for the Red Sox going forward — including the treatment of franchise legend Jason Varitek.

NL Central Surprise Every team in the NL Central is above .500, a rare feat not matched by any other division. The Am...

Mark and Mat recap the Tampa Bay Rays' series against the Pittsburgh Pirates (a 2-1 series loss for the Rays), dig into minor league depth, the stadium situation, &preview the upcoming series vs. Cincinnati Reds.

Rays vs. Pirates Series Recap

• Rays dropped rubber match, losing series 2-1 after executing two consecutive sweeps
• Game 2 (Rays win): Epic 13-inning rain-soaked comeback at PNC Park — one of the best game...

Episode: The Tampa Baseball Museum with Josh Weaver

Hosts: Mark Corbett & Mat Germain
Guest: Josh Weaver, Curator of the Tampa Baseball Museum

Episode Overview

Mark and Mat sit down with returning guest Josh Weaver, curator of the Tampa Baseball Museum, to discuss the museum's history, community outreach, future modernization ideas, and the incredible depth of major league baseball talent that has come out of Hillsborough Count...

BaseballBiz On Deck – Rays Tropicana Field Opening Day

Hosts: Mark Corbett & Mat Germain

Episode Overview
Mark and Mat celebrate the Tampa Bay Rays' Opening Day at Tropicana Field — the first game played there in 561 days — breaking down the action on the field and the excitement surrounding the return.

Topics Covered

Opening Day at the Trop

• Sellout crowd of 25,114 — tickets going for $162 in the morni...

First Baseball Fruits of the Season have fallen. There is still a whole orchard of games to be played. Josh Weaver joins

Guest: Josh Weaver — Author & Curator, Tampa Baseball Museum joins Hosts:  Mat Germain & Mark Corbett as we bite into the first week of the 2026 season.

Opening Day Energy & Early Season Highlights

• The joy of highlights returning after the winter lull
• MLB's condensed games and YouTube Short...

Rays Opening Day Recap

• Drew Rasmussen's dominant first 5 innings vs. the Cardinals
• 6th inning bullpen collapse (Ian Seymour, Gary Clevenger, Griffin Jax)
• Kevin Cash's managerial decisions — making the right moves that didn't pan out
• Ben Williamson's 3-for-4 performance and the controversial pinch-hit substitution
• Offensive highlights: Carson Williams (110 mph exit velo), Johnny DeLuca (108 mph)
• Junior Caminero's defensive conce...