Wbz News: Baseball Bar-B-Cast weighs Cy Young race, Skubal and Rivalry Weekend

Wbz News pulls together Baseball Bar-B-Cast notes on the NL Cy Young race, Tarik Skubal, Rivalry Weekend and Saturday weather headlines.

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Wbz News: Baseball Bar-B-Cast weighs Cy Young race, Skubal and Rivalry Weekend

, on a day when the forecast leaned on Saturday morning weather headlines, also points to a busy baseball slate on . and worked through CBA proposals exchanged this week, then moved into a run of topics that touched the race for awards, injuries, call-ups and the next stretch of the schedule.

The podcast’s baseball rundown centered on ’s month of May, getting called up, an early look at the MLB Draft and a review of Rivalry Weekend. Mintz and Shusterman also previewed the big Dodgers-Padres showdown, while their read on the NL Cy Young race made clear how crowded it has become, with Chris Sale, Mason Miller and Yoshinobu Yamamoto making things interesting in the early going.

That race is only part of the picture. The pair also said there are things not going Detroit’s way so far this season, discussed ’s potential early return and gave an update on his injury after elbow surgery. Elsewhere, they made their picks for The Good, The Bad & The Uggla, analyzed the current standings and looked back at the Mets’ miserable month of April, a reminder that the season’s pressure points are already showing up in more than one place.

The weather side of the source bundle is more straightforward, but no less timely. One listing was labeled , and another was headlined NEXT Weather | 8 a.m. weather report for Saturday, May 30, 2026. A separate forecast item promised breezy and clear conditions Saturday, with sunny skies sticking around for the rest of the weekend.

The mix leaves a simple takeaway: the baseball conversation is already broadening from one injury or one weekend result into a season-long check on who is actually keeping pace, while the weather items stick to the practical question of what Saturday morning looks like. The next confirmed items are another forecast update or the next Baseball Bar-B-Cast segment, but the only firm follow-up here is that both the schedule and the standings are moving on at the same time.

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