Phillies make managerial change, Travis Bazzana makes his Guardians debut & Shohei Ohtani prioritizing his pitching

The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Rob Thomson after the team started the 2026 season with a disappointing 9–19 record, making them the second team to change managers in the first month of the season, following the Boston Red Sox. Don Mattingly was named interim manager, and the Baseball Bar-B-Cast podcast discussed the atmosphere at Citizens Bank Park following the firing. The episode also covered Cleveland Guardians prospect Travis Bazzana making his debut and Shohei Ohtani focusing on his pitching development.