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Hello and welcome.

It's our number one, number one of the Mallor podcast recorded live overnight off the radio with limited commercial interruptions.

Now, before I tell you what's coming up this hour on the podcast, a programming note,

we will be dropping a brand new edition of the fifth hour podcast,

a conversation podcast.

Mike Pomerantz will join us. Now, Mike Pomerantz has been a broadcaster for the San Diego Padres.

For a number of years, he's got a new MLB podcast that he is a part of.

He's an old news anchor.

He worked in the Twin Cities and New York City as well, the Big Apple.

So he's had a very interesting career.

So we'll catch you up with Mike Pomerant, talk a little hot Padre baseball and whatever else pops up.

That'll be on the fifth hour podcast.

But this hour, by the way, we can get that wherever you found this podcast.

But today in hour number one, it's all about the Dodgers.

Big scandal brewing.

Trevor Bauer, is he in danger of Major League Baseball punishment because of some sticky balls?

That's right.

Baseball said to be investigating.

Bauer responded, I'll walk you through this story.

We'll get to that, and we will do it right now.

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