HeyJaredAsians In Baseball
Asians in Baseball is a podcast about…Asians in baseball. Each week, Naomi, Scott, and Kim break down what’s notable with the Asian players in MLB and take a deeper dive into the Asians and Asian Americans who have shaped baseball as it is today.
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- Sep 16, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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Episode 522: Kim is Back! (opens the original)
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Kim makes her return from the ML (maternity list) to lead the crew through the week's highlights. Scott talks about driving to Sacramento to see Bateman and Okamoto (no relation) play the A's, and we discuss what to do with Ohtani now and in the future.
Episode 521: Everyone is Thirsting for Brett Bateman (opens the original)
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This week we talk about some hot hitters like Steven Kwan and Brett Bateman, who is also lighting up social media with his play on the field and his smile and charisma off the field. In a dark year for Toronto, the Asians are the bright spots. Naomi has a potentially controversial take on how to handle Ohtani for the rest of the season, and we give the bump to the pitchers not named Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Episode 520: Superstar "Rookies" Compared and Mixed-Race Asians (opens the original)
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Naomi and Scott continue holding it down as Kim settles into her new family life. We talk about Hao Yu Lee, Kumar Rocker, and we ask why the hell isn't Jahmai Jones getting more at-bats? He is beyond hot right now. Then we put Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto head to head to compare their epic rookie seasons. In the final segment we go deep into racial identity and talk about the issues of being a mixed-race Asian in the MLB. Some players openly talk about their Asian cultures, while others
Episode 519: New Women's League, Trades, and Who is Brett Bateman? (opens the original)
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We were off for a couple of weeks because Kim had a baby. That's right. For the past few months, she has powered through gestating a human inside of her and gave her all to you, our beloved listeners. Kim and Jon are home with the baby now, and all is well. Congrats to the family! This week we give some love to the new Womens Professional Baseball League, we welcome Brett Bateman and clear up his identity, and we discuss how the Dodgers should use Roki Sasaki in the postseason. As always we reca
Episode 518: The Race Is On (opens the original)
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The weather isn't the only thing that's hot right now, and we've got the latest on the heat wave! First up, the As get a boost from Park Chan Ho's investment group Team61 as Ken Jeong and Daniel Dae Kim are added to the team. In position player news, Tsung Che Cheng gets sent down and (potential Dodger?!) Kyle Higashioka is on the IL, Kazuma Okamoto and Munetaka Murakami send big homers and are rewarded with breaking a record (Kaz) and a cursed sushi push pop (Mune), and Hao Yu Lee's simple conf
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