Frank Isola

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220 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2026 last heard 6 Aug

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PTI · Who's Going Home with the NL MVP? · 6 Aug 2026 podcast

I think 20 years ago...

I don't think MLB players would have been okay with it, and I don't think I would have been okay with it.

But things have changed.

There are bat flips now, and I think baseball is trying to embrace maybe, and some levels encourage, players showing more emotion.

But in this case, you have to put it into context.

Here's a guy, that was his Major League debut.

The player he struck out, Angel Martinez of the Guardians,

That's a friend of his.

It's a former teammate.

He caught him looking at the first pitch he threw.

And before we go too crazy, the next two batters got singles.

Then he gave up a walk, then a strikeout, then a fielder's choice to get out of the inning.

But here's a guy that came up at 17 in the Dominican League.

By 19, he blows out his elbow.

Then he's bouncing around, spending time in Japan, working odd jobs.

He was a roofer for a while.

So he has a greater appreciation.

So that being his first ever strikeout in the major leagues, do I think he's going to do that every time he strikes somebody out?

I'm not so sure.

I'm okay with it right now.

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