The Mayday! show podcast companion. News, insider information, deep dives, and everything in between from baseball and the sports world beyond. Hosted by 10 year major leaguer and creator, Trevor May.
Latest episodes
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20 min
My Biggest Surprises & Disappointments from the first half
We're back at the half way point of the season, so here are my biggest surprises & disappointments of the season so far. Let's get into it... You can watch the video version on You…
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23 min
MLB's new proposal for changes to the Draft, explained
Major league baseball has be proposing new changes to the game left and right lately. With a new CBA negotiation underway and predictably relentless push for a Salary Cap imminent,…
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41 min
The Players we're polled on the lockout, the Mariners love the piggyback, and the 5 most tradable players.
Mayday Update is back! The Home run Derby is changing, taking away the time format and bringing in a “per swing” format. The Mariners are taking on a new piggyback plan. The list o…
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29 min
The new bat tracking metrics could change the game, again (ft. Mike Petriello)
Bat tracking metrics can be very overwhelming BUT they are a big and important part of the game. Baseball Savant recently dropped a new evolution of bat tracking metrics which incl…
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36 min
Volpe Demoted, Trout is Raking, and 5 More storylines to watch in May
It’s time for Mayday Update! Anthony Volpe is optioned down to the minor league by the New York Yankees following rehab. The MLB is planning on expanding from thirty teams to thirt…
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28 min
The Rockies have figured something out & the Dodgers solution to baseball's pitcher injury problem
Have the Colorado Rockies ACTUALLY figured out the whole pitching thing?? They’re now going under a pitching change and focusing on transforming the roster. Will this new regime he…
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44 min
The Red Sox Firings (feat. Rich Hill)
Recently, the Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora and five coaches. This becomes the earliest a manager has been let go in-season since 2018. The Red Sox are currently having a…
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37 min
The Padres are hot & the Yankee’s refusal to play Ben Rice everyday
The season has been INSANE so far. Jackson Merrill robs Julio Rodriguez of a two-run home run and then hits a walk-off double, giving the Padres their seventh straight win. While S…
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27 min
The Marlins calling pitches from the dugout is working too well & a Superstar in the making in Tampa
The Yankees are not happy with the Marlins calling pitches from the dugout. By calling pitches from the dugout, it’s creating a habit that will be hard to break if players, specifi…
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18 min
Hitters are tired of getting hit
Hitters love to hit, but HATE getting hit…understandably. Sure, accidents happen, but when does it start to be a pattern? Plus, some news! Jo Adell robbed not one, not two, but THR…
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30 min
8 Way Too Early Overreactions
Let’s overreact…but way too early in the season. Here are eight things that have happened this season so far that have been slightly concerning. Bo Bichette has had a rough start,…
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41 min
Elite Pitching, extensions before playing an MLB game, and how to scout an umpire to us ABS efficiently
Baseball is back in swing! Jose Fernandez is the seventh player in MLB history to hit two home runs in his debut. Umpires are having a rough start to the season, CB Bucknor misses…
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32 min
The biggest takeaways from the first weekend of the season
The first weekend of the 2026 season is officially over and a LOT happened. The Automatic Ball/Strike System has been used in its first 35 games and the challenge rate is almost eq…
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21 min
My Top 10 Rotation Rankings
It’s time to rank the starting rotations going into the 2026 season! Taking the top three per rotation, depth, and how many innings they can cover into consideration these are the…
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37 min
How to "fix" Roki Sasaki and My 11 Bold Predictions for 2026
Happy Opening Day! The season has just started and the news keeps coming in. Pete Crow-Armstrong extends his contract for six years with the Chicago Cubs, Spencer Strider is starti…
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31 min
The fan polls are in and some of it is BLEAK
The fan polls are in and it’s time to review them! The Athletic, courtesy of Stephen J. Nesbitt, put out polls for fans to answer about different debates surrounding baseball. From…
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16 min
Profar suspended AGAIN & everything you need to know for the World Baseball Classic
Jurickson Profar is suspended for 162 games after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs for the second time this year. Blake Snell is not expected to return for Opening…
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28 min
Automate Balls & Strikes are here, but who is about to benefit the most?
The Automatic Ball/Strike System is the newest set of rules added to the Major League with the hope of having all the calls right. Will this system actually work compared to calls…
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31 min
Spring Storylines & How MLB can make baseball an Olympic spectacle
The World Baseball Classic is quickly approaching and Opening Day is not too far behind it! Both Tarik Skubal’s and Paul Skenes’ roles in the WBC have been revealed. More trades ar…
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17 min
Ranking the Top 10 OffSeasons
With the Opening Day quickly approaching, it’s time to go over the teams that had set themselves up for this season. Between roster changes and who put themselves in the best posit…