Opening week has come and gone, and the Asians in MLB CAME IN HOT!

2:11 - First up, debuts! Masataka Yoshida rides his success from the WBC right into his first week of major league play

8:11 - Anthony Volpe’s highly anticipated debut does not disappoint

12:00 - How much are MLB and the clubs talking about race?

17:38 - Bae Ji Hwan is flashing leather and hitting bombs already

24:10 - Blake Sabol aspires to make history with fellow Samoan teammate Sean Manaea 

28:13 - Kodai Senga and the ghost forkball make their mark

30:50 - Shintaro Fujinami starts strong, but the Angels get hot at the exact wrong time 

38:20 - We chat returning position players, including Kim Ha Seong’s walk off as he continues to show the Padres how much he belongs in the crowded infield

47:15 - Moving on to pitchers, our guys are BACK, including Kenta Maeda in a huge return in his first start post-Tommy John surgery.

101:42 - Ohtani talk!

Blake Sabol and Sean Manaea bond over being Samoan: https://theathletic.com/4297540/2023/03/11/giants-sean-manaea-blake-sabol-samoa/

Kim Ha Seong’s walk off post game interview: https://twitter.com/ballysportssd/status/1643106296630001666?s=46&t=MqT3PkvkVV1lUoQWSYxrPg