On this week's edition of The Strike Zone podcast, SI for Kids editor and Indians fan Mark Bechtel joins Ted and Steve to talk about the World Series, including his thoughts on Cleveland's title drought, his predictions for the Series and how he feels as the Fall Classic shifts to Chicago.

On this week's edition of The Strike Zone podcast, Ted Keith and Stephen Cannella rate the pitching staffs of each division winner and who has the best chance of getting through October, then share their thoughts on the death of the Marlins' Jose Fernandez.

On this week's edition of The Strike Zone podcast, Ted Keith and Stephen Cannella break down the chaotic AL and NL wild-card races; debate whether Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez has done enough to be named AL Rookie of the Year over the Tigers' Michael Fulmer; and share their thoughts on the upcoming end of David Ortiz's terrific final season in baseball.

On this week's edition of The Strike Zone podcast, Rangers ace Cole Hamels joins the show to talk about his team's quest for a division title, the intra-Texas rivalry with the Astros and what it's like to touch Adrian Beltre's head. After that, Ted Keith and Stephen Cannella break down the wide-open races for the AL East and wild card, as well as discuss Rich Hill's aborted perfect game bid.

On this week's edition of The Strike Zone podcast, guest host Jon Tayler talks to Hall of Famer John Smoltz about the epidemic of arm injuries in youth baseball and how to save the sport, then welcomes SI contributing baseball writer Jonah Keri to the show to discuss Olympic baseball, commissioner Rob Manfred's latest plans to speed up the game, and the races for the AL East, NL West and wild cards.

On this week's edition of The Strike Zone podcast, Ted Keith and Stephen Cannella welcome SI.com baseball writer Jay Jaffe onto the show to talk about all the latest goings-on in baseball, including Alex Rodriguez's departure, where Jonathan Papelbon might end up, the new-look Yankees, and whether anything can derail the mighty Cubs.

On this week's edition of The Strike Zone podcast, Ted Keith and Stephen Cannella discuss Alex Rodriguez's impending retirement and Ichiro's 3,000th career hit and what their respective legacies will be in baseball history, followed by an interview with former major leaguer Bill Lee on his new biopic "Spaceman" and his candidacy for the governorship of Vermont.

On this special edition of The Strike Zone podcast, Ted Keith and Stephen Cannella run down all of this season's trade deadline wheeling and dealing with the help of SI contributor Joe Sheehan, sharing their thoughts on the day's trades and which teams did the best (the Rangers, Indians, Yankees and more) and which should have done more.

On this week's edition of The Strike Zone podcast, Ted Keith and Stephen Cannella welcome Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius to the show to talk about his season so far and his team at the trade deadline. Ted and Steve also debate whether the Yankees should be sellers this year and if Chris Sale's clubhouse meltdown should lead to an early end to his tenure with the White Sox.

On this week's edition of The Strike Zone podcast, SI.com contributing baseball writer and Hall of Fame expert Jay Jaffe joins Ted Keith to talk about this weekend's induction of Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza into Cooperstown, which players on upcoming ballots are most likely to receive bronze plaques of their own, and what Hall of Fame voters can be doing better in their selection process.