We’re fresh off an absolute all-timer of a World Baseball Classic final… and it only took Eric about 30 seconds after the last out to announce he’s suddenly got Venezuelan roots. Shocking to nobody.

From there we get into what the WBC keeps proving over and over again: the world game is unreal, and MLB could learn a thing or two from the way the tournament builds drama — even if the league would never, ever copy the format for the postseason (which is a shame, because it’d be chaos in the best way).

Then we flip into Opening Day mode. With the season a week away, we run through a stack of offseason signings — some obvious, some sneaky — and debate which ones are actually going to matter once games start counting. By the end, we each plant our flag on the signing we think will have the biggest impact in 2026.

Next week: we preview the Yankees vs Giants Opening Day on Netflix, and we kick off our first Destiny Draft leading into the season.

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