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Yonder Alonso Joins MLB Network

By Steve Adams | April 27, 2021 at 11:38am CDT

Recently retired slugger Yonder Alonso has joined the MLB Network as an on-air analyst, the network announced in a Tuesday press release. He’ll debut as a guest co-host on Intentional Talk this Friday.

“I am beyond thankful to be joining MLB Network’s team, and I can’t thank everybody enough that has helped me get to this point,” Alonso said in today’s press release. “Having just retired, I look forward to having fun and contributing new insights about the game to baseball fans all over the world.”

The 34-year-old Alonso announced his retirement back in November after a 10-year big league career split between the Padres, Athletics, Reds, Rockies, Indians, Mariners and White Sox. The No. 7 overall pick in the 2008 draft, Alonso finished sixth in Rookie of the Year voting with the Padres in 2012 and was an All-Star with the 2017 A’s. He finished up his playing days with a career .259/.332/.404 batting line and an even 100 home runs.

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  1. birdsfan415

    4 years ago

    excited for this, seems like a good fit

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  2. JayPhilsFan

    4 years ago

    Can we talk about Ohtani a little somewhere?

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    • oldmansteve

      4 years ago

      Go to MLB Network. It is all they talk about.

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      • JayPhilsFan

        4 years ago

        You mean if I wanna hear about the Yankees?

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        • Luc (Soto 3rd best in the game)

          4 years ago

          And Tatis and Padres vs Dodgers

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        • JayPhilsFan

          4 years ago

          Agreed!

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    • JayPhilsFan

      4 years ago

      Just think it’s something that hasn’t happened for like a 100 years, especially when people get praise for going 5 innings and giving up 3 runs.

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      • JayPhilsFan

        4 years ago

        Guys playing the game we all did as kids, IN THE BIGS!

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  3. mattblaze13

    4 years ago

    Huge news!

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  4. mvfreep

    4 years ago

    Wow a mediocre player becomes an analyst, lol. Man I sure look forward to his lack of knowledge.

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    • oldmansteve

      4 years ago

      To be fair, what separates a mediocre player and a great player is rarely knowledge. It is almost always raw ability. The best managers are guys who were mediocre or didn’t even make it, because they had to consume as much knowledge as possible just to compete. Conversely, the “great ones” typically have horrible analysis because their solutions were “just do it,” as they were just so naturally talented, they didn’t even know what they were doing. It is rare for a great player to make a great coach.

      That being said…MLB Network’s “analysis” is about a basic as it could get and I expect the same generic takes from him as well.

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      • JayPhilsFan

        4 years ago

        Most superstars don’t make it as managers because they were annoyed by their own faults, and seeing lesser players faults was far too much to bare.

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      • A'sfaninLondonUK

        4 years ago

        @ Steve – agree – would add that the best managers are usually catchers – they’re used to managing a game 50% of the time throughout their playing careers….

        Yonder was great in Oakland – provided the bridge to Matt Olson & by all accounts a pretty good mentor too…

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      • JayPhilsFan

        4 years ago

        You brought up a tv station I don’t have access too,

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        • JayPhilsFan

          4 years ago

          Some people like to talk too much, when they know very little, others watch.

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      • Brew’88

        4 years ago

        Thanks for defending me Steve

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      • DrDan75

        4 years ago

        @Nebraska

        You’re right. Bruce Bochy was mostly a bullpen catcher in the bigs. He’ll be giving a speech at Cooperstown in a few years.

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      • David Barista

        4 years ago

        When it comes to analysis, a star player’s take holds more weight and credibility… Frank Thomas and Pete Rose know hitting, and it’s an oversimplification to attribute their success in the game to raw ability alone

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    • maximumvelocity

      4 years ago

      He played in the major leagues for a decade, which is significantly longer than most players who wore a uniform. I think that qualifies him to be an analyst for MLB.

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      • JayPhilsFan

        4 years ago

        Sorry @Max I wasn’t talking about Alonso, I wish him well. Hey Romo wasn’t great.

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    • soxitis

      4 years ago

      Maybe they are just angling for Manny Machado

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      • mafiabass

        4 years ago

        Underrated comment!

        Reply
  5. Sliderdownandin

    4 years ago

    According to Adams, this guy was a slugger. Geez, I wonder what qualifies as a regular hitter.

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    • RunDMC

      4 years ago

      My pappy called me Lil’ Slugger and he never saw me hit a HR. What a liar.

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    • Pads Fans

      4 years ago

      100 career HR would probably be considered a slugger.

      Reply
  6. Sliderdownandin

    4 years ago

    If they bring Jon Jay into the studio, then Machado is soon to follow, right?

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    • Hosmer for HOF

      4 years ago

      Lol “woah Machado to CBS sports instead why would he do that?!”

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  7. sufferforsnakes

    4 years ago

    Cancel all your plans for Friday. This is must-see tv.

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    • tribepride17

      4 years ago

      I just called off work Friday.

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    • amk1920

      4 years ago

      Just quit my job. Wouldn’t dare take a chance on missing this.

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      • Logjammer D"Baggagecling

        4 years ago

        Lol. Imagine not having dvr in 2021.

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  8. Brick House Coffee Tables Inc

    4 years ago

    He’s done some radio work as a full hour guest on MLB Radio on XM, and he is now co-hosting a Sunday show for a couple of hours before the Sunday Night game.

    He’s not bad at it, but isn’t yet comfortable criticizing players.

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    • tigergreg

      4 years ago

      To be fair a lot of players cant handle criticism either

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  9. wesleyisme

    4 years ago

    I’d rather they had kept Chris Rose around….

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    • Lets Go DBacks

      4 years ago

      Yeah, Intentional Talk is a crap show now imo
      In the light of this new announcement seems weird they dumped Chris Rose.

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      • IronBallsMcGinty

        4 years ago

        Rose has been doing commentary on Battlebots (which is more entertaining than IT).

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    • DockEllisDee

      4 years ago

      I’ve been off cable and MLBN since last fall, who’d they get to replace Rose?

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      • wesleyisme

        4 years ago

        Stephen Nelson

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    • Pads Fans

      4 years ago

      Chris Rose was the highest paid person on MLB Network on the highest rated show the network had. That was a cost cutting move.

      Reply
  10. I Beg To Differ

    4 years ago

    I really hope Trevor Bauer becomes an analyst some day.

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    • A'sfaninLondonUK

      4 years ago

      @ I beg – above

      Naturally – he’s got the one eyed approach down pat. Great at investigating sticky situations too.

      BTW – any update on his suspicious balls?

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  11. CravenMoorehead

    4 years ago

    Aaron Boone can use him as a job reference when the Yankees don’t bring him back at the end of this season.

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  12. Brew’88

    4 years ago

    ex-Padre and Manny’s brother-in-law, but I’m sure he’ll be unbiased

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    • DarkSide830

      4 years ago

      so how exactly do you ensure no bias besides hiring someone who was never a member or a fan of a team?

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      • Brew’88

        4 years ago

        Exactly. You don’t. So brace yourself for Dodger dissing?

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    • maximumvelocity

      4 years ago

      Who cares if he is? Most ex-players favor the teams they played for, and have friends who play or coach they root for. If something comes up about Machado that is negative, they just won’t turn to him. This isn’t even new.

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  13. JayPhilsFan

    4 years ago

    Hey guys, I know it’s close knit kinda group, but I love baseball, and always wanna learn more about the game, I learnt from Joe Morgan and Jon Miller. Another English fan, but I bet I been more ballparks than at least most of you.

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  14. JayPhilsFan

    4 years ago

    Bauer gonna me talking more junk in LA.

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  15. JayPhilsFan

    4 years ago

    I meant be talking more in LA, sorry.

    Reply
    • Brew’88

      4 years ago

      Tranquilo hijo

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  16. DarkSide830

    4 years ago

    Machado to MLB Network?

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  17. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    4 years ago

    He must work cheap. They got rid of a lot of their mid tier talent.

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  18. Rsox

    4 years ago

    I used to enjoy Mitch Williams telling stories about his playing days and how Jim Fregosi could never watch him pitch but that was in the good old days when MLB network first launched. Now i don’t watch all that much and the “talent” is definitely not what it was. Though Lauren Shehadi and Alanna Rizzo are definitely worth watching…

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  19. Polish Hammer

    4 years ago

    Must be because they’re after his brother-in-law…

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  20. awf111969

    4 years ago

    He will be in Studio 42,up Yonder

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  21. Bart Harley Jarvis

    4 years ago

    Can’t be any worse than the over-the-top platitudes being spewed by Carlos Pena…

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