Dodgers Territory - Brendan Donovan, Kyle Tucker and More Dodgers Rumors with Katie Woo!

Episode Date: December 15, 2025

Katie Woo joins Alanna Rizzo and Clint Pasillas to dive into all the latest news and hot stove rumors involving the Los Angeles Dodgers. What's going on with the Tarik Skubal trade market (2:20)? If the Dodgers are looking to add another impact position player, does that mean the Dodgers are in on Kyle Tucker (6:01)? Could Brendan Donovan be in play for LA (9:00)? The panel discusses!We also take time to get to know Katie (13:23), who is joining the Dodger beat this season for The Athletic. It's a DT AMA!Download Cash App Today: capl.onelink.me/vFut/hap8idx8 #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Direct deposit and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures.Check out DT merch for the holidays at dodgersterritoryshop.com/promo/HOLIDAYUse promo code HOLIDAY at checkout and save!Support Guidry's Guardian at guidrysguardian.orgFind Clint on YouTube at youtube.com/@alldodgersSubscribe to Dodgers Territory on YouTubeRate and review our podcast on Apple and SpotifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We have hit 14,000 of something that we've been trying to get to. Still trying to get to 15K, guys. We need your help to get their greatest five stars. like and subscribe to DT podcast on Apple, Spotify, wherever you get your pods and certainly on YouTube as well. Happy to have you a little different type of show today, Clint. We are going to welcome the newest member of the Dodgers beat here to Dodgers territory. We know her, of course. Katie Wu does a tremendous job during baseball for the athletic.

She was on Cardinals territory. And now she is on the Dodgers beat. Welcome, Katie. Great to have you. The Dodgers Nation is very lucky to have you. How are you? No, I feel lucky to be here. Thanks.

A lot of thanks, Clint, for having me. Yeah, it's a little bit different from my Cardinal territory platform, far one out. But I am super excited.

It's been one whole week on the Dodgers beat, and all they did was go out and sign the best clothes are available. So pretty normal standard, like go right into its stuff, I guess for the Dodgers. Yeah, I'm assuming it's got to be real fun having, like,

I mean, last couple years have been a little tough for the Cardinals. So having, And big names, an organization that is always in the biggest names and all that kind of stuff, free agency. It's going to be a fun time. It's a made fun time. We're happy to have you here. Guys, I'll suggest get your questions, comments in for Katie and for us.

Get those into live chat. We're going to have an unofficial DT AMA a little bit later. But Riz, gang, I think we should dive into the rumor mill first because, you know, Katie's on her shit. And we're going to dive into all of that right now. Allegedly. Allegedly. So let's get into rumor has it. All right, Katie.

Hard hitting one. Everybody wants to know. Is Terrick Scoobel going to be in Los Angeles? Is that just hot stove chatter? Katie Wu? Is it just dying down? Is it happening? What say you?

I think what's interesting about this particular potential trade package is not that the Dodgers aren't in it. I think the Dodgers have well established that they're in for basically anything. I think why we keep hearing these, the tigers and the Dodgers, for scuba rumors is because Los Angeles is simply one of the only teams that can pull off a trade if they want to. And the Dodgers, as we've seen, will go out and do things simply because they can. So when you're looking at the prospect capital required to trade for scuba, who has just one year remaining of control before he's a free agent,

the Dodgers have the farm system depth, of course. And that matters because they also have plenty of depth in their starting rotation. Not many organizations right now can afford to trade away from their starting pitching depth, all right? The Dodgers, they can. Then you're looking at what kind of money you would take to Kivan because this is my speculation. Any team that trades for Terrick Scouble and is going to give up that much of a prospect capital should extend him. Well, I think we've also established from Dodgers ownership that spending money is not necessarily a big deal. So the Dodgers also have the resources to extend him.

I think when there's smoke, there's not always fire, but here this is something worth watching again because the Dodgers are one of the only teams that can actually put off this deal if the Tigers do indeed attempt to trade scubble. Yeah, it feels like that if they can't get that extension done, maybe the Dodger package could be a little bit smaller. It's really hard to see that an extension being done with, you know, we'll say Scoboble's agent there and set to make a lot of money on the free agent market next offseason. There's another name that's been kind of in the mix with this whole thing,

Tyler Glasnow, who said on MLB Network radio over the weekend that Andrew Friedman told him he's not going to be traded. Sure, that's probably what you tell the player when he still has a chance of pitching for your organization next year. But what can you tell us about the whole Glasnow rumor? Where to kind of start? And, you know, from what you understand, is pretty, is Andrew, you know, accurate in Andrew or in Tyler not being traded?

Sorry, I got a lot of buttons here. I'm distracted, but tell us about Glasna. I'm impressed on the technicals of this podcast because long-time listeners of Cardinal territory know that mine did not look like this. So you're doing great as far as I'm concerned. Let's talk a little bit about Tyler Glass now. I think I've worked on the beep for seven days. So who am I to say Andrew Friedman isn't truthful?

If he's telling Tyler Glass now, he's not going to be treated, that probably makes sense. Now, things change very frequently in hot stove season. Negotiations that were happening a week ago have fallen off the table. Names that weren't discussed previously are all of a sudden back in. What's important to remember here as we get into the thick of post-winter meetings is that this is an ever-evolving situation. I'm not just talking about the Dodgers. I'm talking about the industry as a whole. When you're looking again at Los Angeles and their pitching depth,

they have arguably probably the best pitching depth in baseball. You know, the Brewers are up there, the world's are up there. But in terms of talent and availability, it's surprise, it's the Dodgers far and away. So if you're looking to maybe acquire Scoobel, yeah, you'd float around some guys with like Tyler Glass now that have clear status at the top of a rotation. But again, I don't really think that that is, now that we know what Andrew Friedman has said, that realistic of a situation. This is something that probably could have been talked about, something that maybe was discussed earlier, but because things are always changing here,

and especially with Los Angeles, we'll get into the stuff with Edwin Diaz, things, I'm sure. It just things are going to be thrown out there, again, because they're capable of doing it. Just because the team is capable of doing something, doesn't mean they actually will. You talked about Edwin Diaz, and that was where I was going next, Katie.

Andrew Friedman at Edwin Diaz's introduction, the press conference. He kind of gave a small peek into perhaps what they were, we're looking for in their pursuit of a bat. Adding a position player, he said someone that's really good on both sides of the ball. There are a lot of interesting guys on the free agent and trade market that we're having a lot of active

conversations on. We feel good about something lining up and may have to be a little patient. What do you read from this? So Andrew Friedman said at the winter meetings with reporters that he would not rule himself out of signing another free agent. And when I'm looking at how the Dodgers are stacking up,

Again, cost is not really that much of an issue. But the terms of a contract and the length of the contract, just based on the average age of the roster comes into play. So every free agent, like the top free agent that fans want to know about, obviously is Kyle Tucker. We reported into the athletic last week that the Dodgers are in on Kyle Tucker. They're on everybody. But it would have to be more of a three to four year term deal rather than a six or seven

that Tucker's believed to be coveting. And the reason for that is, again, because of the average age of the roster, Kyle Tucker is approaching his 30s. want to have him locked down until his 37, 38 season, because that's what most of your roster looks like when you get to that point of that, you know, that timeline. So if you're looking for an example of what the Dodgers could do for Kyle Tucker, look to Alex Breggman last year with the Red Sox. Breggman had a six-year deal with the Detroit Tigers on the table. He had a four-year deal with a lower AAB for the Cubs. He took the high AAB lowest year

offer with the Red Sox. And that is, I think, a way that the Dodgers could go to land Kyle Tucker. Now that's that's on Tucker. If he wants to take a three or four year deal with a higher AAB, Dodgers are a place to do that. If he wants the longevity, six, seven years, I don't see LA offering that. And that again, just goes to what we talked about with the average age of the roster. That's what Kyle Tucker has earned to make that decision as a free agent. But the Dodgers are absolutely in play here on a contract that's more their term. So to me, the Alex Breggman contract from last year and how those deals played out is a pretty good example if you're looking to kind to compare these situations. Then of course, Cody Bellinger, a long time friend, familiar

their franchise for the Dodgers looking for you know we've seen some reports on the five year mark I don't see the Dodgers doing that I see them maybe looking at Bellinger for a lower term you know two three years maybe not to the extent of a potential Kyle Tucker deal but a little less than that I don't see the Dodgers going out and splurging a Kyle Schwerber-esque contract for Cody Bellinger you know like a five year 150 160 that I don't see happening again it's not necessarily because of cost it's because of age and longevity but I would not be surprised at all before, you know, in the next couple of weeks, month or so, that we're having another massive free agent signing because that's what the Dodgers do.

And that's what I have to get used to because I'm not exactly used to that in St. Louis. Yeah, like I said, they're in on everybody. Every time, even when you don't hear anything, they're probably in on somebody. The whole Edwin Diaz thing definitely came out of nowhere. Another name, the Dodgers have been linked to. Of course, you did some reporting about this as well. We got a screen about that, Brandon Donovan, somebody who seems like he's more likely to go to either Seattle or the Giants in your opinion right now and your purview in your reporting.

What can you tell us about the Dodgers' interest in Brendan Donovan? Is this somebody who does seem to make a fair amount of sense for this team and the positional versatility, understanding how much that is important to the Dodgers? Because, I mean, reading or hearing and seeing what Andrews said to Kirsten Watson last week, it seems like they're not necessarily marrying themselves to needing an outfielder, even though we believe they need an outfielder. Maybe there's a chance they can get a second basement or a third base and move some pieces around. And that's something Donovan could do.

He could play everywhere, as you know, covering him the last few years. What can you tell us about him and the latest with that trade market? So Brennan Donovan is essentially Tommy Edmund again. And that was part of the reason why the Cardinals were comfortable trading Tommy Edmund to Los Angeles in 2024, is because they had Brendan Donovan coming up as that sort of super utility player that the Cardinals are very, very good at drafting and finding. When you're looking at how Brendan Donovan fits into the trade market, obviously he's been one of the most talked about names in this offseason.

We saw the Mariners and the Giants emerge as frontrunners. That doesn't mean that he's absolutely going to Seattle or San Francisco. The Cardinals could still like to keep him if they don't like the prospect return. But those are the two that I've really jumped out as really solidifying themselves and willing to necessarily may not overpay, but pay more than other organizations are willing to do. Now how Brennan Donovan could fit in? Well, that's exactly just picture what Tommy Edmund does. Tommy Edmund's coming back from an ankle surgery.

The team is optimistic that he will be ready for opening day, though he'll probably be delayed for spring training. Coming back from an ankle injury, though, especially Tommy's injury history. I mean, no one's, no one is questioning his grit. I watched him play for five years. He's a baller. He's a gamer. But you might want to take it slow, especially when you have a lot of other players on the roster that can go out and fill it.

So if you have another versatile player like Tommy Edmund, or like Brennan, excuse me, they're so similar, that would obviously help the Dodgers. And Donovan can play all around the Diamond. Short, he can play second base, both corner outfields. He can play shortstop. He can play third if necessary. So he's just kind of one of those pick and plug kind of players

that the Dodgers seem to really do well with. Now, what I'm looking for, or what the Dodgers are looking for necessarily in a trade package is cost certainty. And with Brennan Donovan, you know that's exactly what you're going to get. So you can go out and take a flyer on or take a trade for someone thinking about another lefty with the Cardinals, like Lars Newpar. Lars Newport has a lot of high upside, but a lot of it is unproven. Brennan Donovan has been one of the more consistent middle infielders in the

National League for the past two seasons. He's coming off one of his best seasons of his career. If you're the Dodgers, you don't need to take a risk. You're not looking to part with your prospects to take a risk. Like what are you risking for? You are going to trade for something that you know brings back a certain level of play and caliber. And I think that's what made Brennan Donovan so enticing to the Dodgers.

Versatility. That's all the Dodgers look for. They love those types of players. can bring six, seven, eight gloves to the yard. All right, Katie, great stuff so far. Much more to come here on Dodgers territory. We're going to get to know Katie Wu a little bit better. The newest member of the Los Angeles Dodgers beat with the athletic.

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All teams are big league teams, but this is kind of a different animal here when you're talking about coming to the Dodgers beat. What are the things you're most looking forward to in being a Dodger Stadium 81 times, plus, you know, through the world series and all that kind of stuff. What excites you the most?

That's such a good question. And it's partially, I mean, it's one of the things I considered because leaving St. Louis was a hard decision. I know the trajectory of the franchise right now does not look amazing. But I really had five incredible years there with a very professional stand-up organization. And leaving that was hard. I know the on-field product isn't exactly what Cardinals fans have been used to. But the people in that organization are top tier.

So leaving a place where you're comfortable is never. ever easy, but it's also a sign that you should probably leave. And when I was thinking about what the Cardinals roster was going to look like over the next couple of years and what the Dodgers roster looks like right now, you want to go where the stars are. And to be able to cover and chronicle Shoi Otani, Muki Betts, Freddie Freeman, Edwin Diaz now, you go down the list. It's a 26-man roster full of studs. And there's so much interest in the Dodgers right now. We probably should have had two athletic riders on the Dodgers beat for a while. But the opportunity to be able to sit there and cover you know, not just the stars of the game, but a dynasty in this organization, one of the most

influential teams, not just in baseball, but in professional sports. And of course, being from California and being able to come back home, it just felt like a can't miss situation. And I have never felt in the middle of December ready for the baseball season to start. I've never once experienced that emotion. But I am really excited for spring training to be able to get boots on the ground and meet the clubhouse and start doing actual reporting. I got a little taste of that at the winter meetings until I lost my voice. That was sick. But I think when you're just looking at the kind of a game that covering the Dodgers makes you bring every day, that's what I'm excited about the most. How do I know? How do we know that you're not a spy for the San Francisco Giants

and that you're infiltrating the Dodgers clubhouse and the Dodgers dugout to bring it to your friends up north, Mrs. I'm from California, but from Northern California. Yeah, you see how I left that out. Okay, cats out of the back. All right. I grew up a Dynne's fans. My family was a little taken aback when I said what team I was covering. But you know what? I didn't like the cardals growing up either.

And I think it turned out okay. But I will say it's funny. You both know this. As soon as you get into the professional world, none of that matters anymore. And anyway, it makes me feel like, okay, if I was still a fan, what would I want? What would I want from my beat reporter?

What would I want from, you know, my media coverage? That's the only way I really think of being a fan anymore. I even, I'll go out and say this when I was living in the Central Coast time. I would come home. And if there was a West Coast game on, I would turn on the Dodgers because they were the more compelling team to watch. So yes, I grew up a Giants fan. Dodgers fans, you don't have to worry about it.

I am loyally yours. We all have things that we'd like to forget. So hopefully you can accept that. Well, here's a fun one. What is your baseball story, though? What is your baseball story? I'm sorry, Clinton to talk about you. What is your baseball story?

Like, how did you become so interested in the sport and how did it become so ingrained in your DNA? Yeah, great question. I grew up and my dad loved baseball and we would go and we'd watch either A's or Giants every day. And it just became a way after school, after practice, homework, whatever, to come home and to be able to watch a few innings of the baseball. my dad because I was never allowed to stay up to watch the whole game. And then in the morning, I'd come down and I read the box scores in the newspaper. And it was just like a routine. And when I got older and I started figuring out what I wanted to be in my career, I really had no idea. But I'd always liked writing in high school. And I went to Arizona State. They actually

had a sports journalism program. So I thought, you know, I've watched baseball my whole life. I love it. I'm obsessed with this. And I was a good writer in high school. I wonder if I could combine the two. And right place, right time, right organization. at Arizona State kind of led me here now. And I still talk to my dad about baseball every day. He is becoming like a Dodgers encyclopedia. So much so that when the Dodgers signed Edwin Diaz at the winter meetings, obviously we're scrambling.

And I was like in line to get a coffee and I see like Dodgers to the Diaz. It came out of nowhere. Like the whole beat was like, what is happening? And very rarely does that happen. So I'm scrambling. We get the story up, Fabby and I are working together. Two hours later, my dad texted me. I heard Dodgers signed Diaz.

There we go. You're in. You're in your little weight, but you are invested in this organization now. New A, Dodgers is always welcoming new fans, regardless of their previous affiliation. So I think you are in a prime. You are in a perfect position to be accosted with this question. We've heard over the last couple of off seasons, the Dodgers are ruining baseball. What's your take on that narrative?

I'm kind of curious what you think about a team spending money and investing it back into the organization, how that could be bad? Yeah, if the Dodgers are, I could get on board with that narrative if they were just buying free agents and like just completely leaving their prospect, minor league system in the dust. The Dodgers are obviously have a leg up because they're able to spend. Every owner is able to spend though. Okay, this is not like a one-off. Like the Dodgers are the only ownership group in baseball that can spend money. Okay, 30 out of 30 owners can spend money. The Dodgers just choose to spend it in a wild way.

And that's their right. But they're not just buying free agents. Okay, when you look at the Dodgers farm system, whether it's through amateur scouting, whether it's through international scouting, whether it's the prospects that they come out with professional scouting and trades, every single element that they do in terms of building a backbone for a franchise is top tier. Organizations are modeling what the Dodgers are doing in the minor league system, and while some markets might not be able to compare to L.A. or New York spending-wise, every market can invest in finding the right people and resources to build a draft and development club like the Dodgers can.

So no, I don't think they're ruining baseball. I actually think that they've set the standard on how to run a baseball organization outside of the spending, which is a different category. But when you look at how they're building their depth, their entire opening day rotation was on the injured list last year. And because they had enough depth and resources in their mind-like system, they were just fine. Obviously, I'm not going to diminish it. I'm sure it was very difficult for Dave Roberts to go through. that. You know, Dave, if you're listening to that, I'm not saying that you have like an easy job with six starters on the IL, but they had so much death in their system to be able to supplement that until their starters were healthy.

For perspective, the Cardinals had one pitcher in AAA that they felt confident in all season. So they essentially did a six-man rotation and had no backup. And it led almost exactly to their demise right now. So no, the doctors are not ruining baseball. They are setting the standard on how to build a good sustainable baseball team, even if you can't spend money. What makes you more excited covering the Dodgers beat or West Coast hip hop at Nellie's Gala? Okay, so I'm still recovering from that. That was fun.

That was a really fun time. My last weekend in St. Louis, Nellie does a big, big St. Louis guy, obviously, a charity gala every year. I was lucky enough to go. Last year, it was Neo. This year was Busta Rhymes. Great time. Great time. I already miss it.

can't wait for next year. Oh, just wait until the Dodgers have their gala every year. That is, it will blow you. They haven't done the gala last couple of years. What the hell? They'll get back to it. It's a good time. Blue Diamond is good time.

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I mean, it is off the chain. All right, let me ask you this. One more question before we get to Clems. Big feral cat lady. Tell us about MEEP. Oh my gosh. I love her so much. She is actually locked in my bedroom right now

because she will overtake the show. Yeah, I'm a sucker. I love to rescue animals. I can't keep them all. But I know a lot of, like every time you posted about a dog, I'm like, should I get that dog? Yes, you should. But for whatever reason,

this tiny little cat that my mom found in a Sam's Club parking lot was so sweet, so, so. like sick and I was like, I'll take care of her. I'll foster her back to life. Foster fail immediately, fell in love with her. And I don't know what happened to the sweet part because she is a demon. I don't know if like my tendencies like rubbed off on her. I don't know. But we're locked in and she's really excited to get out of, to be a back to California. Five years in Missouri, she survived. So back to California, we go. Welcome home. Kitty. What's it called? Meat? Yeah. That was a nickname that I gave her.

So I didn't get too attached. And then I got attached and I didn't want to change her name because I didn't want to give her like an identity crisis, you know. Yeah, no, that is, that is fair. Usually the nicknames, they seem to, they seem to stick. A couple of fun ones for you here from the chat, Maddie Man Five Dodge and Justin Lamas Yamis Askin, what is the deferral situation? If you're covering the Dodgers, obviously there needs to be deferrals in your contract. Jokes aside.

Yeah. No, that's pretty funny. That actually my editor, someone emailed my editor that, like did you give Katie deferrals in their contract a very sad Cardinals fan who thought it was hilarious. So no deferrals in my contract, guys. You're here for the long one, hopefully. We also got Don Kim is a happy subscriber from the athletic or of the athletic and ask, and outside of covering the Dodgers, what are the things you're most looking forward to getting ingrained into L.A.

Okay, so outside right now, it is seven degrees. It was three degrees. That's a singular digit. That's not a real temperature. So being able to go outside is something that I'm looking forward to. seeing the ocean would be nice. Right now I got like the river, so that's cool. But yeah, definitely, I thought I was a season's girl.

I'm not. I'm not at all. I need 70 degrees every day. Sand walks outside, sunshine. I don't think it's like the first sunny day in like 10 days here. And it's still 20 degrees. So that would be it, the weather. Not that Hollywood lifestyle?

There it is. Yeah, AJ Prisensky. our pal out of the foul territory network keeps calling me hollywood woo and i'm like a jay you don't start with me there is no hollywood lifestyle here okay i'm a ball writer well if he was doing that better wouldn't it just be like holly woo come on now exactly age be better come on be better there's there's a couple things in here though that justin yamas continues to say that i'm like no i'm not first of all yes everyone i understand i was born in race in colorado colorado doesn't have a rivalry with anybody.

So stop it. Rocky is still unique. Northern California and Southern California have a rivalry. The Giants and the Dodgers have a rivalry. Colorado doesn't have a rivalry with anybody. So save it. All right. There you have it.

There was something else in here that I was looking at. Well, while you find it, Alana, I have another one. So you grew up, we'll say NorCal. I'm just going to say that. Maybe, probably, potentially. Ruding for not the Dodgers. What was like a favorite kind of memory of Dodgers? or early on in your life?

Oh, man. My aunt had season tickets for a long time. And I can remember how many Giants Dodgers games we'd go to. And I'm not going to say that Beat L.A. was chanted. Okay. You know, it was passionate. If there's anything I can understand, it's a passionate fan. And I think it was just that peak rivalry.

I was lucky to grow up in, sorry Dodgers fans, plug your ears. Like, I was in high school for 2010, 2012, 2014. So the Giants dynasty was like, Wow, you're baby. I know. But it was the best five-year run as a fan that I could remember because

it was each year that they did it, it was in a different way. And I just, I can empathize with fans now with their dynasty. Don't ever let anyone take that away from you. Because winning in baseball is fleeting. It might not feel that way in L.A. right now. It probably won't for a while.

But I still now, you know, 10 years later, think back to that insane run that the Giants went on. And it just solidified why baseball is the best word. Amen. All right. One question for me and then I'm done. Favorite player out of Arizona State, Barry Bonds, Andre Eather, Dustin Padraea, or Austin Barnes. I'm sorry. I have to go Barry Bonds. I'm sorry. But fun fact about Barry Bonds. I was hiking in the Mird Headlands like eight years ago and I was lost. And my friend who knows nothing about sports flagged down a biker, I was walking the other way trying to find any, any kind of map.

And this biker was very fit, very athletic, super nice. I remember looking ahead, like, oh, he has a really nice smile. And I'm walking up more and more. And he waves and says goodbye. And it was Barry Bonds. And I was like, and my friend had no idea who she was talking to. And I was like, you just asked Barry Bonds for directions. And she was like, yeah, like, who is that?

And I was like, oh, oh my gosh. So shout out Barry Bonds because I might still be stuck in the Mird Headlands, if he did not help us, help my poor friend and I, off the mountain. That's, that's pretty great. What are the chances of that? I was so mad. Well, we're happy you're here. We're happy you're bringing your baseball fandom to cover the Dodgers in a way that hopefully

the fans appreciate. Obviously, Fabian and our dad does a fantastic job. And we're looking forward to a different approach, different perspective. And you guys also collaborating. I will flip you the bird. Great name in the chats is welcome to the family, Katie. gave us that super chat, Phil as well, saying, you know, it's gold welcoming you to this team. A lot of love for Katie Wu in the chat.

And we're excited to have you on, have you around here, of course, in some capacity. We'll figure out what that all looks like moving forward. Yes. For today. We appreciate you hanging out with us, Katie. You got it, guys. Thanks so much for having me. I'll see you both very soon.

Dodger fans, I'm really excited to get to know you. And hopefully more news soon. Give her a follow on the social media. She breaks things as well. She's like a, like mini, many, many, Ken Rosenthal, but not really. No, that's, I always say, I want to be junior Ken Rosenthal. That's fair. Appreciate it, Katie.

That's a lot of fun, Alana. What do you say we tell people about a doggo? Let's do it. I'm John Green. You may know me as the author of The Fault and Our Stars. And now, I guess, also is the co-host of the Away End, a brand new world soccer podcast. I'm Daniel Alarcon, a writer and journalist, and John and I have known each other since we were kids.

My first World Cup was Mexico 86. I was nine years old. I watched every game, and I fell in love. On our new podcast, The Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup. For us, soccer, football, is a story we've shared for over 30 years since Daniel was the star player on our high school soccer team. Very debatable. And I was there most loyal and sometimes only. fan. I love this game. I love its history, its hope, its heartbreak, and above all, its beauty. Together, we'll find out why, of all the unimportant things, football, soccer, is the most important. Listen to the away end with Daniel Auer Kohn and John Green on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. All right, Katie, you're moving to Southern California. Havana needs a home.

Havana went on a trial adoption with another one of our Guidry's Guardian Foundation alone. didn't work out. The resident dog, not super psyched about having a younger puppy around. Havana is just really energetic. She's a great dog, but she's a puppy. So she has a lot of energy. Can you please share her? She needs an adopter. She's a great girl. She's healthy, spayed, leash trained, crate trained, potty trained, all of the trained. But she just needs a forever home. She'd be great in a solo dog home. She'd also be great with another dog that likes to play that matches her energy level. So please, if you have any questions about Havana,

hit me up on social or check out giddreysgarden.org. Okay, this is tough, Clint. You and I were talking about it earlier before the show started about how to handle our thought for the road. And I'm just simply going to say that my heart and my thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends, the closest connection to Rob and Michelle Reiner.

Obviously, baseball lost a huge baseball fan. The Dodgers with this, on X earlier. The Dodgers expressed our deep sorrow and share our condolences over the passing of longtime fan Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle Reiner, who allegedly killed yesterday evening by allegedly one of their sons, Nick Reiner. This is obviously a tragedy for that family or those closest to him. He was a huge baseball fan. Born in New York was always at games, had a lot of different baseball references and innuendos and all of a lot of his work on the big and small screen and his son his other son jake um is also a big la dodgers fan does some stuff on the dodgers beat

their daughter romey we feel for her as well um just our thoughts and prayers to those closest to him the baseball world and in the world of cinema lost a lost a giant yeah absolutely I mean, devastating news. And the more you keep, you know, reading the story, the more that keeps coming out, it's just, it's awful. It's awful. Yeah, I'm not going to add too much more. You said it all there.

Thoughts, love, all of that kind of stuff. Hug your loved ones, friends. Yeah, man. That's a crazy story. It keeps unfolding. Thanks, you guys, for watching us here today. Again, welcome. Be good to Katie.

Follow her on social. Be nice. And have a good rest of your week. I are back on Thursday. I had texted the big boss, Andrew Friedman, to see if he'll join us. So far I haven't heard because that's how much clout I have. So we'll see you guys on Thursday. Regular time. Go Dodgers. Bye. I'm Daniel Alarcon and this is my friend. This is much more famous than I am. I wouldn't go that far. But I'm John Green. Co-host of the podcast The Away End with my old friend Daniel on our podcast The Away End. We'll share with you the magic of international football,

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