The Brian Bailey Show: Annual Hot Stove preview

by | Jan 27, 2025

A new episode of “The Brian Bailey Show” will air Monday at noon.

This week’s episode is his annual “Hot Stove Preview,” which focuses on high school, college and pro baseball and the start of those seasons. His guests will be legendary J.H. Rose High School baseball coach Ronald Vincent and Hot Stove President Brian Weingartz.

Hot Stove guest speaker Alec Burleson, an ECU Alum and player for the St. Louis Cardinals, will also be on the show along with longtime Major League Baseball scout Howard McCullough. He is the father of ECU Alum and current Miami Marlins Manager Clayton McCullough.

Watch on our YouTube page.

The Brian Bailey Show airs each Monday at noon with a replay at 6 p.m. You can reach Bailey on X or at bbailey@wnct.com.

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