The Pregame Peach
The Pregame Peach is the official pregame podcast of the Columbus Clingstones, the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.
Hosted by Clingstones play-by-play broadcaster Jack Johnson, the show features pregame conversations with players, coaches, Braves personnel, and voices encountered along the way throughout the Southern League. Recorded around the ballpark and leading up to first pitch, each episode offers insight into preparation, development, and the people who shape Clingstones baseball on and off the field.
Episodes
88 episodes
May 13 — Carlos Mendez
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with Braves roving hitting instructor Carlos Mendez at Synovus Park in Columbus, Georgia. Mendez reflected on the pride of helping Team Venezuela capture the World Baseball Class...
May 12 — Nestor Perez
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with manager Nestor Perez at Synovus Park in Columbus, Georgia.Perez recapped a road trip in which the Clingstones took three of five games from Biloxi, discussed Owen Hackman’s stron...
May 8 — Grant Kay
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with hitting coach Grant Kay at Keesler Federal Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. Kay discussed the source of his greatest pride during the Clingstones’ historic home run surge to beg...
May 7 — Tyler Tolve
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with catcher Tyler Tolve at Keesler Federal Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. Tolve discussed his three-run double that helped fuel a six-run comeback the previous night, his time at ...
May 6 — Archer Brookman
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with catcher Archer Brookman at Keesler Federal Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. Brookman discussed his strong start to the season at the plate, how he has crafted his offensive appr...
May 5 — Nestor Perez
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with manager Nestor Perez at Keesler Federal Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. Perez discussed the Southern League-record 13 home runs hit by the Clingstones on May 3 against Montgome...
May 3 — Adam Zebrowski
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with catcher Adam Zebrowski at Synovus Park in Columbus, Georgia. Zebrowski discussed the Clingstones’ home run binge to begin the season, delivering the club’s first walk-off ho...
April 30 — Garrett Baumann
Austin Crume visited with Clingstones starting pitcher and Atlanta Braves No. 11 prospect Garrett Baumann. Baumann discussed his first season at the Double-A level, his grandfather’s time in Columbus while stationed at Fort Benning,...
April 29 — Nestor Perez
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with manager Nestor Perez inside the manager’s office at Synovus Park in Columbus, Georgia. Perez recapped the recent road trip to Birmingham, discussed the club’s powerful offen...
April 26 — Brett Sears
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with pitcher Brett Sears at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Coming off a strong outing of 5.0 scoreless innings, Sears discussed how he approached sequencing his pitches ag...
April 25 — Jordan Groshans
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with infielder Jordan Groshans at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Groshans discussed his approach on a game-saving home run in the ninth inning the previous night, his expe...
April 24 — Cal Conley
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with infielder Cal Conley at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Conley discussed his strong start to the season at the plate, growing up as a switch hitter and playing alongsi...
April 23 — Kevin Kilpatrick Jr.
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with outfielder Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Kilpatrick discussed his first home run of the season, the Clingstones’ explosive offense to open th...
April 21 — Nestor Perez
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with manager Nestor Perez at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Perez discussed the Clingstones’ historic power surge during April, his message to the club entering the series...
April 19 — Kevin Hooper
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with Braves Director of Player Development Kevin Hooper at Synovus Park in Columbus, Georgia. Hooper stopped by Columbus to provide a philosophical overview of the club, discuss ...
April 18 — David McCabe
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with infielder David McCabe at Synovus Park in Columbus, Georgia. McCabe discussed his powerful start to the season, his background as a switch hitter, and the birth of his first...
April 16 — Luke Waddell
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with infielder Luke Waddell at Synovus Park in Columbus, Georgia. Waddell discussed his strong start to the season in a return to the Double-A level, close relationships with cur...
April 14 — Nestor Perez
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with manager Nestor Perez at Synovus Park in Columbus, Georgia for his first appearance on The Pregame Peach. Perez discussed returning to Montgomery, where he played during the ...
April 4 — Owen Murphy
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with starting pitcher Owen Murphy at Synovus Park in Columbus, Georgia. Murphy discussed his dominant Double-A debut on Opening Night, striking out 10 over 5.2 innings to set a n...
April 3 — Mike Steed
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with pitching coach Mike Steed at Synovus Park in Columbus, Georgia ahead of Opening Night. Steed discussed the start for Braves’ No. 6 prospect Owen Murphy, what he worked on du...
September 14 — Cody Gabella
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with manager Cody Gabella in Pensacola, Florida on the final day of the season. Gabella reflected on the Clingstones’ inaugural year, the growth of the club over the course of th...
September 12 — Angel Piva
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with clubhouse manager Angel Piva at Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, Florida. Piva, who would later be named Southern League Clubhouse Manager of the Year, reflects on his role...
September 7 — Cody Gabella
Columbus Clingstones broadcaster Jack Johnson visited with manager Cody Gabella at Synovus Park in Columbus, Georgia ahead of the final home game of the Clingstones’ inaugural season. Gabella discussed his first impressions of the b...