Player’s Alliance, New York Mets, and length of MLB games

In a packed episode, the Cubs Talk crew of Maddie Lee, Gordon Wittenmyer and David Kaplan discuss the verdict of Derek Chauvin and how the murder of George Floyd led to The Players Alliance, which includes Jason Heyward. The crew also breaks down whether MLB will do anything about the length of games, and preview the Mets-Cubs series.

(2:10) - Initial reactions to the Derek Chauvin verdict

(4:30) - Jason Heyward speaks on why MLB players started The Players Alliance

(6:33) - Will MLB find ways to shorten the length of games?

(10:30) - Mets-Cubs series preview

(16:40) - Why have Cubs hitters struggled to hit fastballs?