''Hot Stove'' is an offseason

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that airs on

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and is simulcast on

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. The show offers the coverage of offseason activities including trades, free agent signings, and rumors. It is taped live in "Studio K" of the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey. Prior to its restructure to a talk show in 2012, it replaced ''

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'' as the signature show of the network during the off season. As such it was taped live in Studio 3, but also featured segments taped in Studio 42. The program airs from after the

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and before spring training.

Personalities

Hosts

Main

Greg Amsinger Greg Amsinger is an American sportscaster and currently a studio host for MLB Network. Personal life Amsinger was born on May 24, 1979, in St. Louis, Missouri. He has five brothers and one sister. Amsinger and his wife have two children and the ...

: (2009–2011)MLB Network Seven Days to Go
/ref> * Victor Rojas: (2009–2010) *

Matt Vasgersian Matt Vasgersian ( '; born 1967) is an American sportscaster and television host. Vasgersian is a play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Angels, as well as a studio host for MLB Network and FOX Sports. In the past, he has served as an an ...

: (2009–present) * Matt Yallof: (2009–2011) *

Harold Reynolds Harold Craig Reynolds (born November 26, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from to , most prominently as a member of the Se ...

: (2012–present)

Guest Hosts

* Brian Kenny: (November 20–21, 2012) *

Keith Olbermann Keith Theodore Olbermann (; born January 27, 1959) is an American sports and political commentator and writer. Olbermann spent the first 20 years of his career in sports journalism. He was a sports correspondent for CNN and for local TV and r ...

: (November 20–21, 2012)

Analysts

* Sean Casey: (2009–2011) * John Hart: (2009–2011) *

Barry Larkin Barry Louis Larkin (born April 28, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player. He played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2004. He briefly played in the minor leagues before making h ...

: (2009–2011) *

Al Leiter Alois Terry Leiter (; born October 23, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from to for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blu ...

: (2009–2011) *

Joe Magrane Joseph David Magrane (born July 2, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, California Angels, and Chicago White Sox between 1987 and 1996, and is currently a color commentary broadca ...

: (2009–2011) *

Dan Plesac Daniel Thomas Plesac (born February 4, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with an 18-year career from 1986 to 2003. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, and ...

: (2009–2011) *

: (2009–2011) * Billy Ripken: (2009–2011) * Dave Valle: (2009–2011) *

Mitch Williams Mitchell Steven Williams (born November 17, 1964), nicknamed "Wild Thing", is an American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for six teams from 1986 to 1997. He was also a studio analyst for the MLB Network from 2009 to ...

: (2009–2014)

Reporters

* Trenni Kusnierek: (2009–2010) *

Hazel Mae Hazel Mae Barker (born April 7, 1970), known professionally as Hazel Mae, is a Filipino-Canadian sportscaster. She was the former lead anchor for the New England Sports Network's SportsDesk news program and most recently the anchor on MLB Networ ...

: (2009–2011) *

Lauren Shehadi Julia Lauren Shehadi (born May 23, 1983) is an American sportscaster for the MLB Network and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports. Career Shehadi attended Langley High School in McLean, Virginia, graduating in 2001. In college at the University of ...

: (2012–present) * Heidi Watney: (2012–2021) *

Siera Santos Siera Santos (born June 10, 1988) is an American sportscaster. She is a MLB Network personality who was hired to be one of the hosts of ''Quick Pitch'' after Heidi Watney left. Santos has also been a fill-in host for '' Off Base'', and is also an ...

: (2022–present)

Insiders

Jon Heyman Jon Heyman (born February 7, 1961) is a baseball columnist for the ''New York Post'', a baseball insider for MLB Network and WFAN Radio and co-host with Joel Sherman of the baseball podcast ''The Show''. Heyman has also appeared as a guest on n ...

: (2009–present) *

Tracy Ringolsby Tracy Ringolsby (born April 30, 1951 in Cheyenne, Wyoming) is an American sportswriter. He was a columnist for ''Baseball America'' from its beginning until cutbacks with free-lance writers were eliminated during the COVID-19 pandemic. In retire ...

: (2009–2011) *

Ken Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal (born September 19, 1962) is an American sportswriter and reporter. He serves as a field reporter for '' Fox Major League Baseball'' since 2005, and was an in-studio reporter for MLB Network from 2009 to 2022. Since August 2017, ...

: (2009–2021) *

Tom Verducci Thomas Verducci (born October 23, 1960) is an American sportswriter who writes for ''Sports Illustrated'' and its online magazine SI.com. He writes primarily about baseball. He is also a reporter and commentator for Fox Major League Baseball and ...

: (2009–present) *

Peter Gammons Peter Gammons (born April 9, 1945) is an American sportswriter, media personality, and musician. He is a recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing, given by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Early ...

: (2010–present)

Commentators

Bob Costas Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019. He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from 19 ...

: (2009–2011)Multichannel News February 3, 2009 Costas Joins MLB Network's Team
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''Hot Stove'' Awards

On February 25, 2011, during the final segment of the final edition of ''Hot Stove'' of the season, the first-ever ''Hot Stove'' Awards was given according to the best animated features, best original screenplays, and best pictures.MLB Network presents the Hot Stove Awards
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References

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