It's been a while but Touching Base, the podcast from BaseballSoftballUK, is back with one more episode of 2018. Ahead of the London Series between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox next June, Boston Red Sox centre fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. came to town on 14 December and met up with GB Women’s Fastpitch Team Head Coach Rachael Watkeys in the historic setting of Lords Cricket Ground.

As well as that conversation, BSUK CEO John Boyd and Head of Development Chris Rawlings round up recent important funding announcements for baseball and softball and look ahead to 2019...