For me it's more—I know most of these major league managers so well. We always have our private one-on-one with the broadcast crew and the manager in the afternoon for both teams, and then I've gotten to know them just from covering the sport for 20 years. So I will know the kind of question to Dave Roberts that's going to elicit a good response for him for the most part.

Apple TV sideline reporter Heidi Watney before the game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros at Globe Life Field. Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

And sometimes, it's also that they said something in our private manager meeting that I thought was really interesting, and rather than me do a hit on it and say 'I spoke to this manager and he said this,' I'll just ask them in that manager meeting. And it may not be directly related to the action from the previous inning, but it's something that he said that was really interesting about a player or a situation or what's going on with their team that I know he gave me a really good answer earlier in the day, and I'm hoping he does as well on an open mic so that's kind of how I balance that.

And oftentimes, you know, it's the end of the third inning, there's not a whole lot of action, so I'm asking about the starting pitcher because from the manager's perspective, and the pitching coach is right there, they're constantly watching their guys and they're watching their starting pitchers like a hawk. And they see them every start, so they know if something's a little bit off or his, you know, splitter's dialed in or his fastball's a little, you know, a couple miles an hour slower, whatever. So they always, generally speaking, provide good insight on the starting pitcher."

This will be the second time that the Mariners have played on Apple TV this season. They defeated the Cleveland Guardians on March 27.

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