Jake Reiner
Back Talking Ball …
As Love Pours In After Parents’ Killings
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Jake Reiner is leaning on Dodgers baseball to help carry him through unimaginable grief … returning to cohost his podcast this week for the first time since the shocking murders of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.
The emotional comeback episode of “The Incline: Dodgers Podcast” dropped Wednesday … with Jake opening up about the overwhelming support he’s received since the tragedy — you can check out how he’s been flooded with love from friends, family and even the Dodgers fan community online.
“I’ve seen all the love, all the support out there,” Jake said. “I really feel the love.”
Jake explained he purposely waited to return until after publishing his deeply personal Substack essay about his parents … saying he wanted people to understand who they were behind the public image, while also connecting with others navigating grief.
But the most emotional moment came when Jake talked about why returning to Dodgers talk mattered so much to him personally … revealing the team will always be tied to memories of his father.
“The Dodgers, you know, my first love,” he said. “It’s something that I’ve always connected with — with my dad first and foremost — and it’s something that I will continue to connect with him for the rest of my life.”
Jake admitted he missed the podcast during his time away and felt it was finally the right moment to come back — though he made clear he didn’t want to jump straight into bullpen debates without first acknowledging everything that’s happened.
Rob and Michele were found fatally stabbed inside their Los Angeles-area home in December — and Jake’s brother, Nick, was later arrested and charged in the killings.
After addressing the tragedy head-on, Jake shifted gears and got back to baseball … closing the emotional monologue with, “Starting now on this podcast, I want to talk Dodgers baseball.”