Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander

KYLE BRADISH INJURY, MIKE TROUT & ANTHONY RENDON'S COMMENTS & MORE

20 Feb 2024

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the latest MLB news, starting with some free agent signings and Rob Manfred's announcement that he will be steppi...

LOS ANGELES DODGERS' TEOSCAR HERNANDEZ ON SHOHEI OHTANI, FREE AGENCY & MORE

15 Feb 2024

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Ben Verlander welcomes Teoscar Hernandez to the show to discuss his free agency, signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers and being teammates with Shohei ...

HOUSTON ASTROS MAKE JOSE ALTUVE AN ASTRO FOR LIFE, TOP 5 TRIOS FOR 2024 & MORE

13 Feb 2024

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss José Altuve's new $125M/5 year extension to make him a Houston Astro for life. They talk about the Boston Red So...

BALTIMORE ORIOLES' BLOCKBUSTER NEWS, BOBBY WITT JR'S MASSIVE EXTENSION & MORE

06 Feb 2024

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss Bobby Witt Jr's massive contract extension with the Kansas City Royals where he could end up having the 3rd large...

DETROIT TIGERS' JACK FLAHERTY ON HIS CARDINALS' KOBE BRYANT, ZAC GALLEN & MORE

01 Feb 2024

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Ben Verlander welcomes Detroit Tigers' Jack Flaherty into the studio! They talk about his years with the St. Louis Cardinals, being traded to the Balt...

SHOHEI OHTANI'S ENGLISH ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, CUBS & DBACKS MAKE A SPLASH & MORE

30 Jan 2024

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the recent moves by the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks. Ben gives his thoughts on why the free agency is m...

TORONTO BLUE JAYS LEGEND JOSÉ BAUTISTA ON THE JAYS' OFFSEASON & OWNING A SOCCER TEAM

25 Jan 2024

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Ben Verlander is joined by Toronto Blue Jays great José Bautista and they discuss his ownership of Las Vegas Lights FC, USL Championship soccer team....

MLB 2024 HALL OF FAME PREVIEW, HOUSTON ASTROS SIGN JOSH HADER & BASEBALL MOVIE DRAFT

23 Jan 2024

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry preview the 2024 MLB Hall of Fame ballot including the top first-year candidates including Adrián Beltré & Joe Mauer, a...

CHICAGO CUBS SIGN SHŌTA IMANAGA, NEW YORK YANKEES ADD MARCUS STROMAN & MORE

16 Jan 2024

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry react to the 2024 MLB schedule before breaking down the latest free agent signings, including Shōta Imanaga to the Chica...

ADAM JONES ON THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS & ORIOLES' OFFSEASON, YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO & MORE

11 Jan 2024

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Ben Verlander welcomes back 4-time gold glover Adam Jones to the show. They discuss the Los Angeles Dodgers' wild offseason including Jones' former te...

LOS ANGELES DODGERS ADD TEOSCAR HERNANDEZ, BREAKING DOWN YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO & MORE

10 Jan 2024

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the latest Los Angeles Dodgers' addition in Teoscar Hernández and how he fits into their lineup. Ben goes in ...

JOHN SMOLTZ ON SHOHEI OHTANI'S CONTRACT, DODGERS & BRAVES' OFFSEASON & MORE

04 Jan 2024

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John Smoltz joins Ben Verlander to discuss MLB's wild offseason so far. They discuss the whirlwind of moves by the Los Angeles Dodgers including signi...

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR SHOHEI OHTANI, JULIO RODRÍGUEZ & MORE

01 Jan 2024

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry ring in the New Year with New Year's Resolutions for Juan Soto, Julio Rodríguez, Shohei Ohtani, Carlos Correa, and Ronal...

BALTIMORE ORIOLES, SEATTLE MARINERS, CHICAGO CUBS' HOLIDAY WISHLISTS & MORE

25 Dec 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry get into the holiday spirit & break down the Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles' holiday wishlists. Ben...

BREAKING NEWS: YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO SIGNS $325M/12YR DEAL WITH LOS ANGELES DODGERS

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander jumps on a bonus episode after Yoshinobu Yamamoto signs a 12 year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers worth $325 million. The Dodgers' Wor...

SHOHEI OHTANI OFFICIALLY A LOS ANGELES DODGER, 2023 ALL MLB-TEAM & MORE

19 Dec 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry react to Shohei Ohtani officially being a Los Angeles Dodger and the subsequent trade for Tyler Glasnow. They react to th...

BALTIMORE ORIOLES' GUNNAR HENDERSON ON HIS MVP HOPES & SHOHEI OHTANI'S DEAL

14 Dec 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes back unanimous American League Rookie of the Year Gunnar Henderson to the show. Gunnar talks about the Baltimore Orioles 2023 s...

SHOHEI OHTANI'S CONTRACT DETAILS, JUAN SOTO TRADED, IS YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO NEXT?

12 Dec 2023

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Ben Verlander discusses the jaw dropping details from the Shohei Ohtani contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani will be deferring $68 million a ...

BREAKING NEWS: SHOHEI OHTANI SIGNS WITH THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS

10 Dec 2023

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Ben Verlander jumps on an emergency podcast to discuss Shohei Ohtani signing the largest MLB contract ever with with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $700M...

MLB WINTER MEETINGS ROUNDUP: SHOHEI OHTANI, BRAVES, CUBS LATEST RUMORS & MORE

06 Dec 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes Deesha Thosar, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman to discuss the latest rumbling and rumors from MLB's Winter Meetings. We find o...

SHOHEI OHTANI SWEEPSTAKES, MLB'S 2024 TOP 50 PLAYERS & MORE

05 Dec 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry jump right into the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes by discussing his fit with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, and Chi...

DETROIT TIGERS ANNOUNCER JASON BENETTI DISCUSSES HIS JOURNEY, LOVE OF BASEBALL & MORE

30 Nov 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes new Detroit Tigers play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti to the show. They discuss how Benetti got into announcing, his love of ...

WHY SHOHEI OHTANI TO THE TEXAS RANGERS MAKES SENSE & MLB RUMOR MILL ROUNDUP

28 Nov 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry dive into all the free agent and trade rumors around the MLB. Ben gives three reasons why Shohei Ohtani could sign with t...

MLB AWARDS RECAP: SHOHEI OHTANI & RONALD ACUNA JR. MAKE MLB HISTORY

17 Nov 2023

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Ben Verlander & Alex Curry break down all of the winners of the biggest awards in MLB including Shohei Ohtani becoming the 1st player to win MVP unani...

MLB AWARDS PREVIEW: WILL SHOHEI OHTANI BE AN UNANIMOUS MVP AGAIN?

13 Nov 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry give you a full preview of all of the MLB Awards. Will Shohei Ohtani win another unanimous AL MVP award and will Blake Sn...

NEW YORK YANKEES BERNIE WILLIAMS ON SHOHEI OHTANI, THE YANKEES CURRENT STATE & MORE

09 Nov 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes New York Yankees legend Bernie Williams back to the show. They discuss the current state of the New York Yankees, what it meant...

SHOHEI OHTANI'S TOP-3 LANDING SPOTS, 2024 WORLD SERIES PREDICTIONS & MORE

07 Nov 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap the 2023 MLB season with the Texas Rangers winning their first World Series. They discuss the Top-3 landing spots f...

TEXAS RANGERS ARE WORLD SERIES CHAMPS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY

02 Nov 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers Game 5 win to give them their first World Series title in franchise history. Learn more abou...

TEXAS RANGERS BROUGHT THE BATS & DOMINATED THE DBACKS TO TAKE 3-1 WORLD SERIES LEAD

01 Nov 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers HUGE World Series Game 4 win without Adolis Garcia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...

HALL OF FAMER RANDY JOHNSON TALKS THE 2001 VS 2023 DBACKS, HIS PERFECT GAME & MORE

31 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer Randy Johnson to the show! They discuss the difference between Johnson's 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks and this year'...

TEXAS RANGERS SILENCE THE DBACKS ON THE ROAD TO TAKE A 2-1 WORLD SERIES LEAD

31 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers bounce back World Series Game 3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Learn more about your ad ...

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS & MERRILL KELLY BOUNCE BACK TO EVEN UP THE WORLD SERIES 1-1

29 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Arizona Diamondbacks HUGE World Series Game 2 win over the Texas Rangers thanks for Merrill Kelly's domina...

TEXAS RANGERS WALK OFF THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS & TAKE A 1-0 WORLD SERIES LEAD

28 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers World Series Game 1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in walk-off fashion. Learn more about ...

2023 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW & RECAP OF THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS WILD NLCS GAME 7 WIN

26 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry give a quick recap of the Arizona Diamondbacks wild Game 7 win in the NLCS and then they both preview the 2023 World Seri...

TEXAS RANGERS PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE WORLD SERIES

24 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers EPIC ALCS Game 7 win to reach the World Series for the first time since 2011, including on-f...

TEXAS RANGERS TAKE DOWN THE HOUSTON ASTROS TO FORCE AN ALCS GAME 7

23 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers HUGE ALCS Game 6 win over the Houston Astros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

ASTROS TAKE 3-2 ALCS LEAD WITH AN EPIC COMEBACK OVER THE RANGERS IN INSTANT CLASSIC

21 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap the Astros unbelievable Game 5 comeback vs Rangers as they take a 3-2 ALCS lead in an instant classic fueled by Jos...

HOUSTON ASTROS BEAT THE TEXAS RANGERS ON THE ROAD AGAIN TO EVEN UP THE ALCS 2-2

20 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Houston Astros' ALCS Game 4 win over the Texas Rangers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

HOUSTON ASTROS STRIKE BACK ON THE ROAD TO CUT TEXAS RANGERS' ALCS LEAD TO 2-1

19 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Houston Astros' ALCS Game 3 win over the Texas Rangers. The road team has won every game in this ALCS. Ben...

TEXAS RANGERS STAY RED HOT AND TAKE ALCS GAME 2 FROM THE HOUSTON ASTROS

17 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap all the action from a tightly contested ALCS Game 2 between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers including Nathan E...

HOUSTON ASTROS FALL TO TEXAS RANGERS IN TIGHTLY CONTESTED ALCS GAME 1

16 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap all the action from a nail biter in the opening game of the ALCS as the Texas Rangers steal home field advantage in...

JOHN SMOLTZ ON THE ALDS & NLDS UPSETS + WHERE THE DODGERS GO FROM HERE & MORE

14 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes John Smoltz to the show to discuss the upsets of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, and Baltimore Orioles in the NLDS & A...

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES TAKE DOWN THE ATLANTA BRAVES FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON

13 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the Philadelphia Phillies beating the Atlanta Braves to head to the NLCS for the second straight season. Learn mo...

HOUSTON ASTROS ADVANCE TO AN ALL TEXAS ALCS + PHILLIES MASH & DBACKS SWEEP DODGERS

12 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the Philadelphia Phillies offensive onslaught to force a Game 4, Houston Astros advancing to an all Texas ALCS & ...

NEW YORK YANKEES LEGEND DEREK JETER ON SHOHEI OHTANI (大谷翔平) + THE POSTSEASON & MORE

11 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes New York Yankees Hall of Famer Derek Jeter to the show. They discuss analytics, being clutch in the postseason, playing with Ro...

MLB PLAYOFFS DAY 5 RECAP: HOUSTON ASTROS BIG GAME 3 WIN & RANGERS MOVE ON TO ALCS

11 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down both game 3's of the ALDS with the Texas Rangers moving on to the ALCS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

MLB PLAYOFFS DAY 4 RECAP: BRAVES' WILD WIN & DIAMONDBACKS STUN DODGERS AGAIN

10 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down all of the Game 2's in the ALDS & NLDS including the Atlanta Braves WILD comeback win. Learn more about your a...

MLB PLAYOFFS DAY 3 RECAP: RANGERS, PHILLIES, DBACKS PULL OFF GAME 1 UPSETS & MORE

08 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down an action packed Day 3 of the MLB Playoffs where the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondback...

JOHN SMOLTZ ON THE BLUE JAYS TAKING JOSÉ BERRÍOS OUT EARLY & A WILD-CARD RECAP

07 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show. They discuss the Toronto Blue Jays decision to take José Berríos out early from game 2...

ASTROS VS TWINS, ORIOLES VS RANGERS, DODGERS VS DBACKS & BRAVES VS PHILLIES PREVIEWS

06 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry preview every ALDS and NLDS with the Houston Astros taking on the Minnesota Twins, the Baltimore Orioles taking on the Te...

MLB PLAYOFFS DAY 2 RECAP: PHILLIES, RANGERS, TWINS, DBACKS MOVE ON

05 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down an action packed day 2 of the MLB Playoffs. Find out the winners & losers of all four wild-card match ups. Lea...

MLB PLAYOFFS DAY 1 RECAP: RANGERS DOWN RAYS & TWINS HOLD ON VS BLUE JAYS

04 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down an action packed day 1 of the MLB Playoffs. Find out the winners & losers of all four wild-card match ups, plu...

MLB REGULAR SEASON AWARDS: WHO WILL TAKE HOME THE BIGGEST FLIPPYS?

03 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry wrap up the 2023 MLB regular season by handing out The Flippys! It's Flippin' Bats' version of the MLB regular season awa...

HOUSTON ASTROS WIN THE AL WEST + MARLINS & DBACKS CLINCH & MLB POSTSEASON PREDICTIONS

02 Oct 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap a WILD end to the regular season with the Houston Astros taking home the AL West title, the Arizona Diamondbacks & ...

JOHN SMOLTZ ON THE BIGGEST DARK HORSE AND THE MOST SURPRISING & DISAPPOINTING TEAMS

30 Sep 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show. They discuss who John Smoltz thinks is the biggest dark horse in this year's playoffs as...

ORIOLES CLINCH TOP SPOT + THE FINAL WEEKEND OF THE SEASON & EVERY CLINCHING SCENARIO

29 Sep 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry preview a WILD final weekend for the MLB season. The Baltimore Orioles clinched the top spot in the American League and t...

HOUSTON ASTROS VS SEATTLE MARINERS HUGE SERIES + WHO IS THE HOTTEST TEAM IN MLB & MORE

28 Sep 2023

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Join Ben Verlander and Alex Curry as they discuss the wild finish to the MLB season with multiple must-see series, Justin Verlander's big statement st...

NICKY LOPEZ TALKS ABOUT THE ATLANTA BRAVES' PLAYOFF PUSH + BEING TRADED & MUCH MORE

27 Sep 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes Atlanta Braves' Nicky Lopez to the show. They discuss Lopez getting traded to the Braves, their hopes of a World Series title, ...

TEXAS RANGERS & CUBS TRENDING UP + ASTROS & MARINERS TRENDING DOWN & IMMACULATE GRID

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry give their '1 Up, 1 Down' for the week and the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros make the ...

MLB WILD CARD RACE HEATS UP + PHILLIES ON THE RISE & TEAM OF THE WEEK

25 Sep 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the AL & NL Wild Card races heading into the final week of the season with the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariner...

JOHN SMOLTZ ON SHOHEI OHTANI'S MVP CASE + DEION SANDERS COACHING RISE & MORE

23 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show and they discuss Shohei Ohtani's MVP case, former teammate Deion Sanders' coaching rise a...

SEATTLE MARINERS VS TEXAS RANGERS BIG SERIES + PLAYOFF BUBBLE TEAMS & MORE

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the HUGE weekend series between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers in the HOT AL West. Ben tells you wheth...

SHOHEI OHTANI (大谷翔平) UNDERGOES ELBOW SURGERY + PLAYOFF RACE HEATS UP & MORE

21 Sep 2023

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Join Ben Verlander and Alex Curry as they discuss St. Louis Cardinals' Adam Wainwright picking up his 200th win. They also talk about Shohei Ohtani's ...

TOM GLAVINE ON THE 2023 BRAVES, DEION SANDERS + TURNING DOWN THE NHL & MORE

20 Sep 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer & Atlanta Braves legend Tom Glavine to the show. Glavine talks about his hockey roots and getting drafted by the ...

HAS SHOHEI OHTANI (大谷翔平) PLAYED HIS LAST GAME IN AN ANGELS UNIFORM & MORE

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander brings you everything you need to know Shohei Ohtani related in 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News'. Ohtani is expected to have elbow surg...

CHICAGO CUBS FALTERING + MIAMI MARLINS SURGING + IMMACULATE GRID & MORE

19 Sep 2023

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Ben Verlander gives his '1 Up, 1 Down' for the week and this week he picked the surging Miami Marlins who dominated the Atlanta Braves and the falteri...

BALTIMORE ORIOLES & RAYS CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOTS + WILD CARD RACE HEATS UP & MORE

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander discusses the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Rays clinching playoff spots. He also talks about both the AL & NL W...

EMERGENCY EPISODE: SHOHEI OHTANI (大谷翔平) OUT FOR SEASON

16 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander brings you a quick emergency pod to discuss the news that Shohei Ohtani will miss the remainder of the 2023 season with an oblique injur...

JOHN SMOLTZ ON THE HOT ATLANTA BRAVES + GEORGE KIRBY'S COMMENTS & MIKE TROUT RUMORS

16 Sep 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes John Smoltz to the show and they discuss how good the Atlanta Braves are & their chances at winning 14 straight division titles...

SEATTLE MARINERS VS LOS ANGELES DODGERS WEEKEND SERIES & TOP 5 POSTSEASON SLEEPERS

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the big weekend series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners. Ben also brings you his Top 5 MLB...

ATLANTA BRAVES' RONALD ACUÑA JR. EYES MILESTONE + RANGERS LOSE MAX SCHERZER & MORE

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the Texas Rangers' playoff chances after Max Scherzer's injury. Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. is closing in o...

BALTIMORE ORIOLES' JACKSON HOLLIDAY ON JUMPING THROUGH THE MINORS + HIS DAD & MORE

13 Sep 2023

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Ben Verlander welcomes MLB's Top Prospect and Baltimore Orioles stud Jackson Holliday to the show. They discuss draft day, going number one overall, j...

SHOHEI OHTANI DEALING WITH OBLIQUE INJURY + IS HE STILL THE AL MVP & MORE

12 Sep 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you everything Shohei Ohtani related in 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News'. Ohtani still dealing with his oblique in...

BALTIMORE ORIOLES & ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS SURGING + MVP RACE UPDATE & MORE

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners in this week's '1 Up, 1 Down'. Ben...

TEXAS SIZED DISAPPOINTMENT + GEORGE KIRBY'S COMMENTS + MLB POWER RANKINGS & MORE

11 Sep 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss this week's updated MLB Power Rankings, whether or not George Kirby's was wrong for his postgame comments and who...

JOHN SMOLTZ ON THE ATLANTA BRAVES' WEAKNESS + MOST IMPRESSIVE HR HE'S EVER SEEN & MORE

09 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show for another edition of 'Saturdays with Smoltz'. Verlander and Smoltz discuss the cool tur...

BALTIMORE ORIOLES PROMOTE JACKSON HOLLIDAY TO AAA + TOP 3 PLAYOFF MATCHUPS & MORE

08 Sep 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry talk about the Top 3 MLB playoff matchups that they would like to see in both the AL & NL. They discuss the Chicago Cubs ...

HOUSTON ASTROS & JOSÉ ALTUVE RED HOT + GIANCARLO STANTON JOINS THE 400 CLUB & MORE

07 Sep 2023

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer match up, New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton joining the 400 home run club...

SEATTLE MARINERS' JULIO RODRÍGUEZ ON THE PLAYOFF PUSH + ROBBING TATÍS JR. & MUCH MORE

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander welcomes Seattle Mariners superstar Julio Rodríguez to the show! They talk about the Mariners' HUGE turn around and playoff push as wel...

SHOHEI OHTANI (大谷翔平)'S NEW OBLIQUE INJURY + PLANS FOR 2024 & MORE

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you everything you need to know about Shohei Ohtani in 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News'. They talk about Ohtani's ...

ATLANTA BRAVES CONTINUE THEIR DOMINANCE + APPRECIATING THE MVP RACE & MORE

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry give their '1 Up, 1 Down' for the week and the Atlanta Braves & Texas Rangers make the list, but for opposite reasons. Be...

BRAVES VS DODGERS NLCS PREVIEW + RANGERS MISSING THE PLAYOFFS & MLB POWER RANKINGS

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down everything that happened in the monster series between the the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. Did Ron...

JOHN SMOLTZ ON THE SHOHEI OHTANI NEWS + NL MVP RACE & MORE

02 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show to discuss the devastating injury news from Shohei Ohtani. Ben and John also discuss the ...

BRAVES VS DODGERS BIG SERIES + 3 BIGGEST WINNERS & LOSERS OF AUGUST & PETE ALONSO NEWS

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander welcomes Fox Sports MLB writer Deesha Thosar to the show to discuss New York Mets Pete Alonso news. They talk about whether or not he's ...

HOUSTON ASTROS' JOSÉ ALTUVE HITS FOR THE CYCLE + NL MVP RACE UPDATE & MORE

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the NL MVP Race after Mookie Betts had a MONSTER August. They also talk about José Altuve's cycle and the disast...

THE TOP-5 STORYLINES FOR THE REST OF THE REGULAR SEASON

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander gives his Top 5 things to look out for the rest of the regular season including the NL Wild Card race and the AL West division race. Lea...

SHOHEI OHTANI (大谷翔平) RAKING AFTER UCL TEAR, NEW INFO & BREAKS SIGN AT CITI FIELD

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry deep dive into all the Shohei Ohtani news following his injury in another edition of 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News'. B...

MLB PLAYOFF CHANCES FOR SAN DIEGO PADRES & TORONTO BLUE JAYS + IMMACULATE GRID & MORE

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry talk about the playoff chances for teams on the postseason bubble like the Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Toront...

HOUSTON ASTROS' JUSTIN VERLANDER BIG MILESTONE + MLB POWER RANKINGS & MORE

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss Justin Verlander's 100th win at Comerica Park while squaring off against old teammate Miguel Cabrera. Ben picks t...

EMERGENCY EPISODE: NEW INFORMATION ON SHOHEI OHTANI'S INJURY

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander brings you a quick emergency pod to reveal the latest information about Shohei Ohtani’s torn UCL diagnosis, why he waited to get imagi...

JOHN SMOLTZ ON THE AL WEST RACE + THE COMMENTS FROM ORIOLES' JOHN ANGELOS & MORE

26 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show and they discuss the HOT AL West race. They also dive into the comments from Baltimore Or...

AL WEST RACE HEATS UP + CHICAGO WHITE SOX CHANGES & FAN QUESTIONS

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss whether or not the AL West title will come down to the last series of the season & Justin Verlander's dominant ou...

SHOHEI OHTANI (大谷翔平) SUFFERS UCL TEAR & HOW IT AFFECTS HIS IMPENDING FREE AGENCY

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the news of Shohei Ohtani tearing his UCL and what happens from here. Ben also goes in on the Los Angeles Angels ...

BALTIMORE ORIOLES' GUNNAR HENDERSON ON THEIR PLAYOFF PUSH + BEING AN AUBURN FAN & MORE

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander welcomes Baltimore Orioles star Gunnar Henderson to the show and they discuss the O's push for a World Series, his first major league hi...

SHOHEI OHTANI TIED FOR MLB HOME RUN LEAD & ANGELS CONTINUE TO FALTER

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you everything you need to know about Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani in 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News'. Ohtan...

ARE THE NEW YORK YANKEES & SAN DIEGO PADRES' SEASONS OVER + IMMACULATE GRID & MORE

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the disappointing seasons of the New York Yankees & San Diego Padres and whether or not they've run out of time. ...

MARINERS' JULIO RODRÍGUEZ IS THE HOTTEST HITTER ALIVE + MLB POWER RANKINGS & MORE

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the recent tear the Seattle Mariners' have been on to jump into the Top-5 of the MLB Power Rankings led by Julio ...

JOHN SMOLTZ ON WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE YANKEES + RONALD ACUÑA JR.'S MVP CHANCES & MORE

19 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show to discuss what's going on with the New York Yankees, the Tampa Bay Rays' playoff chances...

HOUSTON ASTROS VS MARINERS WEEKEND SERIES + TEAMS WHOSE SEASONS ARE CANCELED & MORE

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the BIG weekend series between the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners in this week's 'Tale of the Tape'. Ben ...

ARE THE BRAVES & DODGERS PEAKING TOO EARLY + THE MOST VALUABLE NL DUO & MORE!

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss whether or not the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers are peaking too early. They also talk about San Diego P...