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The Ringer baseball crew brings you the analysis, humor, player breakdowns, and instant reactions you need for the MLB season. TUES: ‘Baseball BBQ’ with Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman. FRI: ‘The Ringer MLB Show’ with Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, and Zach Kram.

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Pujols's Dodgers Debut, the Twins' Struggles, and the Best Hitter in Baseball from 2021-05-18T21:38

Jake and Jordan start by discussing Albert Pujols's debut for the L.A. Dodgers (1:40). Then they discuss the struggling Twins (23:26) and who the best hitter in baseball is (29:40). After that, the...

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Looking for the Next Shane Bieber, Carlos Rodón’s No-Hitter, and Padres-Dodgers Preview from 2021-04-16T19:49

Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, and Zach Kram start by discussing the report from The Athletic detailing a culture of sexual harassment in the New York Mets organization (4:56). Then they have a co...

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Who Would Win If Real Umpires Fought Robot Umpires? And Other Essential Offseason Mailbag Questions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We recap the slim pickings of news in the last week (1:45) before opening up the offseason mailbag to answer your questions about baseball in the Olympics, robot umps vs. human umps, and more (14:0...

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It’s the Most Wonderfully Boring Time of the Year from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It’s the doldrums of the offseason, where we refresh Twitter and hope for some breaking news. This week, we discuss Robinson Canó’s suspension and Theo Epstein’s resignation (2:00). Then, New York ...

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The 12 Biggest Stories to Monitor This Offseason from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We are officially in the offseason, so to prepare you, we loaded a 'Price Is Right'–style spinning wheel with the 12 biggest story lines we think will dominate the next two months—from minor league...

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Let’s Build MLB’s 2020 Time Capsule from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Join us on a wild ride as we pick 25 items to place into an imaginary time capsule of the weirdest baseball season of our lives—from wet rags, to mattresses, to Clayton Kershaw’s hat. You won’t wan...

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What Does the Tony La Russa Hire Really Mean? Plus: Rhea Butcher’s Dodgers Victory Lap and Frankenstein Draft Review. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We go further in depth on what Tony La Russa's hiring will actually mean on and off the field for the 2021 Chicago White Sox, including how he even got hired in the first place (1:06). Then, comedi...

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The White Sox Hired Tony La Russa, So Jake Is Walking to Chicago. Oh, and The Dodgers Won the World Series. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We are joined by The Athletic’s Levi Weaver to discuss the energy at Globe Life Field during the World Series, the profoundly bizarre experience of hearing that Justin Turner tested positive for CO...

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Cleveland Drops Its Name (Kind Of). Plus: Reliving the Drake LaRoche Saga of 2016. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

James McCann is signing with the Mets, Dave Dombrowski will helm the Phillies, Lance Lynn is headed to Chicago, and, of course, Cleveland announced that it plans to change its team name (in the nea...

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Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers Bounce Back to Win Game 5 After a Historically Bizarre Game 4 Loss from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Rays evened the World Series in Game 4 after a bizarre set of mistakes by the Dodgers allowed Randy Arozarena to score the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning. But the Dodgers bounced...

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Live From Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia … It’s Baseball BBQ! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In the first “in-person” podcast recorded in 'Baseball BBQ' history, we meet up in an empty parking lot outside Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, to discuss a potential Zack Wh...

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Blake Snell and Brandon Lowe Help the Rays Even the World Series. Plus: How Buehler vs. Morton in Game 3 Will Shape the Rest of the Series. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We react to a choppy Game 2 that featured seven Dodgers pitchers, a strong but short outing from Blake Snell, and a semi-revival of the Rays’ bats. Then, we preview games 3 and 4 before sharing our...

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The Dodgers Meet the Rays in the World Series: Five Players to Watch and Our Series Predictions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We recap a thrilling Game 7 of the NLCS between the Dodgers and the Braves that featured incredibly clutch home runs from Cody Bellinger and Kike Hernández (1:51) and a surprising Game 7 between th...

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The Dodgers Rout Their Way Back Into the Series. Plus: Houston Hangs on to Avoid a Sweep. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We break down the 11-run inning that powered the Dodgers in Game 3, flipping the script in a series that had been surprisingly dominated by the Braves up to that point (0:00). Then, we discuss the ...

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Instant Reactions to Rays-Astros Game 1. Plus: Dodgers-Braves NLCS Preview. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Rays hung on to beat the Astros 2-1 in Game 1 of the ALCS on the back of a gritty pitching performance from Blake Snell and another Randy Arozarena home run. We recap that game as well as previ...

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Cody Bellinger Robs Fernando Tatis Jr. to Help Put the Dodgers Up 2-0. Plus: A Breakdown of Every Divisional Series Thus Far. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

After a stress-filled Game 2 between the Dodgers and Padres, we convene to give our immediate reactions to that series, as well as the Yankees-Rays series that's tilted toward Tampa Bay, the Braves...

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Everything You Need to Be Excited for in the AL and NL Divisional Series from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We preview every series in both leagues and break down what you need to know, what you need to get excited for, and which players (outside the obvious) you should expect to show up big (1:03). Then...

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We Watched 14 Straight Hours of Playoff Baseball and Then Recorded a Podcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Yankees swept Cleveland. The Astros made an ever deeper heel turn. The Dodgers, if unconvincing, did their job by beating the Brewers. The Braves needed 13 innings just to put up one run agains...

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Your Team Is Going to Win the World Series. Here’s Why. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We bring on 16 guests—one for each team in the postseason—to tell you why that team could win this year’s World Series. From the favorites like the Dodgers and the Rays, to the long shots like the ...

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Did This Baseball Season Make Any Sense at All? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We discuss the playoff picture as it rounds into its final form for the season (1:27), before inviting FanGraphs managing editor Meg Rowley on to rate the efficacy of some of the wonky rule changes...

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Drafting Frankenstein Playoff Teams With Sarah Langs and Stephen Nelson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We give our fave five things to watch down the stretch run of the baseball season, including tight NL Cy Young and AL MVP races (1:31). Then, we invite MLB Network’s Stephen Nelson and MLB.com's Sa...

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The Playoff Bubble and the Yankees' Resurgence. Plus: Kumar Rocker! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The playoff picture is starting to come into focus. We revisit some of our previous playoff conversations to discuss where the Yankees stand, who will grab the final NL wild card spots, and how the...

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The White Sox Have Arrived from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We speed round Alec Mills’s no-hitter, Albert Pujols passing Willie Mays on the home run leaderboard, and Matt Chapman going down with an injury (0:47). Then we bring on White Sox announcer Jason B...

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Braves-Marlins 29-9 Madness! Plus: Are the Wheels Officially Off for the Yankees? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We get into the nitty-gritty of a bizarre baseball night that included a 29-9 shellacking of the Marlins by the Braves and the Brewers beating the Tigers 19-0 (0:43). Then, we follow up on last wee...

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Labor Day Mailbag: Does Anyone Currently Playing Have a Chance to Become the Home Run King? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We open the mailbag to answer all your questions—silly or serious—about baseball in 2020, including: Does anyone currently playing have a realistic shot at breaking Barry Bonds’s career home run re...

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A Deep Dive Into the Playoff Race. Plus: Ryan Ruocco on the Yankees' Strange Season and RIP, Tom Seaver. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It’s almost time to get down to brass tacks in the MLB playoff races. We run through all eight teams currently in position to make the playoffs in each league, and then discuss the chances they’ll ...

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The Five MLB Trades You Should Care About Most. Plus: Taylor Trammell on Getting Traded to the Mariners. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We start this week off by sharing the five MLB trades from today’s deadline that we (and thus you, listener), should care about the most (6:27), before giving rapid-fire reactions to every move tha...

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After the Milwaukee Bucks Stopped the NBA Season, Baseball Followed Suit … Cautiously  from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We discuss the biggest news in the baseball and sports world: teams sitting out in protest of police brutality and the shooting of Jacob Blake. First, we are joined by Russell Dorsey, Chicago Cubs ...

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Thom Brennaman, Tatis Discourse, and a Mini Mailbag from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Reds announcer Thom Brennaman was caught using an anti-LGBTQ slur at the beginning of the Reds broadcast yesterday. We discuss the implications for his job, his apology, and the culture that exists...

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The Plesac/Clevinger Saga, a Truly Terrible Red Sox Team, and the Debut of METSCON from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week, we break down the latest news around the internal strife between Zach Plesac, Mike Clevinger, and the rest of the Cleveland roster after they broke COVID protocols last week (2:05). Then...

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Only Juan Soto Can Outdo Juan Soto from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We offer rapid-fire reactions to the week in baseball news: Adam Plutko’s comments on his teammates breaking COVID protocols, Ramón Laureano’s suspension, Joe Kelly on Ross Stripling’s podcast, and...

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Ramón Laureano … What Are You Doing, Bro? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We open this week’s podcast by reviewing yesterday’s ill-advised brawl between the Oakland Athletics and the Houston Astros, from which the resulting penalties are rumored to be severe (1:02). Then...

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Fernando Tatís Jr. Is Our Ken Griffey Jr. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We discuss the continued success of Fernando Tatís Jr. and the continued dominance of Mike Trout (0:54) before turning it over to conversations with one of baseball’s best pitchers, Shane Bieber (2...

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The St. Louis Cardinals COVID Outbreak and the Bizarre Yoenis Céspedes Saga. Plus: Nate Pearson on His MLB Debut. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We discuss updates on COVID-related news across the league, including the St. Louis Cardinals’ season being temporarily suspended after news that 13 players tested positive for the coronavirus (1:1...

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The Rapidly Evolving Marlins and Phillies COVID Outbreaks, National Anthem Demonstrations in MLB, and the Debut of The Good, the Bad, and the Uggla from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We discuss the news that Phillies clubhouse managers have tested positive for COVID-19 and what that means for scheduling concerns just one week into the baseball season (1:43). Then, Bradford Will...

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The Miami Marlins Have a COVID-19 Outbreak. What Do We Know Now About the Rest of the 2020 Season? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We bring on Marlins reporter and radio personality Craig Mish to discuss the news that more than 10 Marlins players have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 just one weekend into the baseball s...

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Mookie Betts Signs a 12-Year, $365 Million Extension With the Dodgers, Plus: Previewing Every AL Team from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We react to the mega Mookie extension—12 years and $365 million to stay with the Dodgers—and give our analysis of what the Blue Jays’ ballpark uncertainty means for the their competitiveness in 202...

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(At Least) One Reason to Care About Every NL Team from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The MLB season is a mere three days away. To preview the National League, we set a timer for each team and tell you one reason that team is interesting, and the best- and worst-case scenarios for y...

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The 10 Biggest What-ifs of the 2020 Season  from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

With less than a week until the 2020 season is scheduled to start, we sit down to talk about some of the biggest, strangest, and most exciting unanswered questions spawned by an unprecedented 60-ga...

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MLB Is Back. What Is That Like? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We take you inside the world of the MLB return by talking with Pirates pitcher Trevor Williams (26:21), Yankees beat reporter Lindsey Adler (43:19), and Marlins pitcher Sterling Sharp (64:49). We k...

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An Ode to Minor League Baseball. Plus: We’re Not Sure the 2020 Season Is Really Going to Happen. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Even though summer training has begun, it's hard to believe the 2020 MLB season is really going to come to fruition without a major improvement in COVID-19-testing protocol. Will MLB figure it out?...

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What Will the MLB Rule Changes Actually Change? Plus: ‘Koshien’ Director Ema Ryan Yamazaki from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Universal designated hitter, a runner on second base to start extra innings, and expanded active rosters—what will all this mean for the on-field product in 2020? We discuss those changes, their ef...

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How Are We Supposed to Feel About MLB Coming Back? Plus: Preston Wilson on Baseball’s Racial Inequities and Lucas Giolito on Allyship. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Major League Baseball finally has a plan to return. We bring on Michael Baumann to make sense of the coming 60-day season, the convoluted negotiations that led to this point, and our place in the s...

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Will MLB Really Cancel the 2020 Season? Plus: Renel Brooks-Moon on Her Incredible Career and Activism in Baseball from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The baseball news cycle is as confusing as it is frustrating—we bring on Ben Lindbergh to parse all the facts that you need to know about the likelihood of MLB playing this summer (2:13). Then, Gia...

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‘Long Gone Summer’ Director AJ Schnack on the Summer Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa Changed Baseball from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We’re back early this week with a bonus podcast: It’s an interview with the director of ‘Long Gone Summer,’ the newest ESPN Films documentary on Mark McGwire's and Sammy Sosa’s battle for the singl...

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How Will Baseball Address Its Shortcomings With Race and Accessibility? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As the nation continues to protest police brutality after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, calls for change and accountability have spread to the baseball world. How can the sport—a...

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Will We Ever See a Two-Sport Superstar Again? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

From the headliner to the sideshow, we’re giving you everything you need to know about two-sport baseball stars. Will we see one in the future, or was Kyler Murray our last shot? Settle the debate:...

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The Strange Origins and Glorious Evolution of the Home Run Derby from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

For our second episode, it’s all about the long ball, baby. We break down everything we love about the Home Run Derby, the only purely joyful event on the baseball calendar. Who are the five greate...

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Your Definitive Guide to Baseball Brawls | Baseball BBQ from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jake and Jordan bring you everything you need to know about baseball brawls and then some, from ranking the top five in MLB history to examining what makes a good (and not so good) brawl. Plus, Red...

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Introducing Baseball BBQ from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman will serve as your guides to the good, bad, and utterly bizarre corners of the baseball world and all that makes it special. In the run-up to the delayed season, th...

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The Padres Won’t Stop Trading for Pitchers. Plus: The Yankees Finally Bring Back DJ LeMahieu. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We discuss the news that the Mets fired GM Jared Porter after an ESPN report detailed his harassment of a female reporter during his time with the Cubs in 2016 (1:28). Then, we recap a busy week in...

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Liam Hendriks Is the Latest Win-Now Move for the White Sox. Plus: METSCON Lindor Edition. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We reach into our bag to grab the latest news from around the league since we last spoke: Liam Hendriks to the White Sox, how much Yu Darvish helps the Padres, Tomoyuki Sugano staying in Japan, and...

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What Is the Greatest Pitch of All Time? A Baseball BBQ Investigation. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Mariano Rivera’s cutter, Walter Johnson’s fastball, Bob Gibson’s slider, Pedro Martínez’s [insert pitch here]—everything is on the table. We’re breaking form this week to bring you a special ‘Baseb...

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What the Blake Snell Trade Means for the Padres, the Rays, and the Future from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Tampa Bay Rays have traded away another star, this time in the form of former Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell. We tell you everything you need to know, from what this means for the Padres, wh...

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Bob Kendrick on MLB’s Official Recognition of the Negro Leagues. Plus: The Free Agents You Already Forgot About. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

George Springer, Trevor Bauer, and DJ LeMahieu are on the top of everyone’s minds as the baseball offseason continues. But what about Andrelton Simmons, Joc Pederson, Didi Gregorius, and other more...

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Instant Reactions to Francisco Lindor Being Traded to the Mets from 2021-01-07T20:41:39

The Mets have landed Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco in a blockbuster trade with Cleveland. Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss their immediate thoughts on the deal, as well as what it me...

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Introducing Baseball BBQ from 2020-05-07T10:00

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman will serve as your guides to the good, bad, and utterly bizarre corners of the baseball world and all that makes it special. In the run-up to the delayed season, th...

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Introducing Baseball BBQ from 2020-05-07T10:00

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman will serve as your guides to the good, bad, and utterly bizarre corners of the baseball world and all that makes it special. In the run-up to the delayed season, th...

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