Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners actually sort of sacrificing Humpy, the historically compressed standings at the start of the season, top prospects (and veteran relievers) pushing for promotions, the solution to a Kutter Crawford mystery, a faux-froyo con, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s rules confusion, Cade Winquest’s quest, and more. Then (57:18) they talk to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick about Jackie Robinson Day, the importance of telling stories about Black baseball in an anti-diversity climate, Bob’s work on MLB The Show, the MLB pipeline for African American players, showcasing the surviving Negro Leagues ballparks, the NLBM’s expansion plans, baseball in Kansas City, Ichiro Suzuki’s visits to the Museum, and more.

Audio interstitial: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to “Jack Robinson” idiom

Link to Humpy clip

Link to Humpy plushy

Link to MLBTR on Imai

Link to standings data

Link to leaguewide offensive stats

Link to baseball drag graph

Link to previous Crawford banter

Link to 2025 Crawford story

Link to new Crawford scoop

Link to “hose” baseball slang

Link to FG top prospects

Link to Parker collision story

Link to froyo feature

Link to Jazz story

Link to Jazz clip

Link to Jazz play

Link to Boone story

Link to Kobayashi Maru wiki

Link to Brebbia post

Link to MLBTR on Kimbrel

Link to Yankees/Mets losses stat

Link to Emanski drills video

Link to frequency illusion wiki

Link to MLBTR on Winquest

Link to phantom ballplayer wiki

Link to Jackie Robinson Day wiki

Link to Robinson story removal

Link to MLB “diversity” story

Link to new MLB The Show mode

Link to MLB at Rickwood Field wiki

Link to surviving ballparks story

Link to East-West Classic news

Link to % of Black players data

Link to NLBM expansion page

Link to sportswriters/Marriott story

Link to Chiefs stadium story

Link to Royals stadium story

Link to John Donaldson EW episode

Link to donate to the NLBM

Link to Swanson quote

Link to Episode 305 wiki

Link to Lorenzen note

Link to MLBTR on Pham

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