If you’re surprised to see Jake Bauers appearing on the New York Yankees Official Podcast, don’t worry — Bauers is, too. But since coming up from Triple-A earlier this year, the former top prospect has been mashing for the Yankees. He sat down with Yankees Magazine deputy editor Jon Schwartz to discuss his perspective on the game, his goals looking forward, and a particularly unfortunate incident with a batting helmet. Then, Jon and Yankees Magazine editor in chief Alfred Santasiere III chat about Al’s two features in the August issue, a Q&A with Roy White and a story about Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders manager Shelley Dunca.

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