Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander

Ben Verlander dives into all the latest in MLB. This week MLB fired umpire Pat Hoberg over a gambling scandal, former Major Leaguer Jim Edmonds aired out the St. Louis Cardinals & talking about how the franchise & culture has changed over the last couple of years. Ben also answers some fan questions including the latest on Pete Alonso & much more.

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Ben Verlander first welcomes Milwaukee Brewers superstar Christian Yelich to the show. Yelich talks about his relief efforts with California Strong for everyone affected by the Los Angeles Fires. California Strong has partnered up with YMCA, Rawlings, & Easton. Yelich also discusses the Los Angeles Dodgers offseason moves, his hitting adjustments in 2024 & his favorite Ichiro Suzuki story. Visit - CaliforniaStrong.Org to help

Later, Ben gives his reaction to the 2025 MLB Hall of Fame Class with Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner entering. Ben also advocates for Andruw Jones to be inducted & answers some fan questions.

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Ben Verlander breaks down the latest MLB news including phenom Roki Sasaki deciding to sign with the World Series defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The signing of Sasaki gives the Dodgers arguably the greatest team ever assembled on paper. Ben dives into what this means for the Dodgers, baseball this season & beyond. Ben also dives into Anthony Santander signing with the Toronto Blue Jays, the latest updates on Pete Alonso & Alex Bregman and more.

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Ben Verlander breaks down the big news of MLB with Justin Verlander signing with the San Francisco Giants. Ben also discusses the recent drama with the San Diego Padres' ownership group. Then, he hits on updates around free agency regarding Roki Sakai and Pete Alonso, as well as Gavin Lux being traded to the Cincinnati Reds.

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Ben Verlander brings in the New Year with some baseball fun. Ben talks about his five bold predictions for the 2025 MLB season including the Boston Red Sox winning the AL East. Ben also gives updates on free agents Roki Sasaki, Pete Alonso and Justin Verlander. Finally, Ben gives his Top 5 most frustrating teams this offseason including the Atlanta Braves.

CHAPTERS:

02:18 BOLD PREDICTIONS

17:30 FREE AGENT UPDATES

31:35 TOP 5 MOST FRUSTRATING TEAMS

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Ben Verlander hops on an emergency podcast to discuss the monster trade between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs. The Astros have traded Kyle Tucker to the Cubs for Isaac Paredes, Hayden Wesneski and Cam Smith (Cubs No. 7 prospect). Who won the trade?

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Ben Verlander wraps up MLB's Winter Meetings after the Boston Red Sox trade for Garrett Crochet eight years after they landed Chris Sale from the White Sox. The New York Yankees have begun their back up plan to missing out on Juan Soto by signing Max Fried to a $218M/8 year deal. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting idle except for moving their left field wall in again. Ben also talks about the Houston Astros and the rumors with Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker. Then, he finally gives updates on Roki Sasaki.

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Ben Verlander breaks down the biggest news of the MLB offseason with the New York Mets landing Juan Soto to the sum of $765 million over 15 years. With Soto signing the largest contract in MLB history, what does this mean for the Mets and what does this mean for the New York Yankees moving forward? Ben also talks about Roki Sasaki officially being posted and then he answers some fan questions!

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Ben Verlander jumps into the biggest MLB offseason news so far with the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers signing 2-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell to a 5 year, $182M contract. What does Snell heading to the Dodgers mean for the rest of the pitching market, free agency, the Dodgers and MLB. Ben also updates news on Roki Sasaki and Juan Soto and so much more.

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Ben Verlander recaps all of the winners from MLB Awards including Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees' Aaron Judge taking home MVP honors. Ben also discusses updates in Free Agency & more!

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