Ben Verlander and Alex Curry give their '1 Up, 1D Down' for the week including a BAD NL Central and a surprising Detroit Tigers team. They also cap Roki Sasaki's recent dominant outing. Ben talks about how the MLB needs a new replay system, we answer fan questions and another installment of 'Name That Team'.

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry talk about the St. Louis Cardinals decision to take Willson Contreras out of the starting catching role. Ben bring you his Top 3 Rookies of the Week headlined by Boston Red Sox Masataka Yoshida, who also happens to show up in Ben's Team of the Week. There's another update in the MLB Power Rankings headlined by the Tampa Bay Rays and Atlanta Braves and so much more!

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Ben Verlander and John Smoltz discuss the Giants-Padres Mexico City series and the idea of Mexico as an expansion team. John also talks about the Yankees and Astros early-season struggles, and says the Chicago White Sox need to find a new identity. Smoltz also tells a funny story about a rehab stint during his career.

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry breakdown Justin Verlander's New York Mets debut against the Detroit Tigers, while giving the Tigers some props for their big sweep. They also touch on the dazzling shortstop play by Tampa Bay Rays Wander Franco that might upset people who hate fun. They bring you some puzzling moments of the week including San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts on base streak coming to an end and preview the BIG NL West showdown between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers!

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry talk about the two highly anticipate returns and debuts of New York Mets Justin Verlander and Philadelphia Phillies Bryce Harper. They also talk about how Baltimore Orioles' Adley Rutschman is now the best catcher in MLB and Ben gives his Top 5 in the MVP race.

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Ben Verlander welcomes Baltimore Orioles superstar Adley Rutschman to the show and they discuss his call to the Big Leagues moment, his first Opening Day, handling all the hype, possibly breaking Cal Ripken's record and the O's season.

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Ben Verlander brings you all things Shohei Ohtani related in 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News'. Ben goes over Ohtani's roller coaster outing on the mound and how he almost became the first player in MLB history to hit for the cycle as a starting pitcher.

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Ben Verlander brings you his 'Honesty Hour' for this week and this week it's regarding how MLB needs to tweak extra innings. Alex and Ben also tackle the Top 3 best and worst city connect jerseys and then there's another installment of 'Name That Team'.

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you the amazing story of Kasumba Dennis, an MLB hopeful from Uganda. It's the end of the month so Ben announces his Team of the Month and Player of the Month. There's another edition of MLB Power Rankings, 'Overreaction Monday' & MORE!

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Ben Verlander welcomes John Smoltz to the show and they discuss the ejection and suspension of New York Mets' Max Scherzer, they also talk about the future of the MLB and if there will be expansion soon!

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