Join Ben Verlander and Alex Curry as they bring you everything you need to know about what’s happening in MLB, including the huge series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies, Ben and Alex’s dream team draft and more LIVE on Flippin’ Bats.

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Ben Verlander welcomes Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh to the show to talk about the Mariners' start to the season, their nasty rotation, how he got his nickname Big Dumper, his legendary walk-off home run to send the Mariners to the postseason, his superstar teammate Julio Rodriguez and MORE!

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss all things Shohei Ohtani in 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News' bonus episode. Ohtani's bat has been lagging this year, but it always shows up on Sunday's as Mike Trout, Taylor Ward and Ohtani went back-to-back-to-back. Shohei Ohtani has been absolutely DIALED IN on the mound as this week he struck out 11 batters and allowed just two hits over 7 innings on the mound. The AL Cy Young race right now is between New York Yankees Gerrit Cole and Ohtani.

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the importance of catchers in this week's 'Honesty Hour', and whether or not the Seattle Mariners have turned a corner. Ben gives his Top 3 Rookies, which is headlined by Boston Red Sox Masataka Yoshida and Los Angeles Dodgers James Outman. There is also a new installment of 'Name That Team' where we go into pitching rotations and we answer more fan questions!

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you MLB Power Rankings with the Tampa Bay Rays back in the top spot, discuss Max Scherzer not appealing his 10-game suspension, Ben's Team of the Week + Player of the Week, another installment of 'Overreaction Monday' where they discuss Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game, plus our new segment “Close Your Eyes If You Hate Fun” and MORE!

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Ben Verlander and John Smoltz discuss Japan superstar Roki Sasaki on what makes him so special and who he compares to the most. They also talk about whether this Atlanta Braves' team is the best one we've seen in a decade. John Smoltz also shares his welcome to the big leagues moment!

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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry talk about their Top 3 Surprise Teams so far this season including the San Diego Padres, Minnesota Twins, and Philadelphia Phillies. It's another installment of 'Making A Statement' where Ben either agrees or disagrees with some hot statements such as Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez will lead the AL in RBI, the Chicago White Sox will miss the playoffs and more!

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Join Ben Verlander and Alex Curry as they bring you everything you need to know about what’s happening in MLB, including Fernando Tatís Jr.’s return from his suspension, Max Scherzer’s bizarre ejection and more LIVE on Flippin’ Bats.

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Ben Verlander welcomes Arizona Diamondbacks star Corbin Carroll to the show to talk about growing up in Washington, his draft day story, his very interesting first couple years as a pro, his HUGE new contract, the World Baseball Classic and much, much MORE!

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Ben Verlander does a special bonus episode of 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News' after his weird start in Boston where he had to deal with the rain delay. Ben also talks about Ohtani's 36 game on-base streak that ended on Sunday, his problems with zipping up his jacket & MORE!

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