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Ringer Baseball

The Ringer baseball crew brings you the analysis, humor, player breakdowns, and instant reactions you need for the MLB season. TUES: ‘Baseball BBQ’ with Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman. FRI: ‘The Ringer MLB Show’ with Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, and Zach Kram.

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Latest Episodes:

Bob Kendrick on MLB’s Official Recognition of the Negro Leagues. Plus: The Free Agents You Already Forgot About. Dec 22, 2020

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George Springer, Trevor Bauer, and DJ LeMahieu are on the top of everyone’s minds as the baseball offseason continues. But what about Andrelton Simmons, Joc Pederson, Didi Gregorius, and other more-forgotten free agents (30:00)? Plus, we talk to the inimitable Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, about the news that MLB would be formally recognizing the statistics of the seven leagues collectively known as the Negro Leagues (10:00).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guest: Bob Kendrick

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Cleveland Drops Its Name (Kind Of). Plus: Reliving the Drake LaRoche Saga of 2016. Dec 15, 2020

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James McCann is signing with the Mets, Dave Dombrowski will helm the Phillies, Lance Lynn is headed to Chicago, and, of course, Cleveland announced that it plans to change its team name (in the near future). We recap the week in baseball news (1:45), including the White Sox re-signing Adam Eaton, which leads us down a rabbit hole with Dan Hayes of The Athletic, who reported on the mysterious and downright bizarre Drake LaRoche controversy the last time Eaton donned a White Sox uniform (43:52).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guest: Dan Hayes and Michael Baumann

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Live From Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia … It’s Baseball BBQ! Dec 08, 2020

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In the first “in-person” podcast recorded in 'Baseball BBQ' history, we meet up in an empty parking lot outside Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, to discuss a potential Zack Wheeler trade, the canceled winter meetings, and the joys of seeing a baseball game in person with your buddies (0:09). Then, KBO MVP Mel Rojas Jr. joins to discuss his stunning season, getting into a groove at the plate, the differences in playing in South Korea as opposed to the U.S. or the Dominican Republic, where he wants to play next year, and more (27:00).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guest: Mel Rojas Jr.

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Who Would Win If Real Umpires Fought Robot Umpires? And Other Essential Offseason Mailbag Questions Dec 01, 2020

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We recap the slim pickings of news in the last week (1:45) before opening up the offseason mailbag to answer your questions about baseball in the Olympics, robot umps vs. human umps, and more (14:00).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

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It’s the Most Wonderfully Boring Time of the Year Nov 24, 2020

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It’s the doldrums of the offseason, where we refresh Twitter and hope for some breaking news. This week, we discuss Robinson Canó’s suspension and Theo Epstein’s resignation (2:00). Then, New York Daily News Mets beat reporter Deesha Thosar joins to make sense of Canó’s suspension and the “reply guy” nature of new Mets owner Steve Cohen (21:23). We’re also joined by the Josė Gomez, GM of Leones del Escogido in the Dominican Winter League, to discuss what it’s like to run a LIDOM team in a pandemic (35:00). Finally, we quickly draft the most boring people, places, things, and situations in the baseball world (48:20).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guests: Deesha Thosar and José Gomez

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The 12 Biggest Stories to Monitor This Offseason Nov 17, 2020

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We are officially in the offseason, so to prepare you, we loaded a 'Price Is Right'–style spinning wheel with the 12 biggest story lines we think will dominate the next two months—from minor league baseball shrinking, to free agents, to potential blockbuster trades, we have you covered.

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

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The Baseball BBQ Superlative Awards Nov 10, 2020

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Major League Baseball has handed out the Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, and Manager of the Year awards. We predict who will win the Cy Young and MVP awards in each league (3:30), before fashioning our own set of awards to hand out (17:02). Which player who we thought sucked is actually good? Which team was the most incompetent? Who did we think about least?

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

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Let’s Build MLB’s 2020 Time Capsule Nov 05, 2020

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Join us on a wild ride as we pick 25 items to place into an imaginary time capsule of the weirdest baseball season of our lives—from wet rags, to mattresses, to Clayton Kershaw’s hat. You won’t want to miss this one.

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guest: Lucas Giolito

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What Does the Tony La Russa Hire Really Mean? Plus: Rhea Butcher’s Dodgers Victory Lap and Frankenstein Draft Review. Nov 03, 2020

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We go further in depth on what Tony La Russa's hiring will actually mean on and off the field for the 2021 Chicago White Sox, including how he even got hired in the first place (1:06). Then, comedian and ‘Three Swings’ host Rhea Butcher joins to rehash their guarantee (on Baseball BBQ) that the Dodgers would win the World Series (25:15). Finally, Sarah Langs of MLB.com and Stephen Nelson of MLB Network return to the pod to review the Frankenstein teams they drafted on the podcast before the playoffs started (55:30), and we close with the first METSCON of the Steve Cohen era (1:27:00).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guests: Rhea Butcher, Stephen Nelson, and Sarah Langs

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The White Sox Hired Tony La Russa, So Jake Is Walking to Chicago. Oh, and The Dodgers Won the World Series. Oct 29, 2020

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We are joined by The Athletic’s Levi Weaver to discuss the energy at Globe Life Field during the World Series, the profoundly bizarre experience of hearing that Justin Turner tested positive for COVID and then went onto the field to celebrate anyway, and what his most lasting memories of covering baseball in 2020 will be (1:32). Then, we give the Dodgers credit for building, wire-to-wire, the best team in baseball, and send off the 2020 Rays—an impressively constructed team that was overmatched in the end (30:22). Finally, the news you’ve all been waiting for: Tony La Russa is the new manager of the Chicago White Sox. Will Jake fulfill his promise of “walking from [his] apartment to Guaranteed Rate Field if the White Sox hire Tony La Russa” (1:03:46)?

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guest: Levi Weaver

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