Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander
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Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander
Flippin' Bats is a fun baseball podcast bringing you everything you want from around the league! You'll hear from Hall of Famer John Smoltz every week, you'll hear from the game's best players, and you'll be up to date on everything around the league! Baseball. Is. Fun. And so is Flippin' Bats!
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WBC Pool Play Ends: Japan Dominates, USA Survives, DR Looks Dangerous
World Baseball Classic pool play is officially in the books — and the drama delivered.
Team USA barely survived after a shocking loss to...
Historic USA vs Mexico Rivalry, Japan Clinches Tokyo Pool & DR Takes Over the WBC!
The World Baseball Classic is off the charts this year, and it’s not even halfway done! In this episode, we break down all the must-watch moments and...
World Baseball Classic 2026: USA, Japan, or Dominican Republic?
🔥 The 2026 World Baseball Classic is here — and this might be the most loaded tournament we’ve ever seen.
20 teams. 4 pools. 2 weeks. 1...
LOS ANGELES DODGERS' KYLE TUCKER ON SHOHEI OHTANI, WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC & FREE AGENCY
Ben Verlander welcomes Los Angeles Dodgers' Kyle Tucker to the show. They discuss what made him choose to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, first imp...
DETROIT TIGERS' TARIK SKUBAL ON WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC, ARBITRATION & TIGERS' BIG OFFSEASON
Ben Verlander welcomes Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal to the show! They discuss Skubal's decision to play in the World Baseball Classic and how much...
Yankees Sewage Nightmare, Shohei Ohtani WBC Updates, Tarik Skubal WBC News and Bo Bichette Defense
MLB Spring Training news and reactions.
We discuss the Yankees Spring Training sewage situation, Bo Bichette at third base,...
TIGERS TO THE WORLD SERIES? NICK CASTELLANOS FRESH START + STRIKE ZONE GONE!
Ben Verlander talks about what he thinks of the 2026 Detroit Tigers and his thoughts on the saga between the Philadelphia Phillies & Nick Castellanos....
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC PREVIEW + TIGERS SIGN FRAMBER VALDEZ & TARIK SKUBAL'S RECORD DEAL
Ben Verlander previews the World Baseball Classic now that the rosters have been set. He also talks about the best lineup, rotation & team in the WBC....
GIANTS FLEECED RED SOX IN DEVERS TRADE, REDS SIGN SUAREZ + LATEST WBC NEWS
Ben Verlander is back with the latest news in baseball. Ben hits on the Boston Red Sox after their trade of Jordan Hicks to the White Sox and revists...
NEW YORK METS BIG BACKUP PLAN + TIGERS' DRAMA & RANGERS HUGE TRADE
Ben Verlander is back with another new episode of Flippin' Bats! Ben talks about the New York Mets big backup plan after missing out on Kyle Tucker by...
HUGE MLB OFFSEASON MOVES: LOS ANGELES DODGERS THE NEW EVIL EMPIRE?
Ben Verlander is finally back from his wedding & honeymoon to recap and breakdown all the latest big offseason moves in the MLB. The reigning champs s...
NPB STARS TATSUYA IMAI & KAZUMA OKAMOTO FIND THEIR NEW MLB HOMES + MORE OFFSEASON NEWS
Ben Verlander is back with some big MLB news as NPB Stars Tatsuya Imai & Kazuma Okamoto sign with their respective MLB clubs: The Houston Astros and T...
METS, RED SOX MAKE BIG TRADES, TOP 3 OFFSEASON MOVES + MUNETAKA MURAKAMI SIGNS
Ben Verlander is back with another fresh episode of Flippin' Bats. This episode Ben gets you caught up on all the most recent trades including the New...
BLOCKBUSTER MLB FREE AGENT SIGNINGS: PETE ALONSO ON THE MOVE
MLB's Winter Meetings are underway and we already have three blockbuster signings to kickoff the offseason. Ben Verlander is back with another episode...
Barry Bonds DENIED Hall of Fame Once Again + Winter Meetings Get Underway
Ben Verlander talks through the Hall of Fame vote over the weekend with the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee having their turn. A committee of 16 p...
TOP 10 MLB FREE AGENTS & THEIR POSSIBLE NEW TEAMS + RANGERS & METS TRADE
Ben Verlander is back with another new edition of Flippin' Bats and this week it is the MLB Free Agency extravaganza. Ben breaks down his Top 10 MLB f...
SHOHEI OHTANI & AARON JUDGE REPEAT AS MVPS + MLB AWARD RECAP
Ben Verlander is back again to recap the end of the MLB Season and to recap the MLB Awards where Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankee...
SHOHEI OHTANI & LOS ANGELES DODGERS ARE BACK-TO-BACK WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
Ben Verlander is back to recap the wild World Series between Los Angeles Dodgers & Toronto Blue Jays. Dodgers won a wild Game 7 to become back-to-back...
WORLD SERIES GAME 6 PREVIEW WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander and John Smoltz are back once again to talk everything about World Series Game 6 so lock it and get dialed in before the BIG GAME!
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SHOHEI OHTANI & DODGERS FALL IN GAME 4, WORLD SERIES TIED UP
Ben Verlander is back to recap you on games 3 & 4 of the World Series. World Series Game 3 was tied for the longest World Series game of all time, 18...
LOS ANGELES DODGERS EVEN UP THE WORLD SERIES + GAME 2 RECAP
Ben Verlander is recapping World Series Game 2 from Toronto. The Los Angeles Dodgers just tied up the World Series as they head back to Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS VS TORONTO BLUE JAYS: WORLD SERIES PREVIEW WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander welcomes back MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show to preview the 2025 MLB World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto...
WORLD SERIES PREVIEW: LOS ANGELES DODGERS VS TORONTO BLUE JAYS
It is finally here - The World Series!! We've waited all year for this moment and it is going to be the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue J...
THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS WIN ALCS GAME 7 AND ARE HEADING TO THE WORLD SERIES
After a WILD Game 7 of the ALCS the Toronto Blue Jays are heading to their first World Series since 1993. Breaking down the ALCS Game 7, the Shohei Oh...
DODGERS & MARINERS LOOKING TO SWEEP & GREATEST POSTSEASON ROTATION WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander welcomes back John Smoltz to discuss what he is seeing in the ALCS between the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays. Will the Mariners...
MARINERS STUN IN ALDS & ALCS GAME 1 + DODGERS vs BREWERS NLCS PREVIEW
Ben Verlander is back to recap the Seattle Mariners stellar last couple of days including winning Game 5 of the ALDS in a 15 inning classic and then g...
Yankees Season OVER Blue Jays Advance to ALCS, Dodgers & Phillies Battle, Tigers Turn to Skubal for Game 5
Ben Verlander and John Smoltz talk through a WILD ALDS series between the Yankees and Blue Jays and dive into the other LDS series'. How are the Phill...
DODGERS & BREWERS ONE AWAY FROM ADVANCING + MARINERS VS TIGERS PIVOTAL GAME 3 PREVIEW
All the ALDS & NLDS have played two games and the Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers is the only series tied 1-1. The Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee B...
YANKEES DOWN RED SOX, CUBS ADVANCE + FULL ALDS & NLDS PREVIEW
Ben Verlander is here for all your Wild Card Recap needs! Ben also ranks his Top 5 performers from the Wild Card rounds. He then previews every series...
MLB WILD CARD RECAP + PHILLIES VS DODGERS WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander welcomes back MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show to recap the Wild Card Series and what was the biggest surprise so far this post...
WORLD SERIES PREDICTIONS, SHOHEI OHTANI 4-TIME MVP & MORE
The MLB Regular Season has finally come to a close and what a final week it was to wrap things up! The Detroit Tigers lost the division to the Clevela...
AL MVP: AARON JUDGE OR CAL RALEIGH, DETROIT TIGERS COLLAPSE & MORE WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander welcomes back MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show and this week they discuss what is going on with the Detroit Tigers. Plus, they...
ASTROS, MARINERS, METS, REDS, TIGERS: WHO MAKES THE MLB POSTSEASON?!
We're down to the final week of the MLB Regular Season and there are a TON of teams still fighting for their MLB Postseason birth. Ben Verlander is re...
SHOHEI OHTANI'S EPIC SEASON CONTINUES, ASTROS INJURY WOES & MORE WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander welcomes back MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz back to the show to discuss all the latest news in MLB. This week the guys discuss the Houst...
TOP 5 WORLD SERIES CONTENDERS, ASTROS OR MARINERS & METS HUGE COLLAPSE
Ben Verlander is back with another new episode of Flippin' Bats. This episode we're talking Top 5 World Series Contenders. Does your team make Ben's l...
HOUSTON ASTROS, NEW YORK YANKEES, SEATTLE MARINERS, TORONTO BLUE JAYS: WHO WINS THE AL EAST & WEST?
Ben Verlander welcomes back MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show to discuss the saga with the Houston Astros and Framber Valdez. They also chat a...
SHOHEI OHTANI & JUAN SOTO NL MVP RACE, MLB POWER RANKINGS & MORE
Ben Verlander is back with another episode of Flippin' Bats! This week he discusses Yoshinobu Yamamoto's greatness in his almost no-hitter that the Lo...
WILL SHOHEI OHTANI BE IN THE DODGERS PLAYOFF ROTATION & MORE WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander welcomes back MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show and this week they talk about their favorite team to win the American League. Be...
HOUSTON ASTROS OR NEW YORK YANKEES FOR TOP AL TEAM, JUSTIN VERLANDER'S LATEST & MLB POWER RANKINGS
Ben Verlander is back with another episode of Flippin' Bats and he is here to discuss the Top 5 teams in the American League. Is it the Houston Astros...
SHOHEI OHTANI OR KYLE SCHWARBER: NL MVP CHAT + MORE WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander is once again joined by MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz. This week they discuss whether or not the National League MVP is Los Angeles Dodg...