Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander

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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December 10, 2025 33 mins
MLB's Winter Meetings are underway and we already have three blockbuster signings to kickoff the offseason. Ben Verlander is back with another episode of Flippin' Bats to breakdown these moves and what it means for these teams including the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 people with a ballot some of the all-time MLB greats. Some big names did NOT get in while one potentially shocking name did. The Winter Meetings get underway in Orlando, FL meaning big moves are coming SOON! Do the Pittsburgh Pirates pull the trigger on Kyle Schwarber? Does he go back...
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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 free agents and their possible new franchises. Ben also breaks down the latest trade between the Texas Rangers & the New York Mets. CHAPTERS:00:00 INTRO01:00 METS-RANGERS TRADE10:30 TOP 10 FREE AGENTS11:00 FREE AGENTS 10-624:45 FREE AGENTS 5-144:30 OUTRO Learn more about your ad choi...
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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 Yankees Aaron Judge repeat as MVPs & so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 Champs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 innings. Game 3 was a wild one, but Freddie Freeman walked it off. Blue Jays came out unfazed and energized to tied it up in game 4 of the World Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 Blue Jays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 Jays. The Jays making it back for the first time since 1993. Ben Verlander is back to break down each teams strengths, weaknesses and gives his 2025 World Series Prediction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 Ohtani Game, and talking Blue Jays/Dodgers World Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 and Dodgers sweep the ALCS & NLCS? Ben and Smoltz also discuss who is the greatest postseason rotation of all time & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 going on to win Game 1 against the Toronto Blue Jays after exhausting most of their pitching in Game 5 of the ALDS. Ben also previews the Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers NLCS and the stunning news out of San Diego as Padres manager Mike Shildt has retired. Learn more about you...
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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 Phillies able to keep Shohei Ohtani quiet? Will the Tigers or Mariners win Game 5? Chapters: 00:00 Welcome 03:23 Blue Jays defeat Yankees 08:02 What Went Wrong for NYY 09:45 Tigers vs Mariners Game 5 11:15 Phillies vs Dodgers 14:17 Ohtani quiet against Phillies 15:30 Teams Using An Ope...
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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 Brewers and Toronto Blue Jays are all just one game away from advancing to the NLCS & ALCS. Ben Verlander is back to recap all the series so far and preview the Game 3's for the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees & Toronto Blue Jays. Playoff baseball is back! Learn more...
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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 from the ALDS & NLDS including the Los Angeles Dodgers battle against the Philadelphia Phillies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 postseason. Ben and John also talk about the Los Angeles Dodgers Roki Sasaki and their upcoming series with the Philadelphia Phillies & More. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 Cleveland Guardians, the Toronto Blue Jays won the division over the New York Yankees and the New York Mets collapsed so that the Cincinnati Reds could make the playoffs. Ben also talks about the possibility of Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani winning a third straight MVP and fourth overall...
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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 also talk about the American League MVP Race between New York Yankees Aaron Judge and Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh. Finally, they talk about the news that the ABS System will be coming to MLB in 2026 and what are Smoltz's thoughts on that. Ben also talks about Los Angeles Dodgers Shoh...
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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 ready to break down the chaos that is the American League race. The Cleveland Guardians are the hottest team in MLB and are currently one game back of the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central & are also tied with the Houston Astros for the final Wild Card spot. The Seattle Mari...
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