Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander

Ben Verlander dives into all things All-Star Game related with Fox Sports MLB writers Jake Mintz and Pedro Moura. Ben reacts to the Blue Jays firing Charlie Montoyo, the NY Mets still being the team to beat in the NL East, his Top-5 All-Star Game jerseys & MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes Atlanta Braves' World Series Champion A.J. Minter to talk about his journey through the minors leading to the majors, playing with Ronald Acuña Jr., the trade deadline leading to winning the Word Series, Joc Pederson's prophecy and MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Week in Shohei Ohtani News: Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani becomes the first player ever to be named an All-Star as a pitcher and a hitter and he did it in back-to-back years! Ben also dives into Ohtani’s stellar performance on the mound where he threw seven innings of two-hit ball while striking out 10 Ben Verlander breaks down his top-5 best rookies in this week’s Head of the Class with...

Ben Verlander breaks down everything you need to know about this year’s All-Star starters, reserves, pitchers, and snubs within the AL and NL teams including Seattle Mariners’ Ty France, Los Angeles Dodgers’ Will Smith, and Washington Nationals’ Juan Soto. Ben also gives updates on the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Ben has the New York Yankees’ on top of his MLB Power Rankings once again, but are t...

Ben Verlander welcomes Seattle Mariners’ beat writer Shannon Drayer! Shannon talks about the Seattle Mariner’s rookie sensation Julio Rodriguez on the heels of winning his second straight AL Rookie of the Month Award, his comparison to Ken Griffey, Logan Gilbert’s alter-ego, the Mariners’ recent turnaround, trade deadline plans and MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Ben Verlander goes LIVE for his Thursday Happy Hour show! Joined by Producer Raya, Ben starts by giving you his mid-week updates; Shohei Ohtani continues to dominate on the mound and makes more history! AND the Astros continue to prove why they are the team to beat in the AL! Ben also goes over the updated All-Star finalists and takes a look at the ballot close races. Next, Ben reveals his top 5 M...

Ben Verlander welcomes Los Angeles Dodgers’ NL Cy Young Candidate Tony Gonsolin! Gonsolin dives into the 2020 season, pitching in the World Series, his call to the majors, his cat obsession, what he’s learned from 3x Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw and MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Week in Ohtani News: Shohei Ohtani remains dominant on the mound with a red hot bat with amazing MVP performances, became first player in MLB history to record 8+ RBI in a game and then strike out 10+ batters the next day. Head of the Class ’22: Ben breaks down his Top-5 Rookie performances of the month headlined by Julio Rodriguez and Michael Harris II Buy or sell: Ben buys or sells hot topi...

 Ben Verlander breaks down everything you need to know in the week of MLB! Verlander dives into the battle of the NL East where things are heating up between the Atlanta Braves and NY Mets, the depth within the LA Dodgers roster after losing key players Mookie Betts, Walker Buehler, and Dustin May to the IL! Next up, Ben goes through Week 13’s Power Rankings along with his ‘Player of the Month’, ‘...

Ben welcomes on April's NL Pitcher of the Month from Miami Marlins, Pablo López! López talks about growing up with parents as doctors, choosing baseball over medical school, how his father influenced his decision to stick with baseball, learning new pitches, his grind through Minor league baseball, getting traded from the Seattle Mariners to the Miami Marlins, his first phone call after getting ca...

Ben Verlander goes LIVE for his Thursday Happy Hour show! Joined by Producer Conrad, Ben starts by giving you his mid-week update; Justin Verlander becoming the first pitcher in MLB to get to 10 wins, Freddie Freeman drama following his return to his old home Atlanta and why the Angels are wasting MVP caliber years from Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani! Next, Ben breaks down his Top-5 Best Pitches in...

Ben welcomes on Milwaukee Brewers’ reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, Corbin Burnes! Burnes talks about draft day, his experience in the minors, his transition to the majors, the mental side baseball, how he learned his dominant cutter, winning the '21 NL Cy Young award and MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday edition of Flippin Bat's; This Week in Ohtani News: Shohei Ohtani with back-to-back amazing 'Shotime' performances, Ohtani the Cy Young caliber pitcher, why Ohtani is STILL this seasons AL MVP! Head of the Class '22: Ben dives into the Top-5 Rookie performers of the week Buy or sell: Ben buys of sells some of the hottest topics in MLB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Ben Verlander gives you everything you need to know in the week of MLB! Ben breaks down the unbelievable weekend series between the Astros and Yankees for the top spot in the AL, the crazy brawl between the Mariners and Angels and the Red Sox recent dominance have them in the drivers seat for the AL Wildcard! Next up, Ben goes through his weekly Power Rankings and gives you his Top-10 teams after...

Ben brings on MLB Pitching Analyst and major internet sensation, Pitching Ninja (Rob Friedman)! Rob opens up about having a law degree (still semi practicing), being a huge fan of baseball, how Pitching Ninja came to be, getting his clips pulled from twitter, working for MLB currently as a pitching analyst, his 'Top-5 Filthy Pitches' of the season, how nasty Jacob DeGrom truly is and of course, ho...

Ben Verlander goes LIVE for his Thursday Happy Hour show! Joined by Producer Raya, Ben starts by giving you his mid-week update; Shohei Ohtani had the best two day stretch in MLB history after hitting 2 home runs and 8 RBI followed by a 13k performance on the mound the next night, next Ben dives into the Oneil Cruz's entrance to MLB and why the Pittsburgh Pirates are becoming fun again! Next, Ben...

Ben welcomes in Seattle Mariners AL Pitcher of the Month for April, Logan Gilbert! Gilbert talks about his time at Stetson University, learning from Jacob Degrom, his mentality when he pitches, his alter-ego 'Walter', the story behind 'truth meetings', his relationship with Mariners Catcher and current roommate Cal Raleigh, the impact of analytics on todays game, playing with Mariners young supers...

Tuesday edition of Flippin Bat's; This Week in Ohtani News: Shohei Ohtani with another amazing 'Shotime' performance - this time in Seattle in front of his ideal Ichiro, his 11-game hit streak and Ohtani becoming a clubhouse leader! Head of the Class '22: Ben dives into the Top-5 Rookie performers of the week Buy or sell: Ben buys of sells some of the hottest topics in MLB Learn more about your ad...

Ben Verlander gives you everything you need to know in the week of MLB! Ben breaks down the unbelievable seasons that the Mets and Yankees are having this year and why we could be seeing a subway series in the World Series and pitcher's have been adamant that they can't grip baseballs properly and wants MLB to make the fixes! Next up, Ben goes through his weekly Power Rankings and gives you his To...

Flippin' Bats Friday special! Ben welcomes in 2013 NL MVP, 5x All-Star, 4x Silver Slugger and current outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, Andrew McCutchen! McCutchen opens up about his childhood being a fantastic three sport athlete, batting .700 in High School baseball, getting drafted to Pittsburgh, his favorite memories playing for the Pirates, hilarious story of proposing to his wife, the po...

Ben Verlander goes LIVE for his Thursday Happy Hour show! Joined by Producer Conrad, Ben starts by giving you his mid-week update; How the San Diego Padres have found themselves at the top of the NL West, The Cardinals are leading the NL Central thanks to possible 2022 NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt and the Atlanta Braves just keep on winning as their win streak hits 14 games! After two immaculate inning...

Ben welcomes in the former MLB All-Star and current Interim Manager of the Los Angeles Angels, Phil Nevin! Phil opens up about taking over the Manager duties last week, taking over a very talented roster, the special leadership Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout posses, what makes Shohei Ohtani so different, the first person he called when he got the news that he was becoming Interim Manager, what he le...

Tuesday edition of Flippin Bat's; This Week in Ohtani News (1:00 - 11:18): Shohei Ohtani with another amazing 'Shotime' performance, his bounce back on the mound last week and why we need to appreciate Ohtani's ability even more! Head of the Class '22 (11:18 - 21:20): Ben dives into the Top-5 Rookie performers of the week Buy or sell (21:20 - 36:26): Ben buys of sells some of the hottest topics in...

Ben Verlander gives you everything you need to know in the week of MLB! Ben begins by talking about the issues happening in the South Side of Chicago as the White Sox have had a very underwhelming start to the season, the NL East led by the Braves and Phillies have been surging over the last week, and how the Astros have constructed a perfect blueprint for long term success and why they are still...

Ben Verlander goes LIVE for his Thursday Happy Hour show! Joined by Producer Conrad, Ben starts by giving you his mid-week update; Joe Maddon is out in LA after the Angels fired him earlier this week, FOX Sports MLB Analyst Jake Mintz joins to break down the Yankees climb to first place in the AL, Justin Verlander moving up to #16 all-time in career strikeouts and those red hot Atlanta Braves winn...