Effectively Wild Episode 2312: A Return to Current Events

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about EW’s Ella Black series and catch up on topics they missed during the week away from regular episodes, including: some struggling teams (including the Orioles and Braves), Cal Raleigh’ s (and David Rubenstein’s) bobbleheads, an Atlanta kerfuffle involving Brian Snitker, Ronald Acuña Jr. , and Jarred Kelenic , recent pitcher injuries, Pete Alonso’ s slugging and running, Juan Soto’ s lineup protection, a Dodgers trade rumor, hitters tapping their helmets, Mike Trout’ s fan-interference epiphany and odd batting line, Patrick Corbin’ s venomous encounter, MLB’s approach to Jackie Robinson Day , Aaron Judge ’s WBC captaincy, a talent differential between leagues, and more, plus Shohei Ohtani the dad, the Comerica keyhole, and other postscript updates. Audio intro : Liz Panella, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Luke Lillard, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Ella Black series Link to Ella Black event details Link to Hoffman report Link to Elias quote Link to playoff odds changes Link to bobbleheads database Link to Raleigh bobblehead Link to tweet about Diaz Link to Elias quote Link to Snitker article Link to MLBTR on Steele Link to Strider story Link to McKenzie story Link to 2024 Cortes story Link to Cortes update Link to MLBTR on Siri Link to Soto on lineup protection Link to FG on Soto’s comments Link to Alonso running Link to Roberts rumor Link to Bohm helmet tap Link to Lee exchange article Link to Trout on fan interference Link to Corbin news Link to latest Jackie release Link to Jackie language changes Link to Jackie language story Link to Trump/Manfred story Link to Judge/WBC story Link to Olney leagues tweet Link to AL logo Link to NL logo Link to Ohtani birth announcement Link to Ward call-up Link to Canadiens story Link to “burn the ships” wiki Link to keyhole story Link to The Clubhouse precedents Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Spotify Feed Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source