{"podcast":{"title":"Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander","slug":"flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614","podcast_index_feed_id":3663614,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CAD8627571361","website_url":"https://www.foxsports.com/shows/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/698d0a92-8c57-11eb-830c-3fed562f4edf/image/c75c2bbbc54749c5247f20252b383480.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"FOX Sports","episode_count":761,"summary":"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!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-06T16:22:24.588190+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614"},"episode":{"title":"2026 MLB All-Star Snubs, Power Rankings & Team of the Month","slug":"2026-mlb-all-star-snubs-power-rankings-team-of-the-month","published_at":"2026-07-06T21:44:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614/2026-mlb-all-star-snubs-power-rankings-team-of-the-month","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/RLDER8441724949.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/RLDER8441724949.mp3","summary":"The 2026 MLB All-Star rosters are officially set, and there are several players who should have made the team. In this episode, I break down my biggest All-Star snubs, discuss who deserves to start the All-Star Game on the mound, react to Mike Trout's 12th All-Star selection, and talk about the possibility of Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber competing in the Home Run Derby in Philadelphia. Plus, I unveil my latest MLB Power Rankings, discuss the surging Astros and Tigers, and reveal my Team of the Month after another exciting month around Major League Baseball. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:42 All-Star Snubs 9:52 Harper and Schwarber in Derby?! 13:18 MLB Power Rankings 23:20 June Team of the Month 26:58 All-Star Staring Pitchers? 29:28 26 First Time All-Stars 30:41 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The 2026 MLB All-Star rosters are officially set, and there are several players who should have made the team. In this episode, I break down my biggest Al…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2061,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614/episodes/2026-mlb-all-star-snubs-power-rankings-team-of-the-month/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614/2026-mlb-all-star-snubs-power-rankings-team-of-the-month.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}