{"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":"Shohei Ohtani’s Injuries Are Starting to Affect Him | This Week in Shohei Ohtani News","slug":"shohei-ohtani-s-injuries-are-starting-to-affect-him-this-week-in-shohei-ohtani-news","published_at":"2026-09-03T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614/shohei-ohtani-s-injuries-are-starting-to-affect-him-this-week-in-shohei-ohtani-news","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/RLDER6297478627.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/RLDER6297478627.mp3","summary":"Shohei Ohtani has been battling knee and biceps issues for months, and now those injuries may be taking a toll on his performance at the plate. After a four-strikeout game and an extended offensive slump, Dave Roberts acknowledged that Ohtani may need some time to rest. Ben breaks down Ohtani’s recent struggles, the latest on his stalled return to the mound, and why his health should now be the Dodgers’ biggest priority heading into October. Timestamps: 0:00 Shohei Ohtani is Injured 3:03 Knee Affecting His Offense 4:47 Dave Roberts Comments On Injuries 6:37 What Should Dodgers Do With Shohei? 12:29 This Week in Shohei Ohtani News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Shohei Ohtani has been battling knee and biceps issues for months, and now those injuries may be taking a toll on his performance at the plate. After a fo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":904,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614/episodes/shohei-ohtani-s-injuries-are-starting-to-affect-him-this-week-in-shohei-ohtani-news/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/shohei-ohtani-s-injuries-are-starting-to-affect-him-this-week-in-shohei-ohtani-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}