{"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 Wins ESPY + Latest Knee Update | This Week in Shohei Ohtani News","slug":"shohei-ohtani-wins-espy-latest-knee-update-this-week-in-shohei-ohtani-news","published_at":"2026-07-17T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614/shohei-ohtani-wins-espy-latest-knee-update-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/RLDER9529959140.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/RLDER9529959140.mp3","summary":"Shohei Ohtani's latest ESPY win has baseball fans debating one question: Was it the greatest single-game performance ever? In this week's This Week in Shohei Ohtani News, I explain why I believe the award was deserved, react to the debate surrounding Shohei's historic performance, and discuss why I think it belongs among the greatest games ever played. Plus: - Mike Tyson's hilarious reaction to learning Shohei is a man 😂 - The latest update on Shohei's knee after missing the All-Star Game - Whether Dodgers fans should actually be concerned - Shohei's dominant first half on the mound - His incredible power surge heading into the second half Let me know in the comments: What is the greatest single game performance in SPORTS HISTORY? Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:13 Ohtani Wins Greatest Game ESPY 4:09 Shohei Knee Concern 7:38 Shohei First Half Stats 10:38 Was It The Greatest Game Ever? 12:05 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Shohei Ohtani's latest ESPY win has baseball fans debating one question: Was it the greatest single-game performance ever? In this week's This Week in Sho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":920,"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-wins-espy-latest-knee-update-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-wins-espy-latest-knee-update-this-week-in-shohei-ohtani-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}