{"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":"Tigers are HOT, Yankees Found Their Star SS + A New Team Atop the MLB Power Rankings","slug":"tigers-are-hot-yankees-found-their-star-ss-a-new-team-atop-the-mlb-power-rankings","published_at":"2026-08-10T21:22:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614/tigers-are-hot-yankees-found-their-star-ss-a-new-team-atop-the-mlb-power-rankings","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/RLDER3751478309.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/RLDER3751478309.mp3","summary":"The Detroit Tigers are officially making some noise in the American League — and this might be more than just a hot streak. We break down Detroit’s surge, Troy Melton’s incredible season, Jackson Jobe’s return and why this Tigers rotation could be a serious problem down the stretch. Plus, the Yankees may have found a game changer in George Lombard Jr. Is the rookie already becoming a star in New York? We also unveil this week’s MLB Power Rankings, talk about the Dodgers’ recent struggles, the Brewers taking over the No. 1 spot, and look ahead to MLB at the Field of Dreams. ⚾ On today’s show:• Are the Tigers FOR REAL?• Troy Melton’s ridiculous season• Jackson Jobe is throwing 100 again• George Lombard Jr. looks like a STAR• The latest MLB Power Rankings• What’s happening with the Dodgers?• Field of Dreams week is here Drop your take below: Are the Tigers a legitimate playoff team — and how good can George Lombard Jr. be? Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:40 Tigers are HOT 6:08 Yankees Found Their Star SS 10:35 New MLB Power Rankings 24:16 MLB at Field of Dreams 26:51 Outro #MLB #DetroitTigers #Yankees #Baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The Detroit Tigers are officially making some noise in the American League — and this might be more than just a hot streak. We break down Detroit’s surge,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1787,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614/episodes/tigers-are-hot-yankees-found-their-star-ss-a-new-team-atop-the-mlb-power-rankings/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/tigers-are-hot-yankees-found-their-star-ss-a-new-team-atop-the-mlb-power-rankings.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}