{"podcast":{"title":"Tipping Pitches","slug":"tipping-pitches-8567","podcast_index_feed_id":8567,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1904330/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tipping-pitches","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/162316/162316-1604641346797-4b46320702942.jpg","author":"Tipping Pitches","episode_count":374,"summary":"Baseball for the many, not the few. A podcast trying to nationalize our national pastime. Hosted by Alex Bazeley and Bobby Wagner","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T22:18:16.437696+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tipping-pitches-8567"},"episode":{"title":"Tony Clark Resigns As MLBPA Executive Director","slug":"tony-clark-resigns-as-mlbpa-executive-director","published_at":"2026-02-18T03:34:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tipping-pitches-8567/tony-clark-resigns-as-mlbpa-executive-director","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tipping-pitches-8567","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tipping-pitches/episodes/Tony-Clark-Resigns-As-MLBPA-Executive-Director-e3f8ad1","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1904330/podcast/play/115664737/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-18%2Fad730899-27aa-4158-b52e-15a92303ea5a.mp3","summary":"Bobby and Alex drop an instant (read: 12 hours later) reaction to the stunning news that Tony Clark has resigned as Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association amid the revelation that he engaged in an improper relationship with his sister-in-law, a staffer at MLBPA. They discuss what this means — if anything — for 2026 CBA negotiations, Clark’s legacy as Executive Director, whether the role has become one exclusively for former players, and more. Links: ESPN on Clark resignation ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipping Pitches merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Call the Tipping Pitches voicemail: 785-422-5881 Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP.","meta_description":"Bobby and Alex drop an instant (read: 12 hours later) reaction to the stunning news that Tony Clark has resigned as Executive Director of the Major League…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1964,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tipping-pitches-8567/episodes/tony-clark-resigns-as-mlbpa-executive-director/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tipping-pitches-8567/tony-clark-resigns-as-mlbpa-executive-director.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}