Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Edwin Díaz’s suspension for using sticky substances, a new alternative to Tommy John surgery called the internal brace, Blake Snell’s recent setback, the success of Cristopher Sánchez and the Phillies, Shota Imanaga’s struggles, Kyle Finnegan’s unique clock-off move, impressive starts by Bailey Ober and Pablo López, updates on Steven Kwan, the improved Guardians offense, a remarkable catch by a Baltimore fan, Julio Rodríguez’s slow start, and Ben’s review of the baseball movie Ultraman: Rising. The episode concludes with an audio intro by Tom Rhoads and outro by Daniel Leckie.
Audio intro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme”
