The Origins of ‘Backyard Baseball.’ Plus: Best Shape of His Life SZN Is Here.

To celebrate video game week on the site, we’re joined by ‘Backyard Baseball’ creator Nick Mirkovich to discuss how the game got started, the quirks that made it such a megahit, and its enduring legacy (31:52). Before talking to Nick, we speed-round all the news coming out of spring training: Mariners CEO Kevin Mather’s resignation, the myriad of players showing up in “the best shape of their lives,” Yoenis Céspedes speculation, Albert Pujols’s potential final season, and more (1:30).

Read Zach Kram’s ‘Backyard Baseball’ piece here.

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guest: Nick Mirkovich

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