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We discuss the two-man AL MVP race between Shohei Ohtani and Vlad Guerrero Jr. (0:30), before recapping the exciting finish to the White Sox-Yankees ‘Field of Dreams’ game in Iowa (9:00). Then, we discuss Chris Davis’s retirement and roller-coaster career (23:00), before analyzing the Red Sox and Mets’ recent swoons and how they&#039;ve affected each team&#039;s respective playoff chances (31:00). We close this week with the Unnamed Weekend Preview segment (50:00).

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram
Producer: Bobby Wagner
Editor: Mike Wargon

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Ben is a writer, podcaster, and editor who covers culture and sports. He hosts ‘Effectively Wild’ at FanGraphs and previously wrote for FiveThirtyEight and Grantland, served as editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus, and authored ‘The MVP Machine’ and ‘The Only Rule Is It Has to Work.’

Ben Lindbergh

Michael Baumann

Zach writes about basketball, baseball, and assorted pop culture topics. 

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