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Ben and Zach open this week discussing the disturbing news that a woman has told police that Trevor Bauer assaulted her and MLB’s decision to put Bauer on seven-day administrative leave (1:21). Then Ben talks about the experience of watching Shohei Ohtani play in person (7:49) and they give out their midseason awards (16:07).
Hosts: Ben Lindbergh and Zach Kram
Associate Producer: Sasha Ashall

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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.’

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

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