Effectively Wild Episode 2465: Before You Can Say Jack(ie) Robinson

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April 14, 2026

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners actually sort of sacrificing Humpy, the historically compressed standings at the start of the season, top prospects (and veteran relievers) pushing for promotions, the solution to a Kutter Crawford mystery, a faux-froyo con, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s rules confusion, Cade Winquest’s quest, and more. Then (57:18) they talk to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick about Jackie Robinson Day, the importance of telling stories about Black baseball in an anti-diversity climate, Bob’s work on MLB The Show, the MLB pipeline for African American players, showcasing the surviving Negro Leagues ballparks, the NLBM’s expansion plans, baseball in Kansas City, Ichiro Suzuki’s visits to the Museum, and more.

Audio intro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to “Jack Robinson” idiom
Link to Humpy clip
Link to Humpy plushy
Link to MLBTR on Imai
Link to standings data
Link to leaguewide offensive stats
Link to baseball drag graph
Link to previous Crawford banter
Link to 2025 Crawford story
Link to new Crawford scoop
Link to “hose” baseball slang
Link to FG top prospects
Link to Parker collision story
Link to froyo feature
Link to Jazz story
Link to Jazz clip
Link to Jazz play
Link to Boone story
Link to Kobayashi Maru wiki
Link to Brebbia post
Link to MLBTR on Kimbrel
Link to Yankees/Mets losses stat
Link to Emanski drills video
Link to frequency illusion wiki
Link to MLBTR on Winquest
Link to phantom ballplayer wiki
Link to Jackie Robinson Day wiki
Link to Robinson story removal
Link to MLB “diversity” story
Link to new MLB The Show mode
Link to MLB at Rickwood Field wiki
Link to surviving ballparks story
Link to East-West Classic news
Link to % of Black players data
Link to NLBM expansion page
Link to sportswriters/Marriott story
Link to Chiefs stadium story
Link to Royals stadium story
Link to John Donaldson EW episode
Link to donate to the NLBM
Link to Swanson quote
Link to Episode 305 wiki
Link to Lorenzen note
Link to MLBTR on Pham

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