Effectively Wild Episode 2509: Won’t Stand for It

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July 25, 2026

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Donald Trump claim about Shohei Ohtani, José Caballero’s battle with MLB about his pre-pitch routine, Yandy Díaz spurning ABS, James Wood’s impressive results with a seemingly suboptimal approach, whether the Nats would be better off if they hadn’t traded pitching prior to the season, David Rubenstein’s Orioles optimism, and Corbin Carroll’s triples pace. Then (1:04:45) they talk to EW listener Jacob Redmon, who found himself at the center of a viral video this week when he was slapped by a man who objected to his staying seated during the National Anthem, about how the incident developed, what the video didn’t show, and what he took from the experience. Finally (1:57:33), Ben talks to Kenny Lofton about his exclusion from the Hall of Fame, his Cooperstown-caliber career, and his outlook for induction.

Audio intro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Trump on Ohtani
Link to Trump on Kershaw
Link to White House visit recap
Link to EW on Trump’s baseball career
Link to Caballero video 1
Link to Caballero video 2
Link to Caballero video 3
Link to Caballero comments
Link to Caballero article 1
Link to Caballero article 2
Link to Caballero article 3
Link to Caballero article 4
Link to Caballero article 5
Link to Caballero article 6
Link to “violation” comment
Link to CloseCallSports video 1
Link to CloseCallSports video 2
Link to Stanky draft episode
Link to Crizer on Yandy
Link to Yandy article 1
Link to Santana article
Link to MLBTR on Santana
Link to Yandy article 2
Link to batting team challenges
Link to Sam on bad challenges
Link to BP piece on Wood
Link to EW on Wood in 2025
Link to Nats WAR leaders
Link to team hitting WAR
Link to team pitching WAR
Link to Rubenstein quote
Link to Rubenstein quote thread
Link to Carroll triples fact
Link to triples park factor
Link to “55 burgers” ITYSL sketch
Link to National Anthem
Link to slap video
Link to Lucy Dacus tweet
Link to Lucy Dacus shirt
Link to Wednesday concert
Link to Chavez video
Link to Cubs statement
Link to EW Episode 2189
Link to 2022 Hoerner homer
Link to “third place” wiki
Link to Ben on the Hall of Fame
Link to Lofton highlights video
Link to Lofton playoffs video
Link to CF JAWS leaders

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