Ep. 57: Baseball's Rule-Fixing Fixation and the Newest Two-Way Player

Ep. 57: Baseball's Rule-Fixing Fixation and the Newest Two-Way Player

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann talk to MLB.com columnist Joe Posnanski about his new job as a full-time baseball writer (01:45), his hatred for the intentional walk (04:50), the automatic IBB rule (5:50), and why baseball fans are so attached to rules and resistant to change (12:55). Then they bring on Padres super-utility player Christian Bethancourt to discuss his conversion from catcher to two-way player who catches, pitches, and plays all over the field (27:25). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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