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

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 Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

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Effectively Wild Episode 2465: Before You Can Say Jack(ie) Robinson is an episode from Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast by Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley.

This episode is 1:43:47 long.

This episode was published on Apr 14, 2026.

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