STITCH X STITCH PODCAST

The Major League Baseball Players Association has a rich history dating back to its inception under founding executive director Marvin Miller in 1966. The MLBPA's Stitch x Stitch Podcast seeks to tell that story through ...more

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July 10, 2026 • 00:47:14
Rick Monday on the First MLB Draft, Dodger History, and Saving the American Flag

Rick Monday on the First MLB Draft, Dodger History, and Saving the American Flag

Rick Monday joins the MLBPA's "Stitch x Stitch'' podcast and shares stories from six eventful decades in professional ball. Rick made history as the...

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July 06, 2026 • 00:31:53
Dick Bosman on the 1972 strike, Charles O. Finley and life as a snowmobile salesman

Dick Bosman on the 1972 strike, Charles O. Finley and life as a snowmobile salesman

Dick Bosman, this week’s guest on Stitch x Stitch, won an American League ERA title in 1969 and threw a 79-pitch no-hitter against Reggie...

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June 29, 2026 • 00:35:17
Larry Dierker on Willie Mays, the Astros & Baseball’s Union Revolution

Larry Dierker on Willie Mays, the Astros & Baseball’s Union Revolution

Larry Dierker, our latest guest on Stitch x Stitch, broke into the big leagues as a “bonus baby’’ with the Houston Colt .45s in...

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June 15, 2026 • 00:44:06
Woody Woodward on Hank Aaron, the Big Red Machine & Baseball’s Economic Revolution

Woody Woodward on Hank Aaron, the Big Red Machine & Baseball’s Economic Revolution

Woody Woodward on Hank Aaron, the Big Red Machine & Baseball’s Economic Revolution “Stitch x Stitch’’ is part of a year-long recognition of the...

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June 08, 2026 • 00:41:09
Sam “Sudden Sam” McDowell on the Birth of the MLBPA and Baseball’s Pre–Free Agency Battles

Sam “Sudden Sam” McDowell on the Birth of the MLBPA and Baseball’s Pre–Free Agency Battles

 Six-time All-Star Sam “Sudden Sam” McDowell joins Stitch x Stitch for an unfiltered look at the early years of the MLBPA and the uphill...

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June 01, 2026 • 00:29:05
Dave Stewart on Black Aces, 1981 Strike and Growing Up in Oakland

Dave Stewart on Black Aces, 1981 Strike and Growing Up in Oakland

Dave Stewart joins the MLBPA's Stitch x Stitch Podcast with a rare, full spectrum view of baseball’s labor history, shaped by his years as...

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