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Effectively Wild Episode 2026: Sound and Furries

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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The Year of Women Baseball

The future blast comes to us from the year of 2026. The new designated pinch runner rule combined with the new one disengagement rule to double the number of overall stolen bases across both leagues. Olivia Pichardo who made history as the first woman to play Division I varsity baseball in 2023 for Brown University immediately after finishing her senior season at Brown. A half dozen world class women sprinters signed with super agent Scott Morris with big league baseballs new designated runner slots in mind a lot of exciting stuff happening here in 2026.

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