
Effectively Wild Episode 2004: House of Cards
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
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How to Find a Non-Latin Name in Baseball
When was the last time a pitcher faced two batters with his name if ever and they tagged Sarah Langs and Jason Stark, but you coolly demanded in there and answered it yourself. The most recent explicitly non-Latin name I found was actually Tim Peterson, who faced Jase Peterson and Tim Beckham on August 15th, 2018. A lot of Latin names, which aren't particularly surprising. You know, lots of Latin players in baseball and all the names come from one language. There's lots of similar names.
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