Slap Hits: Week of April 7, 2026

This Week’s Lineup:- A Minute of Actual Baseball Information- Tatsuya Imai’s “Wrong-Way” Slider- Ketel Marte and Freddie Freeman Hug It Out- Nelson Cruz’ Very Fine Display- The Brewers’ Clubhouse “Turtle”- A Home Run Call Legacy- Pittsburgh’s Blue-Collar Home Run CelebrationWhat’s This?Every few weeks in “Slap Hits,” Ted and I cover whatever has delighted us from present-day baseball (or sometimes things even further afield) in a lightning round.There will be news (of a kind), opinion, banter when we agree, and arguing when we don’t. We’re looking at items big and small, obscure or viral, we’re going quick, and we’re not stopping to fact-check.Got a Slap Hit?Send us an amusing, baseball adjacent item (interpretation is up to you) you’d like us to mention, bonus points for weird and obscure. Listen to a few episodes of “Slap Hits” and you’ll get the sense of what we like to cover, and it’s often things that don’t get covered elsewhere that delight us the most. If we use it, we’ll credit you for the submission during the show!Email tips and suggestions to [email protected] or leave a comment here on the episode. Get full access to Project 3.18 at www.project-318.com/subscribe