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Season 1, Ep. 9
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On this episode of 6ix Inning Stretch with Lindsay Dunn and Whit Merrifield, new kid on the block Ty France joins the show! From a funny moment with an umpire, a new bench clearing incident, and a breakdown of the 2022 Wild Card series from a Mariners perspective, you don't want to miss this opportunity to meet the newest Blue Jay!
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TIME STAMPS
0:00 Welcome to Episode 9!
1:30 Where is Whit?
3:02 Go Gamecocks!
6:39 Whit's friendship with Mr. Taylor Swift
8:41 Mindset down the stretch
11:17 Shoutout Greta Bar YYZ
11:42 Trivia Time
15:32 Shoutout Simply Spiked
16:33 Welcome Ty France!
18:38 Tackling an umpire?!
20:28 One in a million
23:05 Ty as a pitcher
25:17 Shoutout Pizza Pizza
26:11 Playing at San Diego State
27:15 Getting traded
29:35 2022 Wild Card series
31:54 The Pham - Heineman beef
35:05 Intentionally walked
36:15 Bieber is back!
38:05 HBP King
40:13 Still bouncing back from his 2022 injury
43:17 Shoutout Budweiser
44:09 Chatting it up at 1B
47:51 Birthplace vs Hometown
49:10 Fans on Deck
50:48 Whit pranking Brady Singer
52:09 Speaking French / Ty English?
53:49 Ty's welcome to the Jays
55:57 Funniest teammate in Toronto
56:27 Family man Ty France
57:18 Whit almost missed the birth of his daughter!
58:39 Thanks to Ty
48:50 Whit on the state of South Carolina athletics
1:01:20 Whit's a real golfer now
1:02:22 Whit hanging out with Joe Carter
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