Trickeration

I Hijacked Padres Twitter (and All I Got Were These Lousy Tickets)

A billion dollar baseball team’s social media is stolen by a random college kid in Michigan. No one is safe, especially not the team’s underperforming second baseman. And a cautionary tale about an MLB player forever haunted by two words scribbled on the end of a bat, and the man who became obsessed with him.  Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Trickeration is a weekly show that breaks down the boldest and craziest acts of deception in sports. Each show will feature interviews with principle participants in these sporty schemes and deep dives into how and why these attempts to unlevel the playing field ultimately succeeded or failed. Sportswriter Matt Waxman investigates tales of grooved pitches, savage hustles, chilling pranks and more.