On this episode of 6 Inning Stretch with Lindsay Dunn and Whit Merrifield Whit shares his thoughts on the Jays' trade deadline and the duo welcomes Toronto's backup catcher Tyler Heineman to the show. The journeyman backstop is having a career year with the Jays, and he shares some insights to his success, praises the work of fellow catcher Alejandro Kirk, and his love for magic!

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TIME STAMPS

00:00 Welcome to Episode 6!

4:27 Whit's AAA bar story

7:10 Extra Innings - Speedway Classic Debacle

10:39 Extra Innigns - Whit's Tik Tok

12:12 Extra Innings - Fans overreacting on social media

14:30 Whit's Trade Deadline thoughts

18:02 Presented by Simply Spiked

19:03 Welcome to 6IS Tyler Heineman!

20:45 Recovery after games as a catcher

22:43 Rise of the one-knee down style

27:49 Challenge system will change pitch framing

29:17 Heineman pitching to Kirk

30:29 Dominguez traded between games

32:01 Presented by Pizza Pizza

33:04 We're over position players pitching

36:58 Creating gameplans for different Jays' pitchers

42:10 Heineman's career year at the plate -

45:20 Overcoming imposter syndrome

47:32 Creating luck when hitting

48:49 Problems with exit velocity & bat speed

51:30 Whit is this generation's David Eckstein

53:07 Tyler is a legit magician!

55:26 Tyler showing Ty France around Rogers Centre

59:28 Being on the field for manager ejections

59:39 Edge of Seventeen is an ELITE walkup song

1:00:48 Presented by Budweiser

1:01:34 Future podcast guests?

1:02:09 Fans on Deck - Pete Rose for the HOF?

1:03:56 Fans on Deck - Whit's Cabanos burger

1:05:40 Fans on Deck - Mascots and misspelling Whit's name

1:06:52 Fans on Deck - Whit's eyebrows

1:07:28 Fans on Deck - A #1 Merrifield jersey!

1:08:13 Shoutout Riviera Country Club

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