Past Ball Podcast

🎙️ The Wildest Trade in Baseball: Kekich and Peterson Swap Wives

The Pastball Podcast – Baseball’s Strangest Stories, One Episode at a Time.

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This is the baseball story so strange, it sounds made up—except it’s 100% real.

In this episode of The Pastball Podcast, we dive deep into one of the most bizarre and talked-about off-the-field trades in Major League Baseball history: the 1973 wife swap between New York Yankees pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson. That's right—they literally traded families.

🎧 What went down behind the scenes?

💔 How did teammates, fans, and the media react?

👀 Did the swap stick, or was it a total train wreck?

⚾ What did this scandal mean for the Yankees and their careers?

We explore the chaos, consequences, and controversy of the Kekich-Peterson story—from spring training shockwaves to lifelong fallout—and break down how this unforgettable moment became a permanent footnote in baseball lore.

💥 Why You’ll Want to Listen:

True baseball weirdness that goes way beyond the game.

Unfiltered takes on how it changed MLB locker rooms forever.

Real quotes, rare interviews, and the lasting pop culture buzz.

The kind of story you won’t believe actually happened—until you hear it.

🧢 Ideal for:

Baseball fans, history junkies, Yankees loyalists, sports drama lovers, and anyone who thinks trades are just about stats and contracts.