Baseball Grind

Ryan Smith was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels, in the 18th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Princeton University. We talk about his career and how he went through 4 levels of the minors in 1 year! We talk about his minor league experiences and how he is so close to the majors!

This podcast is part of the More Than Baseball Organization. They are working hard to improve the lives of minor leaguers all across the game. Check them out at https://www.morethanbaseball.org/

On this episode, Jeremy Wolf joins the pod to discuss how his experiences in the Minors led him to start More Than Baseball. They are an organization that is focused on providing support to Minor leaguers all across the game. Check them out at https://www.morethanbaseball.org/

Jared Koenig was signed by the Oakland A's out of Indy Ball. We talk about his path from college, Indy Ball, and the minors. Now in Triple-A, Koenig is one step away from making his major league debut!

Brad Case was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2018 out of Rollins College. We discuss college ball and his path to getting drafted. We talk minor league ball and his experiences, including broken buses and minor league fights! Check out the podcast and subscribe!

On today's show, I am joined by Simon Rosenblum-Larson, a pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. Simon was drafted by the Rays back in 2018 from Harvard. We discuss his career and experiences playing in college and his hometown Mallards. We also discuss some issues in the minor leagues and how that led to him founding More than Baseball. Check out the work they are doing or donate at https://www.morethanbaseball.org/

This podcast is sponsored by Durham Inu. They are a blockchain business looking to support as many minor leaguers as they can. Visit their website at DurhamInu.com

In this episode, I am joined by Aaron Cohn, a pitcher in the Oakland A's system. We discuss being coached by Hall of Famer, Wade Boggs, college ball, being signed by Oakland in 2021, and more! This podcast is sponsored by Durham Inu. They are a blockchain business looking to support as many minor leaguers as they can. Visit their website at DurhamInu.com

Arizona D-Backs player, Nick Heath, joins the podcast! We talk about college and getting drafted by the Royals, and playing in the Majors with legends such as Salvador Perez, Whit Merrifield, and Alex Gordon. This podcast is sponsored by Durham Inu. They are a blockchain business looking to support as many minor leaguers as they can. Visit their website at DurhamInu.com

Evan Mendoza was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the 2017 Draft from North Carolina State University. Evan and I discuss his career so far, life in the minors, his partnership with Durham Inu, and his own NFT project, The Diamond Dawgs. This podcast is sponsored by Durham Inu. They are a blockchain business looking to support as many minor leaguers as they can. Visit their website at DurhamInu.com

Bryan Hoeing was drafted by Miami Marlins in the 7th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from the University of Louisville. We talk about high school and college baseball, getting drafted 3 times, life in the minors, and surviving the Beloit Snapper stadium.

On this episode, I go a different route. I bring on some team members of Durham Inu to explain their mission of supporting minor leaguers. By allowing them to focus on what’s important, Durham is helping to create a more sustainable pathway to success for players and supporting the entire Minor and Major League Baseball ecosystem as a whole. Visit http://DurhamInu.com for the official contract address and UniSwap buy link.