Curtis Mead grew up in South Australia playing footy, but by the time he was a teenager he was getting noticed for another sport - baseball. This season he became just the 37th Australian to play in Major League Baseball when he debuted with the Tampa Bay Rays. We speak to the rising star about overcoming injury and poor form to become the first Australian position player to be named on a postseason roster.  

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