Beyond Baseball by Prospects Live

Frank Catalanotto had a long 14-year career as an outfielder with the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets. Now he's taken his lessons learned from his ilustrious baseball career to Hofstra where he serves as head baseball coach. Jared and Caleb sit down with Coach Catalanotto to discuss how he made his way from playing to coaching NCAA DI baseball, what it was like to breakdown at bats with some of the games greats like Carlos Delgado and Alex Rodriguez, the small-ball style of play he brought to the field each day, and his recent success with the Hofstra Baseball team!

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Born in Venezuela but raised in British Columbia, Toronto Blue Jays top 30 prospect Damiano Palmegiani has some LOUD pop and mean bat flips! Jared sits down with Damiano to discuss his journey through professional baseball, his experience playing JuCo ball the College of Southern Nevada, what it was like being drafted by the team in his home country, some of his goals for 2023, and how he aims to be a good teammate each day!

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Baseball is full of stories, good and bad. This week on Beyond Baseball, we are joined by Brandon Puffer. Brandon was taken in the 24th round of the 1994 MLB Draft and spent four years in the big leagues until he made choices that ended his career. He joins Caleb and Jared to share his journey through baseball, how choices he made have led him to trying to find redemption, and how he is using his lessons learned to make sure others don't make the same mistakes he did.


YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSQWxyFf2hE&t=541s

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Evan Reifert was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2018 MLB Draft out of North Iowa Area Community College. Reifert opted to not sign and made his way to Central Missouri where we had to overcome a lot of adveristy. Jared sits down with Evan as they discuss his journey through professional baseball as an undrafted free agent. They touch on what it was like to be traded to the Tampa Bay Rays, finding success in the Arizona Fall League and becoming the AFL Reliever of the year, and some of his passions away from the game!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVemzr6Mg7M

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Clayton Richard had a long 11-year career as a starting pitcher with the San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago White Sox. Over the years, he learned invaluable lessons that helped shape him and become a leader. Jared and Caleb sit down with Clayton in this latest episode of Beyond Baseball to discuss some of his greatest memories from his playing career, being a two sport athlete in baseball and football at the Unviersity of Michigan, how baseball helped him become the person he is today, and how all his experiences drove him to coaching and mentoring the next generation of athletes.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvAaJs0ln1g

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13 different uniforms. 5 different major league organizations. 3 seasons playing in foreign leagues. Matt Gage has made stops almost everywhere. Hope kept him going. In 2022, Matt's hope turned into reality. The 29-year-old left hander made his major league debut with the Toronto Blue Jays. In this episode of Beyond Baseball Shorts, Jared sits down with Matt as he dives deeper into his journey to the pros, starting at a small school in Siena College. They discuss what kept him going and the feelings that overcame him when all his hard work finally paid off!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlyH7dmbaHY&t=68s

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It is a New Year and Beyond Baseball by Prospects Live is back with our TENTH episode! Many of you know our next guest by the Italian Nightmare or the Italian Breakfast! Caleb and Jared are joined by Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. They discuss everything from his decision to play baseball at Old Dominion University, his excitement for his new manager from his alma mater Matt Quatraro, being a line cook at a burger joint during COVID-19, and how he has developed his personality on and off the field!

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Bring you a special post-Christmas episode of Beyond Baseball Shorts! Jared is joined by San Francisco Giants top 30 prospect RJ Dabovich. They discuss his time and experience playing college baseball at Arizona State University, developing at the JuCo level, what it was like to play in the Arizona Fall League, and his goals for the offseason and the upcoming 2023 season!

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John Creel went to three different universities out of high school where he struggled with velocity and some injuries. He completely revamped some of his training techniques, powered through the injuries, and ended up signing with the Seattle Mariners in 2022. Jared sits down with John to talk about his journey to making to professional baseball, how he overcame the adversity of velocity decreases and injuries, his training plans this offseason, and what he is looking forward to most in his development in 2023.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7m0qrme8QU&t=2s

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Austin Byler was a prospect with the Arizona Diamondbacks where he broke Paul Goldschmidt's rookie ball home run record! Austin struggled with mental health and substance use battles during his playing days which led him to creating Major League University to help the next generation of athletes with the mental side of the game.

Austin joins Caleb and Jared to discuss how he has used his own life experiences to help give back and help others as the navigate their way through athletics as well as finding their identity outside of their sport!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVILgLk7lpk&t=17s

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