Pretty Big News

Episode 22: Ruppert Jones - Former MLB player and author of #NeverGiveUp: A Memoir of Baseball and Traumatic Brain Injury


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On episode 22 of Pretty Big News, Matt Castello interviews Ruppert Jones. Ruppert played in Major League baseball for 12 years, made two All-Star teams, and won a World Series with the Tigers in 1984. In 1980, while playing for the Yankees, Ruppert suffered a traumatic brain injury that went undiagnosed for 30 years. Ruppert recently wrote a book, #NeverGiveUp: A Memoir of Baseball and Traumatic Brain Injury, which is available exclusively on Amazon.com. Matt and Ruppert discussed Ruppert's book, his childhood, his baseball career, dealing with a TBI, and more!
Follow Ruppert on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonesRuppert
And buy his book here: https://www.amazon.com/NeverGiveUp-Memoir-Baseball-Traumatic-Injury/dp/B093B6J8SR
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Pretty Big NewsBy Matthew Castello