In this episode of the Locked On Rays podcast, hosts Kevin Weiss and Ulises Sambrano sit down with Tampa Bay Rays top catching prospect Blake Hunt to discuss life in the minor leagues with the Bowling Green Hot Rods, being a piece of the blockbuster Blake Snell trade in the offseason, leaving his homestate of California to pursue his baseball dreams, managing social media, the Rays organizational philosophy, the sport's technology boom and much, much more. (Part 2 of this interview will run July 28.)

https://www.milb.com/player/blake-hunt-675448

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/blake-hunt/sa3004153/stats?position=C

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