He’s a lefty college pitcher with First Team All-Conference honors and a Reliever of the Year trophy, but the stat line is only the surface. We’re joined by Michael Guerrero, a student athlete at Glendale Community College, to unpack what it takes to keep showing up when your body has given you every reason to stop.

Michael opens up about living with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), a rare condition tied to kidney failure, and what the warning signs actually looked like for him. We talk treatment, long recovery windows, and how setbacks can erase strength and endurance fast, especially when you’re trying to perform at a high level. He also shares the frightening reality of a mini stroke at 13 and an appendix emergency that taught him how unpredictable health can be.

From there we get into baseball mindset and real development: why he fell in love with pitching, how the underdog identity fuels his competitiveness, and what changed when he made the jump from high school baseball to college baseball. We cover the pressure to chase velocity, why mechanics and movement still win, and the mental reset he uses after a bad outing: slow yourself down, breathe, then get back to being a teammate.

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