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"From Phenom to the Farm" is a bi-weekly series presented by Baseball America featuring interviews with former & current professional players that made the jump from high school directly to pro ball, and whose experiences vary across the professional baseball spectrum. Players will chronicle their personal experiences in transitioning from high school graduation directly into the life of a professional baseball player.
The competition jump, adjusting to life on their own for the first time, handling money, learning professionalism, and other various aspects that a player encounters on their journey through the farm system. They’ll look back and provide insight on what they could’ve done, if anything, to be more prepared for life as a teenage professional athlete, and their opinions on what organizations should be doing to get the most out of their high school signees.
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Mike Lieberthal On Being An Undersized Catcher
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Apr 17, 2024 |
Nathan Kirby On Dealing With Multiple Surgeries As A Pro
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Apr 02, 2024 |
Kevin Cron On Going From The Bigs To Playing In Japan
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Mar 20, 2024 |
Josh Kusnick On Being A MLB Agent
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Mar 05, 2024 |
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler On Two Decades In Pro Baseball
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Feb 20, 2024 |
Clinton Hollon On His Journey Back To Sobriety
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Feb 06, 2024 |
Jeremy Affeldt On Struggling To Find A Big League Role
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Jan 23, 2024 |
Dominic Cotroneo On Broadcasting Baseball
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Jan 04, 2024 |
Brian Reinke On How Parents Can Help Their Kids Succeed In College Baseball
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Dec 12, 2023 |
Aiden McIntyre On How Parents Can Help Their Kid In-Between Lessons
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Nov 28, 2023 |
Lane Adams On Sports Parenting
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Nov 14, 2023 |
Chuckie Fick On Dos And Don’ts Of Sports Parenting
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Oct 31, 2023 |
Ryan Lavarnway On Leading Division 1 In Hitting, Converting To Catching And More
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Oct 17, 2023 |
Bryce Fehmel On Converting To Pitching, OSU's Back To Back Trips To Omaha & More
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Sep 26, 2023 |
Trey Wilson On The MiLB Broadcaster Grind, Broadcasting Multiple Sports & More
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Sep 13, 2023 |
Looking Ahead At The 2024 Hall Of Fame Ballot With Matt Eddy
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Aug 30, 2023 |
Richie Shaffer On The Difference Between A Hitter And A Swinger & His New Book 'The Slugger Journal'
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Aug 15, 2023 |
Colby Halter On His Experience In 2023 CWS And Hopes and Expectations For His Pro Career
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Aug 02, 2023 |
Jim Morris On Making 13 Trips To The CWS And Two National Championships And Much More
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Jul 18, 2023 |
Aiden McIntyre On Making His Debut In Triple-A, Adding 10 MPH As a Professional To His Fastball & More
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Jul 05, 2023 |
Ryan Ripken On Growing Up The Son Of An MLB Legend, Transferring Out Of An SEC School And More
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Jun 20, 2023 |
Jake Lindgren On Choosing Mississippi State Over An Offer With The Cubs, Undergoing Two Tommy John Surgeries & More
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Jun 06, 2023 |
Jared Koenig On Going From The Pecos League to the Big Leagues
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May 24, 2023 |
Burl Yarbrough On MiLB Changed In The '90s, His Four-Decade Long Career & More
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May 09, 2023 |
Ryan McGee On The 2008 College World Series, Life As A MiLB Intern & More
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Apr 25, 2023 |
Jonathan Perrin On The New Minor League CBA, What The Beginning Of The Season Is Like & More
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Apr 11, 2023 |
Chris Betts On Dealing With Injuries, MiLB All-Star Games And Being A Catcher
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Mar 28, 2023 |
Kevin Pucetas On Learning The Art Of A Knuckleball, Pitching In The Futures Game And More
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Mar 14, 2023 |
John Manuel and JJ Cooper Take A Trip Down Baseball America Memory Lane
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Feb 28, 2023 |
Darnell McDonald On His Time With The Red Sox, Turning Down A Texas Football Scholarship And More
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Feb 14, 2023 |
Daniel Moskos On Pitching For Team USA, Draft-Day Pressures, Coaching For The Cubs & More
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Jan 31, 2023 |
Zack Kelly On Being Released Twice, Making It To The Big Leagues, His Outlook And More
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Jan 17, 2023 |
James Ramsey On Working As Georgia Tech's Associate Head Coach, His Philosophy On Leadership And More
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Jan 03, 2023 |
Tyler Ladendorf On Junior College Stardom, Getting Traded In His First Season & More
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Dec 13, 2022 |
Preston Morrison On Having One Divison 1 Offer, Pitching In Omaha & More
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Nov 29, 2022 |
Daniel Herrera On Learning A Screwball In College, Playing For Dusty Baker & More
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Nov 15, 2022 |
Ron Shelton On Watching Future HOFers With The Orioles And Writing Sports Movies
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Nov 01, 2022 |
Past Guests Join To Tell Their Playoff Stories
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Oct 18, 2022 |
Simon Rosenblum-Larson On Pitching At Harvard, Founding More Than Baseball & More
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Oct 04, 2022 |
Trevor Hildenberger On Switching to Sidearm, Being Ready To Give Up Baseball During College & More
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Sep 20, 2022 |
Sam Demel On Being Traded And Promoted On The Same Day, Playing For Jim Schlossnagle At TCU & More
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Sep 06, 2022 |
Kiko Garcia On The Little League World Series, Playing On Team USA & More
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Aug 23, 2022 |
Devin Mesoraco On Dealing With Struggles, Catching DeGrom & More
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Aug 09, 2022 |
Kayla Lombardo On The Little League Softball World Series & Her Role With Softball America
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Jul 26, 2022 |
Chris Colabello On Going Undrafted, Playing Seven Years In Indy Ball, Fighting To Clear His Name & More
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Jul 12, 2022 |
Past Guests (Including Michael Roth, Russ Ortiz and Yonder Alonso) On Playing At The College World Series
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Jun 28, 2022 |
Blake Allemand On Going From Walk-On To Four-Year Starter, Incorporating Switch-Hitting & More
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Jun 14, 2022 |
Sam Wolff On Growing As A Pitcher, The Difference Between AA And AAA Hitters & More
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May 31, 2022 |
Danny Black On Speed Changes, Nearly Quitting The Sport & Learning Work Ethic In Juco
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May 17, 2022 |
Ryan Dempster On His 16-Year Career, Being Traded, Learning From Greg Maddux & More
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May 03, 2022 |
Past Guests (Including Eric O’Flaherty, Billy Butler, and Richie Schaffer) Discuss Their First Year Of Pro Ball
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Apr 19, 2022 |
Dallas Braden On Junior College, Throwing A Perfect Game & More
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Apr 05, 2022 |
Philip Humber On throwing A Perfect Game, Being Traded For Johan Santana & More
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Mar 22, 2022 |
Alan Zinter On 19 Years In Pro Ball, The Mental Approach To Hitting & More
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Mar 08, 2022 |
Jordan Pacheco On Converting To Catcher, Facing A Young Stephen Strasburg & More
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Feb 22, 2022 |
Ben Grieve On Winning AL Rookie Of The Year, Managing Expectations & More
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Feb 08, 2022 |
Jake Lowery On Life As A Prospect, Transitioning To Managing & More
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Jan 25, 2022 |
Jeff Malm on Transitioning to Pitching, Taking Ownership & More
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Jan 11, 2022 |
Jacob Turner On His Rapid Rise, How The Game Changed & More
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Dec 28, 2021 |
Dontrelle Willis Talks Superstardom, Finding His Love For Baseball & More
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Dec 14, 2021 |
How Players Navigate Free Agency
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Nov 30, 2021 |
Gene Larkin On Becoming A World Series Hero
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Nov 16, 2021 |
Randall Thompson Founds Dugout Mugs After His Playing Days
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Nov 02, 2021 |
Jack Cleary Embraced The Underdog Role
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Oct 19, 2021 |
George Iskenderian On What A Good Agent Brings To The Table
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Oct 05, 2021 |
Justin Seager On Growing Up In A Baseball Family
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Sep 21, 2021 |
ESPN's Mike Rooney On His Path Through College Baseball
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Sep 07, 2021 |
Josh Sale On Finding Sobriety, Stability And A Second Chance At Life And Baseball
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Aug 24, 2021 |
Chris Shelton On What It's Like To Be The Hottest Hitter In Baseball
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Aug 10, 2021 |
Chuckie Fick Discusses His Baseball Journey With Big League Bloodlines
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Jul 27, 2021 |
Michael Roth Talks Unlikely Rise As Ace Pitcher
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Jul 13, 2021 |
Nightmare Bus Ride Stories From The Minor Leagues
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Jun 29, 2021 |
Jonathan Perrin Breaks Down Baseball's Financial Side
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Jun 15, 2021 |
All-American Karsten Whitson Talks Lessons Learned
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Jun 01, 2021 |
Eric Sim Makes High-Level Baseball Training His Hobby
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May 18, 2021 |
Ex-Minor League Pitcher Turned NFL Punter Zach Von Rosenberg
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May 04, 2021 |
Luke Hagerty On His Unlikely Comeback From The Yips, Tommy John Rehab & More
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Apr 20, 2021 |
Tyler Watson On The Value of Juco Ball, Arm Angles & More
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Apr 06, 2021 |
Yonder Alonso On Life As An All-Star, Adapting To America & More
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Mar 23, 2021 |
Barry Enright Explains His Bulldog Mentality
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Mar 09, 2021 |
Marcus Nidiffer On Life In The SEC, Cape League & Indy Ball
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Feb 23, 2021 |
Dan Straily Discusses His Journeyman Career
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Feb 09, 2021 |
Bob Tewksbury Talks The Mental Side Of Baseball
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Jan 26, 2021 |
Gift Ngoepe On Growing Up Loving Baseball In South Africa
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Jan 12, 2021 |
Ty Kelly On The Art Of Being A Utility Man
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Dec 29, 2020 |
Brandon Wood Talks Mental Health, Being A 'Can't-Miss' Prospect & More
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Dec 15, 2020 |
A.J. Achter Goes From The 46th Round To The Big Leagues
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Dec 01, 2020 |
Tim Dillard Talks The Secret To Being A Great Clubhouse Guy, Sidearming & More (Ep. 17)
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Nov 17, 2020 |
Russ Ortiz Talks World Series Heartbreak, Strike-Throwing, MLB Food & More
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Nov 03, 2020 |
What It's Like To Play In The World Series
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Oct 20, 2020 |
Will Venable On Baseball, Basketball & Life In The Ivy League (Ep. 15)
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Oct 06, 2020 |
Billy Butler Talks Bat Control, The Big Leagues & More (Ep. 14)
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Sep 22, 2020 |
Cody Decker On Crash Davis Comparisons, Minor League Stardom (Ep. 13)
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Sep 08, 2020 |
Brett Lorin On How To Know Whether To Transfer (Ep. 12)
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Aug 25, 2020 |
OF Brandon Guyer Talks Playing In A World Series (Ep. 11)
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Aug 11, 2020 |
RHP Carter Capps On His Delivery, Betting On Himself & Chasing A Dream (Ep. 10)
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Jul 28, 2020 |
3B Richie Shaffer Talks Confidence, First Round Expectations (Ep. 9)
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Jul 14, 2020 |
LHP Zack Dodson's Winding Path Through Pro Baseball (Ep. 8)
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Jun 30, 2020 |
Lane Adams On Approaching Baseball As A Multi-Sport Athlete (Ep. 7)
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Jun 16, 2020 |
Players Share Their Favorite MLB Draft Stories
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Jun 04, 2020 |
PART 2: MLB righty Chad Durbin
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May 19, 2020 |
ex-MLB RHP Chad Durbin (Ep. 6, Part 1)
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May 06, 2020 |
PART 2: RHP Robby Rowland
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Apr 21, 2020 |
RHP Robby Rowland (Ep. 5, Part 1)
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Apr 07, 2020 |
Former Rays Prospect Luke Bailey (Ep. 4)
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Mar 24, 2020 |
Two-Sport Star Josh Booty (Ep. 3)
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Mar 10, 2020 |
Former Nats Prospect J.P. Ramirez (Ep. 2)
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Feb 25, 2020 |
Ex-MLB Lefty Eric O'Flaherty
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Feb 11, 2020 |
TRAILER: Introducing 'From Phenom To The Farm'
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Jan 29, 2020 |