Most Valuable Agent with Matt Hannaford
By Matt Hannaford
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Description
Welcome to Most Valuable Agent – the podcast that gives baseball players, prospects, and fans an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to succeed in professional baseball.
Hosted by Matt Hannaford, a Major League Baseball agent with years of experience in contract negotiations and player representation, this channel is a must-watch for:
• Athletes looking to advance their careers
• Parents supporting young players
• Baseball fans who want a deeper understanding of the game beyond the field
What You'll Learn:
• MLB Contracts & Draft Insights – How players get signed, negotiate contracts, and maximize opportunities
• The Business of Baseball – Arbitration, free agency, and how teams evaluate talent
• Expert Interviews & Analysis – Conversations with players, scouts, and insiders
• MLB News & Market Trends – Breaking down trades, signings, and player negotiations
👉 Subscribe now for exclusive insights from one of baseball's top agents! New episodes weekly.
You can watch the full episodes on The Most Valuable Agent Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@mostvaluableagent
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The One Question That Tells You If Summer Baseball Was Worth The Money
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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How to Avoid Wasting Money on the Wrong Travel Baseball Program
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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What 25 Years As An Agent Taught Me About Travel Baseball
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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Stop Looking for the "Best" Travel Baseball Team. Find the Right One.
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Before You Talk to Your Son's Coach, Watch This
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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Travel Baseball Is a Tool, But Only If You Know How to Use It
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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What You Say After the Game Is Hurting Your Son
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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MLB Wants to End the High School Draft. What It Means for Your Son
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Travel Baseball Can Cost You More Than Money
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Is a Travel Team Really Necessary?
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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The Hidden Negotiation Behind Your MLB Signing Bonus
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Danny Espinosa: How a big leaguer would develop your kid
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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How You Act in the Stands Affects Your Son's Draft Stock (An MLB Agent Explains)
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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The Car Ride Home Is Killing Your Son's Game (An MLB Agent Explains)
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May 27, 2026 |
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Why Your Son Doesn't Want to Practice Anymore (An MLB Agent's Honest Answer)
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May 20, 2026 |
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Stop Paying for Exposure — Your 11-Year-Old Doesn't Need It
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May 13, 2026 |
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The Goal Isn't To Be the Best 8-Year-Old — It's To Be the Best 18-Year-Old
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May 06, 2026 |
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Almost Every MLB Player I Work With Has the Same Wound — And It's Their Dad
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Why 50 Travel Ball Games + 50 Practices Beats 100 Games
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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No D1 Offers? What You're Really Getting Wrong About D1 Recruiting
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Travel Baseball: How Many Games Is Too Many for Your Son? | MVA Podcast
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Your 10-Year-Old Doesn't Need Year-Round Baseball (An MLB Agent Explains Why)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Stop Coaching Your Son From the Stands (Do This Instead) | MLB Agent Advice
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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"Stop Making It About Yourself" — What Every Baseball Parent Needs to Hear
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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MLB Agent Q&A: Off-Season Work Ethic, Playing Time & Contract Negotiation Secrets
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Your Son Is Being Recruited? A Deputy AD Explains How College Baseball NIL Really Works
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Your Signing Bonus Means NOTHING to MLB Teams — Here's What Actually Matters
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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The Arm Injury Crisis: How to Counter Rising Arm Injuries with Proven Mechanics
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Raising a Ballplayer in a Big-League Home
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Don't Let an Injury Ruin Their Financial Future
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Why Most Pro Athletes Go Broke - Avoid This Wealth Management Mistake
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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The Biggest Gamble of Austin Riley's Career.
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Stop Being the Fixer - How to Truly Empower Your Son's Baseball Career
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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What I See as a College Softball Coach and the Dad of the #1 Prospect in Baseball
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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The Truth About Baseball Development (According To MLB Scouts)
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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3 Steps To Fix the Parent-Player Relationship In Youth Baseball
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Choosing The RIGHT Travel Baseball Team - What You Need To Consider
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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What Players REALLY Keep: The Shocking Truth About MLB Taxes & NIL Money
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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MLB GM Secrets: The Part They Don't Share with Fans
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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The Most Dangerous Part of the Agent Business
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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How Setbacks Shape Champions: The Untold Side of Making It to the Big Leagues
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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The Dream That Predicted My World Series Win - MLB's Brian Wilson
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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The #1 Mistake Travel Ball Parents Make
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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The Real Game Behind the Game: Sports Agent Life, Marriage, and Fulfillment
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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The Ultimate Travel Baseball Guide (Part 2): The Hidden Truth of Travel Baseball
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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How Parents Can Make Smart Decisions in The Chaos of Travel Baseball
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Travel Baseball Kids Need to Play, Fail, and Get Better
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Athletic Ability Isn't Enough. Who Are You When Performance Fails?
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Train Your Brain for the Big Leagues: Mastering Mental Execution in Travel Baseball
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Stop Gambling With Your Kid's Future
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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College Baseball Coaches: How to Develop Men, Not Just Athletes
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Top 5 Traits Travel Ball Players Must Have
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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The Dark Side of NIL Contracts: How Athletes Get Trapped
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Travel Baseball: How Your Son's Response Will Shape His Future
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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From Travel Ball to Pro Ball: Former All-Star on What Parents Need to Know
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Inside the Draft: A Scouting Director's Message to Travel Ball Parents
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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SEC Recruiting Myths Busted: What Matters To A College Baseball Coach
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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The Dad Effect: How Travel Ball Parenting Limits Future Big Leaguers
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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CBA Baseball's Formula for Success: From Travel Ball to the Big Leagues
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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One Last Shot At MLB: Anthony Banda's Journey to The World Series
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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More Than Travel Ball: Michael Garciaparra's Blueprint for College & Pro Baseball Development
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Navigating Youth Travel Baseball in 2025 - Truths You Need To Hear
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Baseball Parents Ask… I Answer: Honest Advice on Development, Recruiting & the Draft
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Travel Ball With a Purpose: How Excel Baseball Academy Does It Different
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Inside the MLB Combine: What Scouts Really Look For with Trevor Haley
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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450 MLB Draft Picks: Inside the Canes Baseball Dynasty
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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How Baseball Cards Build Early-Career Equity: What Baseball Families Should Know
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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The MLB Star Nobody Saw Coming: Mauricio Dubón's Underdog Story
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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The Truth About Draft Day: What Parents and Players Get Wrong
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Inside the Mind of an MLB GM: Zack Scott on Draft Strategy, Data & Developing Big Leaguers
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Here's What MLB Scouts Actually Look For (It's Not What You Think)
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May 28, 2025 |
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The Spirit of the Game ft. Johan Martinez-Khalilian
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May 21, 2025 |
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Train Like a Top Draft Pick—The Habits of Baseball's Best Teens
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May 14, 2025 |
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The Million Dollar Question: Sign Now or Go to College?
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May 07, 2025 |
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Travel Team Spotlight: Inside 5 Star National with Andy Burress
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Getting the Most from Your Agent at Every Stage of Your Career
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Tony Clark on Player Power, Purpose, and the Future
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Pitch Smarter, Not Harder: MLB Lessons with Tyler Zombro
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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How Kurt Suzuki Beat the Odds: College Baseball, Mental Toughness & the Big Leagues
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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How Kurt Suzuki Went from Walk-On to World Series Champion
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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He Coached His Son to the MLB Draft—Craig Holman on What Really Matters
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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MLB Draft or College? – Auburn Coach Karl Nonemaker on Choosing the Right Path
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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The Mental Trick That Made Sean Casey an MLB All-Star
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Johan Martinez-Khalilian's Life-Changing Advice to Conquer Fear & Unlock Your True Purpose
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Inside Athlete Marketing: NIL, Branding & Baseball's Future with Adidas' Charley Stobbs
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Tyler Zombro on Pitching Development, Data Analytics, and Navigating the Business of Baseball
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Opportunities Over Excuses: KC Royals Hitting Coach, Keoni DeRenne's, Message to Young Baseball Players
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Kurt Suzuki: From College Walk-On to World Series Champion, Assistant to the GM, and Travel Baseball Coach Part 2
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Kurt Suzuki: From College Walk-On to World Series Champion, Assistant to the GM, and Travel Baseball Coach Part 1
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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The Unconventional Path to a 2X Major League Baseball World Series Champion with Jonny Gomes Part 2
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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The Unconventional Path to a 2X Major League Baseball World Series Champion with Jonny Gomes, Part 1
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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How to Get Recruited: Inside College Baseball with Auburn's Karl Nonemaker
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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The Science and Soul of Hitting: Personal Big League Hitting Coach Benny Craig on Mindset, Mechanics, and Development
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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How Your Son Can Become More Valuable in the MLB Draft with the National Crosschecker for the New York Yankees, Mike Wagner
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Dallas Braden on How to Get to the Big Leagues When You're Not a Top Prospect
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Inside MLB Scouting, Draft Models, and Player Development with Jonathan Mayo
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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The Power of Breath: Enhancing Performance in Youth Baseball with Major League Human Performance Coach, Harvey Martin
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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The Front Office Perspective: Insights from Former GM, Bill Geivett
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Navigating the NIL Landscape with Former NCAA Investigator and Current NIL Attorney, Tim Nevius
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Mental Skills for the Next Generation of Athletes with Sean O'Brien
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Velocity, Strength, and Smarter Training: A Conversation with Dr. Nick Serio
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Velocity, Strength, and Smarter Training: A Conversation with Dr. Nick Serio
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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ESPN's Senior MLB Insider, Jeff Passan, on the Power of Players Engaging with the Media
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Building Your Brand: The Power of Branding for Young Athletes with Dusty Williams
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Unlocking Elite Youth Baseball: Insights with Eric Cressey on Long-Term Success and Injury Prevention
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Understanding Youth Baseball Development with Steve Bernhardt, VP of Baseball Operations for Baseball Factory
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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12 Seasons: A Major League Player's Story of Resilience and Redemption with Jamie Westbrook
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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How to be a Professional with Major League 3rd Base Coach, J.R. House
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Building Champions: Long Beach State Head Coach Tj Bruce on College Baseball, Recruiting, and Leadership
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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College Recruiting 101 with Joe Oliveira
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Scouting In The World of Travel Baseball with Jered Goodwin
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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The Key to a Major League Mindset with MLB Mental Strength Coach Brandon Guyer
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Exploring The Rise of Arm Injuries, Protecting Young Athletes, and Arm Care 101 with Dr. Keith Meister
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Pro MLB Player Turned Financial Advisor: What Every Athlete Needs to Protect Their Wealth with Jacob Turner
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Keys to Unlocking Your Mental Game with Pro NHL, NBA, and MLB Mental Skills Coach, Johan Martinez-Khalilian
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Hitting 101 with Major League Hitting Coach and Travel Baseball Parent, Alec Zumwalt
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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A Parent's Guide to What Scouts Look for In Travel Baseball Players with MLB Scout, Alex McClure
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Austin Riley on Youth Baseball, College Recruitment, and MLB Success
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Breaking Into the Business of Baseball from College Player to Top Agent
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Welcome to The Advocate Podcast!
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Jul 12, 2024 |