This week, we will explore the journey of Mr. Jay Pierce. Jay is an Umpire Instructor and Evaluator for Major League Baseball and works with current Minor League Baseball umpires at the Short A classification in the various leagues throughout the country. You can connect with Jay on LinkedIn.
On this episode, we will hear Jay's stories of getting interested in baseball and how his path led him to becoming an umpire and later, an umpire instructor and evaluator as well as his high regard for the value of the human beings behind the umpire faceshields and the importance of context.
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart
Email: gierhart_aaron@columbusstate.edu
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Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.
