Sit down with current Chicago White Sox Outfielder/First Baseman Gavin Sheets. In the 2017 MLB Draft, Gavin was drafted in the 2nd round out of Wake Forest University. He made his Major League Debut in the summer of 2021. We talk about the different stages of life and the journey that led Gavin into his professional career. Also, we know each other very well....25 years to be exact....we have had some stories along the way.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Opening Conversation, Background of Friendship. Going to Gilman School
2:51 Dad's Coaching Together at Gilman High School
6:02 Picking A College, Recruiting Process and the Pressures
10:44 Value of Playing Other Sports
12:20 Adjustments of going to College, the evolution, learning yourself
17:45 The Professional Baseball path, and journey through Minor Leagues to MLB
36:52 Gavin's Big Fall in Norfolk and his "1st" and "2nd" call up to the Majors
41:03 MLB experience and reflecting on previous last 2 seasons
46:35 Playing and coming back to Baltimore.
50:20 Battling through struggles (ex. 2022 season), handling adversity
55:24 Quick hitter questions
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