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Royals catcher Nick Dini joins Jake Eisenberg and Tony Boone on The StormCast from Spring Training in Arizona! He shares what it's like to be getting ready for the season, his experience at the Alternate Training Site in 2020, his favorite places he's visited thanks to baseball, making his MLB debut and hitting his first career home run in 2019, working with the Royals' pitching prospects, and more!

Plus, Jake and Tony debut a brand new podcast theme and play the Storm Chasers new jingle!

Inside the conversation with Nick Dini:

• being back at Spring Training (4:26)
• facing actual competition (5:18)
• dealing with COVID last summer (5:55)
• his approach at the Alternate Training Site (9:13)
• working with Royals pitching prospects and new pitchers (10:56)
• which pitching prospects to keep a close eye on (12:09)
• how playing in college helped him transition to his pro career (13:20)
• traveling across the country thanks to MiLB (15:50)
• mentality after 2018 and entering 2019 season (23:04)
• getting called up to the Royals in 2019 and making his MLB debut (27:35)
• hitting his first career homer in Baltimore with family and friends in attendance (32:57)
• learning the catching position and working with Brian Poldberg (37:25)

ANSWER TO LAST EPISODE'S TRIVIA QUESTION (44:29): Which was the last International League team that Omaha faced? And when? 

TRIVIA QUESTION (46:24): When was the last time Omaha played six consecutive games against the same opponent at Werner Park?

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