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Episode #7: Chose the Hardest Path First | Former MLB Player Travis Hafner
From a North Dakota farm, no high school baseball team, to 213 MLB home runs. Travis Hafner (Pronk) chose the hardest path first, and it changed everything. We talk about turning down guaranteed starting spots, why multiple sports matter, how to actually parent through failure, and what his own sons taught him about the game that 12 years in the majors couldn't.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro: From Pronk bars to the big leagues
2:23 - Growing up without a high school baseball team
3:09 - Why multiple sports still matters
4:12 - When he started his boys in travel ball
4:53 - Best and worst of travel…
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