About this episode

The episode discusses the journey of a man who almost made it to Major League Baseball but turned his life around after facing financial struggles.

Send us Fan Mail He was one step away from Major League Baseball. Not close in the way people casually say it—13 people accepted out of 350 who tried out for professional umpire school, moving quickly through the minor leagues, close enough to taste it. Then at 30 years old, with a pregnant wife and no money, a new league policy ended it overnight. He had no backup career, no savings, and no idea what came next. What he did in the following four years turned that devastation into one of the m...

People in this episode

Host: Linda Vo

Topics covered

• career change
• sports
• financial advice
• overcoming adversity
• personal growth

Keywords

• Major League Baseball
• financial advisor
• career transition
• umpire school
• personal finance

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