About this episode

This episode features an interview with Jacob Madrid, a catcher preparing for the MLB draft.

Send us Fan Mail This episode featured an interview with Jacob Madrid, a recently graduated catcher from Notre Dame High School who was preparing for the MLB draft. The conversation covered Jacob's baseball career, including his growth to 6'4" and 220 pounds, his impressive draft process involving conversations with 22 of 30 teams, and his commitment to the University of Oregon. Jacob discussed his unique approach to the game, his preference for hunting breaking balls rather than fastballs du...

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Host: Coach Denny Barrett

Guest: Jacob Madrid

Topics covered

• MLB draft
• baseball career
• catcher
• athlete development
• high school sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Notre Dame High School, University of Oregon

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