About this episode

Ryan Howard discusses his transition from baseball to investing and the MLB's labor issues.

Ryan Howard spent more than a decade as one of baseball’s most feared hitters. Since retiring, he’s built an interesting second act as an entrepreneur and investor, with bets spanning everything from the “Topgolf of baseball” to youth sports and professional soccer.  In this episode of The Deal, Ryan tells Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly how he transitioned from playing baseball to investing in ventures like Batter Up that will help more people play baseball, why making deals can feel like playing baseball, and which issues he thinks could shape the labor fight between the MLB and the players' union. You can also watch this interview on the  Bloomberg Podcasts YouTube page . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Rodriguez, Jason Kelly

Guest: Ryan Howard

Topics covered

• sports investing
• MLB labor fight
• entrepreneurship
• youth sports
• professional soccer

Keywords

• Ryan Howard
• sports investing
• MLB
• labor fight
• entrepreneurship
• Batter Up
• Topgolf

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MLB, Batter Up, Topgolf

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