Guest: Mike Medici, Major League Baseball Scout

In this episode, Trine Center for Sports Studies Director, Brandon Podgorski, talks with Major League Baseball scout, Mike Medici. Mike has been an MLB scout for over a dozen years and is currently in his ninth year with the Texas Rangers. As an amateur scout, Mike is responsible for evaluating high school and college baseball players in the Midwest, and he has had two players sign MLB contracts as well as fifteen minor leaguers. In this episode, Mike discusses the two types of scouting in baseball, the responsibilities of a scout, and how to break into scouting.

What is Center for Sports Studies Podcast?

The Center for Sports Studies podcast is a bi-monthly show dedicated to teaching its listeners about the business-side of sports. Hosted by Trine University professor Brandon Podgorski, the CSS podcast will interview sports professionals and discuss current research in sports studies.