Talking Baseball With NOLA Native & Former Big Leaguer, Johnny Giavotella

This week, we have a very special guest, Johnny Giavotella, a childhood friend of Greg & Doug Stokes and a former Major League Baseball player. The guys discuss Johnny’s career at the University of New Orleans and in the Majors, and his new role as the General Manager of the UNO baseball team, where he's navigating this new world of the transfer portal, NIL, and kids specializing in one sport.

Key Takeaways

[00:17] - Intro to Johnny Giavotella

[04:08] - How hard is Major League Baseball?

[10:45] - The stressful life of an up-and-down Big Leaguer

[12:52] - The shift to becoming the Baseball GM of UNO Baseball

[14:59] - The dynamics of the new NIL world

[21:59] - What Johnny does as GM of the UNO Baseball team

[24:16] - Holding kids back and specializing in one sport

[32:10] - Johnny’s pitch for UNO being great again

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