Episode #7: Chose the Hardest Path First | Former MLB Player Travis Hafner
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Episode #7: Chose the Hardest Path First | Former MLB Player Travis Hafner
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From a North Dakota farm, no high school baseball team, to 213 MLB home runs. Travis Hafner (Pronk) chose the hardest path first, and it changed everything. We talk about turning down guaranteed starting spots, why multiple sports matter, how to actually parent through failure, and what his own sons taught him about the game that 12 years in the majors couldn't.
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0:00 - Intro: From Pronk bars to the big leagues
2:23 - Growing up without a high school baseball team
3:09 - Why multiple sports still matters
4:12 - When he started his boys in travel ball
4:53 - Best and worst of travel baseball
6:38 - Why he chose the hardest JUCO (no guarantee)
7:45 - Sink or swim mentality
15:00 - Getting drafted in the 31st round
20:00 - Making it to the majors with Texas
37:00 - Raw talent gets refined by the right coaching
37:24 - The car ride home after tough games
39:18 - All-time baseball memories
40:16 - The 2006 season, the hand injury, what could've been
41:11 - What his sons taught him as a player
42:07 - Where to find Travis