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Chasing Baseball Dreams

by Bobby Minor

You're spending thousands a year on travel baseball. A better team. A bigger showcase. More lessons. A higher ranking. And you still have no way to know if any of it is actually working. ⠀ That's not an accident. That's the machine. ⠀ Chasing Baseball Dreams is the only baseball parent podcast hosted by someone with no financial stake in where your money goes. I don't run a travel team. I don't sell lessons. I don't coach for an org. I have no reason to steer you in the wrong direction. I'm Bobby Minor... former Division 1 player, 35+ years coaching select baseball and high school, former travel organization director, over 1,000 college recruiting assessments, and a college baseball dad who almost lost 2 sons to this game for 2 very different reasons, with one currently playing college baseball. ⠀ Every episode, I sit down with former Major League players, college coaches, scouts, and baseball dads who've lived through the same grind you're in right now. People who've been inside this industry long enough to tell you the truth about how it actually works. ⠀ Here's what you can expect. ⠀ Real conversations about what actually matters at each age from 8U to signing day. The questions you should be asking before you commit to a team, a coach, or a showcase. The stuff the industry doesn't want you to hear, from people who've been inside it long enough to say it out loud. And the truth about recruiting, development, and where your money is actually going. ⠀ No hype. No recruiting promises. No "get your son seen" nonsense. Just the one voice in this space with full-stack credibility and no financial tie to the machine that's taking your money. ⠀ New episodes weekly. Follow @chasingbaseballdreams on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook for daily content between episodes.

Latest episodes

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Episode #20 Lou Collier | Reclassing, Playing Up & What Baseball Parents Get Wrong

Is your son dominating youth baseball because he’s developing, or because the competition isn’t challenging him anymore?  Former MLB player Lou Collier joins Bobby Minor

Sep 18
53 min

Episode #19 Niko Goodrum | What Baseball Parents Rush...Travel Ball, Development & MLB Lessons

Former MLB player Niko Goodrum joins Bobby Minor on the Chasing Baseball Dreams Podcast to talk youth baseball, travel baseball, player development, versatility, mindset,

Sep 17
49 min

Episode #18 Lewis Brinson | What Baseball Parents Get Wrong About Stats, Pressure & Development

Former MLB outfielder and first-round pick Lewis Brinson joins Bobby Minor on the Chasing Baseball Dreams Podcast for a conversation every youth baseball and travel baseb

Sep 16
1 h 08 min

Episode #17 College Baseball Recruiting: What Coaches See vs. What Parents Live

A coach can help a player get recruited. A parent has to live with everything attached to that decision.    In this solo episode of the Chasing Baseball Dreams Podcast,

Sep 15
18 min

Episode #16 Aiden McIntyre | The Expensive Mistake Baseball Parents Keep Making

Aiden McIntyre was benched in high school, cut in college, and still drafted by the Oakland A’s. How much are baseball parents spending because they’re afraid their son i

Sep 11
59 min

Episode #15 Josh Reddick | What Youth Baseball Parents Get Wrong: Talent, Exposure & Development

Josh Reddick was cut from his middle-school baseball team two years in a row. He went on to play 13 seasons in Major League Baseball, win a Gold Glove, collect more than

Sep 10
30 min

Episode #14 Anthony Mendez | Jane the Virgin Narrator on Travel Ball, Parenting & Letting Kids Lead

You probably know Anthony Mendez as the Latin Lover Narrator from Jane the Virgin, the role that earned him two Emmy nominations. You may also recognize his voice from P

Sep 5
39 min

Episode #13 Todd Greene | The Truth About Travel Baseball, Rankings & Player Development

Former Major Leaguer and current Arizona Diamondbacks special assignment scout Todd Greene has seen baseball from just about every angle. He played parts of 11 seasons i

Sep 5
50 min

Episode #12: House of Cards Star Michael Kelly on Baseball, Fatherhood & Raising a Ball Player

Four-time Emmy-nominated actor Michael Kelly, best known as Doug Stamper on House of Cards, joins Bobby Minor on the Chasing Baseball Dreams Podcast for a conversation th

Sep 3
39 min

Episode #11: Cameron Rupp | College Baseball Recruiting, Travel Ball & What Coaches Actually Want

What do college baseball coaches actually look for when recruiting a high school player? And how much do Perfect Game rankings, showcases, travel baseball teams, characte

Sep 2
1 h 00 min

Episode #10: Adam Eaton | What Baseball Parents Get Wrong About Success, Development & Failure

Adam Eaton was 5-foot-9, a 19th-round draft pick and, by his own admission, never a big-time prospect. He still found a way to play 10 years in the Major Leagues and win

Sep 1
1 h 09 min

Episode #9: Dustin Pedroia | Why Your Son Should Play LESS Baseball

Dustin Pedroia spent 14 seasons in the big leagues, won Rookie of the Year, an MVP, four Gold Gloves and three World Series championships. ⠀ But this conversation reall

Aug 28
1 h 01 min

Episode #8: Stop The Pressure, Let Them Play | Coach Ballgame

Coach Ballgame sits down to name something most parents haven't been able to see: the early specialization trap that's become industry gospel. Twenty-two years ago, kids

Aug 24
58 min

Episode #7: Chose the Hardest Path First | Former MLB Player Travis Hafner

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

Aug 21
43 min

Episode #6: Long Beach State Head Coach TJ Bruce

TJ Bruce, Long Beach State head coach and D1 veteran, breaks down the one habit that separates parents who keep their kids' love for the game from parents who burn it out

Aug 14
1 h 04 min

Episode #5: Justin Cryer | Don't Make It Bigger Than It Is

Former Division I pitcher, six-time MLB scout for the Houston Astros, and now director at Marucci Sports, Justin Cryer sits down to expose what scouts actually see, what

Aug 8
58 min

Episode #4: Brandon & Deanna Emerson | Parents of #2 Overall Pick Grady Emerson

Parents of #2 MLB Draft Pick: Grady Emerson's Journey ⠀ Brandon and Deanna Emerson share the real story behind their son Grady's path to becoming the #2 overall pick in

Aug 6
1 h 03 min

Episode #3: Ben Jenkins CEO of Warstic Understanding the New High School Bat Rules

Welcome to Episode #3 of the Chasing Baseball Dreams podcast where Bobby talks to Ben Jenkins. Ben is the CEO of Warstic and a former Mississippi State shortstop. He desi

Jul 30
51 min

Episode #2: D1 Coach Says Your 12 Year Old's Rankings Don't Matter | Texas A&M HC Michael Earley

Youth baseball parents hear the truth directly from Texas A&M head coach Michael Earley in Episode 2 of the Chasing Baseball Dreams podcast. 35 years of coaching select b

Jul 30
42 min

Episode #1: SwagnShades Tells Parents What Nobody Else Will About Travel Baseball

Alex Hale played 2 ways in college. Got drafted. Built Chips Performance from the ground up. And he's put over 400 players through the recruiting process. ⠀ So when he

Jul 29
1 h 04 min

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