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Today we have a former teammate of mine from Harvard baseball, Simon Rosenblum-Larson. Simon is from Madison, Wisconsin and is currently a pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization after being drafted a signing a contract with them after his junior season in 2018. He was one a few guys to really invest in younger teammates like me and do everything he could to not only set an example but also just be someone you knew you could go to for advice.

And that theme of helping those around him is really a constant throughout Simon's entire story. The non-profit organization he helped start and now works full time at, on top of playing - called More Than Baseball - offers holistic support for his fellow Minor League baseball players. I hope his description of life in Minor League baseball is eye opening for those who aren't familiar - put simply, players are grossly underpaid and the life is not quite as glamorous as you might think. In addition to that work, Simon is committed to not being a bystander in social justice movements and makes it a point to do what he can to empower the communities that he tries to help. This past summer in 2020, he connected with activists and figured out what he could do - oftentimes leveraging his platform to run fundraisers and making food and supply runs for those on the ground.

And on the back end of this conversation you'll hear how Simon became the person he is today, the habits that keep him going, and the books that have impacted him the most.

So with that said, I hope you enjoy this one with Simon Rosenblum-Larson.