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Chat and Business (NEW SHOWS @ LEAD FROM THE SIDE)
Interview Josh Spence - MLB (San Diego Padres) and Australian Pitcher (New Episodes @ Lead From The Side)
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Josh Spence is an Aussie with an interesting career.
29th of only 38 Australians to ever make the MLB when he played for the San Diego Padres, Spence is the head of Built Baseball where he passes on his knowledge and experience of the game.
Growing up in Australia, he
- Represented Australia several times in World Events, Traveling to Taiwan and Cuba.
- 3 National Championships playing for VIC (two u/14 and one u/16)
- Participated in the MLB Australian Academy for 4 years.
- Turned down a Free Agent contract with the Minnesota Twins to play College Baseball.
After his MLB career, he transitioned to coaching:
- Padres 2015-2017 and other positions with
- Current Pitching Coach, Adelaide Giants, Australian Baseball League (started 2019/20)
before starting his own business:
-Built Baseball
He can be followed at
Linkedin: josh-spence
Twitter: @JoshSpence or his company Built Baseball
Instagram: @BuiltBaseball
And website, as you guessed, builtbaseballc.com
Follow Spencer on Twitter and LinkedIn at: BallsOutPhD and the show on Twitter @ChatandBusiness.
As always, we record and put the show directly live so apologies for audio deficiencies!