Austin is a former College and Professional Baseball Player for the WolfPack of UNR and the Arizona Diamondbacks, respectively. He is the Founder and CEO of MAJOR LEAGUE UNIVERSITY, whose overall mission is to educate and empower athletes through the mental side of the game. Our conversation revolves mostly around the mental aspect of sports, mainly around the issue of how it is stressed as important to a lot of young athletes, and what he is trying to do at MLU to change that. Currently, MLU is offering free coaching calls with any and all programs to help set a plan for when the world gets back to normal! They are available for Coaches across all levels, including College, High School, Travel Ball, and youth organizations! All social media handles are here! TWITTER: @MajorUniversity @AustinByler14 INSTA: majorleagueuniversity austinbyler WEB: MajorLeagueUniversity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Cap is currently the Manager of the Ogden Raptors, the Advanced Rookie Ball representative of the Dodgers in the Pioneer League. We do some quick catching up, but the bulk of our conversation revolves around hitting. We discuss hitting vs. swinging, and how the Dodgers Organization are using data to improve players throughout their system. Cap has worked his way through all different levels of Coaching, including High School, Juco, Div 1, and now Professional Baseball. Sadly he when to UNR, but we cant hold that against him, it was a long time ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Connor Fields is an Olympic GOLD Medal Winner in BMX Racing. In this podcast we are socially isolated to the max, with our studio moving into an isolated room, and Connor joining us from his trophy/game room across town. We discuss his experiences in the Olympic Games, with his first experience being in London in 2012, followed by Rio 2016, where he won his Gold Medal. Like most of our podcasts, we discuss Performance Psychology, and the steps that Connor took to better prepare himself mentally for his second Olympics in Rio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Blake Wynn is the CEO & Founder of B Wynn Sports, a Marketing Agency that connect's today's hottest brands with professional athletes & celebrities. Blake is a native of Las Vegas, and we get right into it, discussing how at the age of 7, he first realized he was thinking then the kids around him. At the young age of 20, Blake has already been mentioned in Yahoo! Finance, Nasdaq, & The New York Times and was most recently named the #1 Entrepreneur's in Las Vegas under the age of 25. VGM is always looking to talk to people at the top of their game, and I thoroughly enjoyed sitting down with Blake to learn what makes him tick, and what he believes is going to help make B Wynn Sports the #1 Sports Agency in the World! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Xavier is a Professional Baseball Player who has spent time in the show with the St. Louis Cardinals as well as the Miami Marlins. He also spent 2 years playing for the Dinos in the Korean Baseball Organization as well as the Leones De Yucatan down in Mexico last year. X is currently a free agent and we discuss what he is doing to get himself back into Pro Ball back in the States. He was drafted in 2008 after his Junior year at UNLV, and spent 7 years in the Minors before making his Big League Debut. It has been a few years since X and I have talked but we really had a great conversation about the struggles of the grind in the Minors, including the mental side of things. He has a new Podcast out now called XTRAORDINARY ATHLETES, where his mission is to teach young baseball players about details that seem to be taught less and less these days, You can find his podcast on the Apple Podcast App, and his social media are bellow! Personal Twitter: @Xavier_Scruggs Personal Insta: @Xavier_Scruggs XTRAORDINARY PODCAST-Apple Podcast App Insta: Xtraordinary_Athletes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dr. Roddy McGee from Total Sports Medicine & Orthopedics is a an Orthopedic Surgeon in Las Vegas who specializes in arthroscopic and open treatment of shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle injuries. He joins us on the show to talk about his time on the Joe Rogan Experience, as well as his transition from Athlete to Doc, and the importance of Performance Psychology in all different fields. Hopefully this is the first of many sit downs with Doc McGee!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Paul joins us from the Mets Bullpen car in Florida to catch us up on his first outing in Spring Training, and how the Mets are preparing for the 2020 Season!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In our first ever Zoom Podcast, we link up with International Baseball Superstar Nick Kingham to check in on how his Spring Training is going! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Taylor Cole is a RHP for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. We sit down and talk about his path to the major leagues, and what he needs to do there. Taylor immediately credited his mental game when it came to his successes in the game, and he explains what gets him out of the Present moment, and what he does to get back there. We also discuss the tragic passing of Taylor's teammate, Tyler Skaggs during the 2019 Season. Taylor started the teams first game back at home, in which he started and threw 2 innings of the combined no-hitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Donn Roach is a Professional Baseball player who is preparing to go off for his first season playing in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Donn is from Gorman, just like every other person on the podcast, and was drafted out of CSN in 2010 by the Angels. Donn made his MLB debut in 2014 with the San Diego Padres, and throughout his career has spent time in the Big Leagues with the White Sox and the Mariners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Our great friend Nick Kingham was able to step in for us on National Championship Monday and save the day. In a special episode recorded in the afternoon just before kickoff, Nick joins us to talk about his past journey in baseball, as well as what lies ahead. Nick has spent time in the show with the Pittsburgh Pirates who drafted him with the 117th pick in the 2010 draft, as well as the Toronto Blue Jays for a short period at the end of last season. So far in his time in the big leagues Nick has made 43 Appearances, with a 9-9 record and 115 k's over 131 innings pitched. He is currently preparing for his first season in the Korean Baseball Organization with the SK Wyverns. INSTAGRAM: @nick_kingham TWITTER: @NickKingham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Kingham-Episode 023

In our first episode of 2020, we welcome Tyler Wagner back to Las Vegas after 3 years in Arizona. Tyler is a former Professional Baseball Player with the Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Texas Rangers. And even cooler, Tyler is the son of Tom Wagner, a VGM LEGEND!!! On the episode we discuss Tyler's baseball career from start to finish, personal branding, and what I thought to be the most interesting part and something to for sure learn more about, is our discussion about Sports Cards. Tyler operates Wagner Sports Cards and he educated us on the crazy market for playing cards, and how to get involved. We had a great time with Tyler, and can't wait to keep things rolling in the New Year!!! INSTAGRAM: @tylerwagner @wagnersportscards TWITTER:@ _TylerWagner_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On Ep. 21 former college teammate and great friend Erick Fedde joins me to talk about this years historic World Series Victory by the Washington Nationals. Fed was a first round pick by the Nats out of UNLV in 2014, and has spent parts of the last 3 seasons in the Show. Instagram: erickfedde witter: @ErickFedde Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erick Fedde-Episode 021

Our guest on this episode wears sweat pants when he plays golf. Nick Robone is the Assistant Coach of the UNLV Men's Hockey Team and on Ep. #20 he joins Pat to discuss Rebel Hockey, and his journey through the game from player to coach. Nick is also a survivor of the October 1, 2017 shooting at ROUTE 91, and he gives us a rundown of everything that happened that night. Nick spares no detail in explaining everything that happened from first getting shot, getting rushed into surgery and through his entire rehab process/recovery. Have no clue where Bryan is, literally no idea. INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/nickrobone/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/unlvhockey/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nick_robone TWITTER: https://twitter.com/UNLVRebelHockey Rebel Hockey plays next Jan 4 @ The Orleans Arena against The University of Jamestown followed by 6 more games in town throughout January! https://rebelhockey.com/site/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Paul Sewald is a Professional Baseball Player in the New York Mets Organization. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Paul attended Bishop Gorman HS, followed by USD. Paul was drafted in 10th round of the 2012 MLB Draft, and made his Major League Debut in 2017, since then he has made 120 appearances for the Mets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Sewald-Episode 019

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