[kunoman1]

Originally Posted by Spoon

Out of curiosity, what level were you playing at to land this gig? Or is this more a mix of skill and connections?

A combination of both really. I played 3 years of college baseball while also coaching local youth (as part of the commitment to the team and community, but also cause I enjoyed it).




In addition to this, I played in a travelling European college league representing Amsterdam in the summer of 2015. Basically our job was to give younger amateur/professional European players (18-25) an opportunity to play with North American talent and to help promote the game in various cities.






Following that league, I was introduced to a guy named David Burns who runs a website called "Baseball Jobs Overseas / The International Baseball Community". He essentially was my "agent", sending my profile to various teams/passing on my information to teams seeking someone desiring a skillset similar to mine. I had some offers to go to Australia but ultimately decided on China as the pay was higher and it would have been more of a challenge. There's a chance I'll be moving to a European country in the spring to work with a new team before returning back to University (hopefully for Fall 2017).