Episode 12
Cal Mitchell Interview
Guest
Cal Mitchell
Host
Shane Herman
About This Episode
Announcer: Welcome to the sweet spot podcast where we interview players and coaches across all levels of professional baseball.
Shane: Hello is this the sweet spot network. I’m here with Cal Mitchell of the Pittsburgh Pirates. How re you Cal?
Cal: I’m doing well.
Shane: So you were the all star Game MVP in the Florida State League in 2019. Now how does that feel?
Cal: You know, it feels really good. I was able to go out and do something cool on a night like that. I had a few people in the stands there with me, so it was great.
Shane: That’s really cool. At what age did you start playing baseball?
Cal: Oh Man, I was three years old, no, three, four years old playing tee ball. That’s the first thing my dad put me in.
Shane: When you were in little league, like where are you the best on your little league team?
Cal: I was pretty good, literally, you know, but you know, everyone’s got their ups and downs as a little kid, but yeah, i was all right.
Shane: Uh what’s your favorite food?
Cal: Favorite food. I really like a big rack of ribs. A rack of ribs. That’s my favorite meal.
Shane: Oh, that’s really good. Do you have a favorite place to get that food?
Cal: You know, there’s a place here called Park Ave like right next to our hotel. I really liked that. That’s my favorite place to eat when we travel around this league.
Shane: That’s really cool. How many hours a day do you practice?
Cal: All in total? Maybe three, four hours a day, just when I come to the field and then the early work that I get. And then batting practice with the team. So three or four hours.
Shane: Oh, what do you do during the off season?
Cal: I work out every day. I hit pretty much every day I go on a lot of runs and I’ll, where I live, where my house is that there’s a lot of hills for, you know, a few miles. So I do a lot of running.
Shane: Do you think you practice more in the on season or the off season?
Cal: Well since we spend most of the day getting ready for the games and the off season is definitely when you know, we get our, our most practicing.
Shane: So do you get nervous when playing in front of like larger crowds? Like an all star game?
Cal: No, I actually, I actually really like playing in front of larger crowds. It gets me, you know, excited to go out there and, and show everybody what I can do.
Shane: Do you have a best friend on your team?
Cal: Uh I like number 12 and number 12 mostly. Travis Swaggerty.
Shane: Yeah, he’s a really nice guy. I interviewed him also. If you wanna check that out. So do you look forward to when the season’s over or do you like the on season better?
Cal: I like to season better. I like playing baseball, so playing everyday is what I love to do.
Shane: What gear, do you use?
Cal: Usually Nike or Adidas cleats. Old hickory bats and I use a glove called 44 gloves. It’s a company in San Diego that I use the gloves pretty much every year.
Shane: You have any sponsors?
Cal: Yeah, 44 Sports I rep all their stuff.
Shane: That’s really cool. So I think that wraps up the interview. Thank you so much. Cal.
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