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From Sydney to rural New Mexico, Baum-Walker Stadium, the College World Series and the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation, Brent Iredale’s path through baseball has been anything but straightforward.
Andrew sits down with the Sydney product to discuss why junior college became his best option after high school, the growing pathway for Australian players through the US college system and how learning to train properly helped transform his game. Brent also explains how an all-star showcase caught Arkansas’s attention, why he immediately fell in love with the Razorbacks and how he earned the starting job at third base.
He reflects on playing in front of packed crowds in the SEC, reaching Omaha, watching Gage Wood throw a College World Series no-hitter and the emotional moment he was drafted by Pittsburgh. Brent also opens up about the injury and rehabilitation period that helped him simplify his swing, before explaining why returning home to play for the Blue Sox is the right next step in his development.
Now back in Sydney, Brent is ready to get valuable at-bats, expand his defensive versatility and play in front of family and friends again.
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