#18 - Doug Glanville - First Black Ivy League Graduate to play MLB, Author of "The Game From Where I Stand", ESPN Analyst
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Born August 25th, 1970Grew up in Teaneck, NJWent on to attend college at the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in Systems Engineering One of only 5 Penn alumni to play in Major League baseball since 1951, and the first African-American Ivy League graduate to play in the MajorsPlayed in the Majors during 1996-2004 for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Texas RangersPlaced 2nd in the National League in 1999, hitting 11 homers and batting .325Finished his career in the Major League with 1,100 hits and a .277 career batting averagePublished his first book “The Game From Where I Stand” in 2010Joined ESPN in 2010 as a baseball color analyst, where he appeared on Wednesday Night Baseball, contributed to Baseball Tonight, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com & ESPN The Magazine Hired by NBC Sports Chicago in 2018, after being laid off by ESPN the previous year, ESPN later rehired him in 2019Currently teaching at the University Of Connecticut Neag School of EducationFrom well known baseball player to teacher and advocate…Doug Glanville welcome to the show!
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