Stephen Piscotty
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Stephen Piscotty grew up cheering for Mark McGwire from the second deck of Oakland Coliseum. Now he’s living his childhood dream, playing right field for the A’s just 25 miles from his hometown. Stephen and X get deep into the bittersweet circumstances of Piscotty’s trade from St. Louis back home to the Bay Area following his mother’s ALS diagnosis in 2017, his emotional return to the field after her passing the following season and his ongoing efforts to help find a cure for the deadly disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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