Episode 148: From T‑Ball to the Big Leagues: The Jour­ney of Joey Matulovich

In this excit­ing episode of the 204rise Pod­cast, we sit down with Joey Mat­ulovich, the star pitch­er for the Win­nipeg Gold­eyes. Joey takes us on a cap­ti­vat­ing jour­ney through his base­ball career, start­ing from his ear­ly days play­ing T‑ball. He shares the influ­en­tial moments and key coach­ing that shaped his devel­op­ment as a pitch­er in high school, lead­ing to his recruit­ment by the Uni­ver­si­ty of California.

Joey opens up about the thrilling expe­ri­ence of the 2018 MLB Draft, where he was select­ed by the Mil­wau­kee Brew­ers. He pro­vides an insider’s per­spec­tive on what it’s like to be draft­ed and the chal­lenges and tri­umphs that followed.

Final­ly, Joey dis­cuss­es his deci­sion to join the Win­nipeg Gold­eyes and the excit­ing start of his career with the team. Whether you’re a die-hard base­ball fan or just love a good under­dog sto­ry, this episode is packed with inspi­ra­tion and behind-the-scenes insights from one of the sport’s ris­ing stars.

Tune in to Episode 148 of the 204rise Pod­cast for an engag­ing con­ver­sa­tion that cov­ers the highs and lows of Joey Mat­ulovich’s remark­able base­ball journey!

Chap­ters:
00:00:00 — Appre­ci­at­ing the Moment
00:02:37 — Play­ing in Front of Thou­sands of Peo­ple
00:05:24 — Sports and Grow­ing up in Cal­i­for­nia
00:08:26 — Lessons from Base­ball Leg­ends
00:11:25 — Turn­ing It Around
00:14:22 — Tran­si­tion­ing to Col­lege Base­ball at Uni­ver­si­ty of Cal­i­for­nia
00:17:25 — Choos­ing between Schools
00:20:15 — Pur­su­ing Base­ball and Accom­plish­ing Child­hood Dreams
00:23:06 — The Art of Pitch Selec­tion
00:25:51 — The Men­tal Game of Pitch­ing
00:28:40 — The Impor­tance of Breath Con­trol
00:31:29 — Junior Year Strug­gles
00:34:18 — A Mis­er­able Bus Trip and Build­ing Char­ac­ter
00:37:29 — Scor­pi­on Encoun­ters and Video Games
00:40:20 — The Busi­ness Side of Base­ball
00:43:22 — Row­dy Fans at Ore­gon State
00:46:14 — Trash Talk and Respect in Base­ball
00:49:11 — Play­ing in Win­nipeg
00:52:16 — Yamamo­to’s $350 Mil­lion Con­tract
00:55:13 — The Thrill of Base­ball
00:58:03 — Express­ing Gratitude