Purple Row · Aug 14, 2024
The joy of hitting runs deep for Jared Thomas
Quotes and stories in this article are excerpts from an extended 20-minute conversation I had with Jared Thomas on the Affected by Altitude podcast for Fans First Sports Network. You can find the full interview audio and YouTube video linked at the end.
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Down in the heart of Texas, where football often reigns supreme, Jared Thomas almost didn’t pursue a baseball career.
“At the beginning, I played everything but baseball.” said Thomas, “Basketball, flag football, soccer. And we never played baseball just because my dad didn’t think I would like it because I was such an energetic kid. He thought baseball was really slow.”