Adam LaRoche - Former MLB player on his work combatting human trafficking and partnering with Water Mission
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5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Adam LaRoche played 12 seasons of Major League Baseball with the Braves, Pirates, Red Sox, Diamondbacks, Nationals and White Sox. He was originally selected in the 29th round of the 2000 MLB Draft by the Braves and made his MLB debut four years later in 2004.
During his career, he accumulated 255 home runs and 1,452 hits. In 2012, he was the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winner at first base in a season that saw him hit a career-high 33 home runs and 100 RBIs.
Since retirement in 2016, LaRoche has been staying busy as a co-owner of Buck Commander with Chipper Jones, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Willie Robertson. He’s also in law enforcement, having gone to the police academy to be deputized in Ft. Scott, Kansas.
Today on the podcast, Adam LaRoche joins Jason and Scott to share about his involvement in countering human trafficking and their partnership with Water Mission. Adam shares stories of his experiences in Ukraine and the Dominican Republic, where he witnessed the devastating effects of trafficking and the importance of access to clean water. His faith in Christ fuels his passion for this work, and he encourages others to get involved and support organizations like Water Mission.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up, guys? Welcome to Sports Spectrum. I'm really excited for today's conversation. It's full of |
| 0:05.0 | stories. And I really mean that when I say conversation and stories. It's less Q&A, less interview |
| 0:11.5 | generated and really about the stories that Adam LaRoche, the longtime Major League Baseball player, |
| 0:17.0 | Gold Glove First Baseman, and Scott Leimbrink, longtime Major League Baseball pitcher, |
| 0:22.2 | share on today's show. |
| 0:23.9 | And it's really about the collaboration of serving, making it about other people, |
| 0:29.3 | giving back, and doing great work with Water Mission. |
| 0:32.5 | And Water Mission is a part of our family as great partners and sponsors. |
| 0:37.0 | You know, they're bringing clean water and safe sanitation and hygiene solutions to |
| 0:41.2 | developing countries, disaster areas all around the world. |
| 0:44.8 | Scott said, Scott Lyme brings 60 different countries that Water Mission has been a part of, |
| 0:50.3 | and that's awesome. |
| 0:51.3 | So this is our conversation about going and seeing a need and meeting a need |
| 0:58.3 | on the other side of the world. Adam LaRoche has some amazing stories involving Water Mission. |
| 1:04.9 | And by the way, we do talk baseball because Adam LaRoche faced Scott Leibreink 10 times in their |
| 1:10.7 | major league career. |
| 1:11.6 | We talk about a few of those moments of them facing each other. |
| 1:15.8 | And then Adam shares an incredible story about Manny Ramirez, |
| 1:19.5 | the longtime Boston Red Sox legend, Cleveland Indians legend. |
| 1:23.5 | You're going to love this conversation. |
| 1:25.3 | If you love baseball, this is for you. |
| 1:27.1 | But even if you don't care about baseball |
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