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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Jake Burger: ”I finally feel like my full self again”

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4612 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

After two long years dealing with injuries and depression, Jake Burger is healthy and back in action. Chuck Garfien is joined by the White Sox former 1st round pick to discuss his journey to become a better version of himself, his breakthroughs in 2020 and earning a spot on the White Sox 40-man roster.(3:00) - How Burger is feeling today(9:00) - Why his struggles prepared him for the pandemic(19:05) - A great story about facing Garrett Crochet in intrasquad games(24:15) - How his family and friends helped him get through the hard times(33:08) - What it means to be added to the White Sox 40-man roster

Transcript

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0:00.0

Do you feel like you're the old Jake Burger or a better Jake Burger?

0:07.0

I think I'm a better Jake Burger.

0:09.0

And I'll say, you know what? It sucked to have the injury, but it changed me for the better.

0:14.0

It changed me in more ways than I can explain.

0:18.0

Once he said the words were adding you to the 40 man, like I got chills all through

0:21.3

my body. Like it was incredible. And he's like, you know, it's a testament to what you've come through.

0:28.4

And, you know, the last six months, just like all the stuff you've accomplished. So it was,

0:34.8

like, it's surreal.

0:40.2

That's the new and improved.

0:42.8

Jake Berger in a candid, revealing, and even healing.

0:48.4

Yes, healing conversation on the White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by Win Trust.

0:54.5

Chuck Arfine with you. And, you know, Jake was the White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by WinTrust. Chuck Arfine with you.

0:56.2

And, you know, Jake was the White Sox first round pick in 2017.

1:00.8

But after that, he went through hell for two years battling injuries, anxiety, and depression.

1:09.1

But now he's come out of the storm and he's feeling like himself again.

1:15.6

And while we're all living in this limited, frustrating, crappy, quarantined life with the pandemic,

1:24.1

Jake basically did this for two years. And here on the podcast, he's going to talk about what he

1:30.5

learned during that time and how he got through it. Also, he's going to explain how much it meant

1:38.4

that White Sox fans reached out to him during his struggles. And one White Sox fan in particular, he'll talk about

1:44.8

that, plus a great story about facing Garrett Crochet this past summer in Schaumburg

1:50.6

and the latest news, the biggest news. Jake made the White Sox 40-man roster. We'll talk about

1:58.0

what that means for him. So it's a special conversation with Jake Berger coming your way on the White Sox Talk podcast.

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