Max Stassi’s return to baseball and the son he calls “The strongest person I know”

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien speaks with new White Sox catcher Max Stassi about the life-altering experience last season when his son Jackson was born 3.5 months premature, and spent 198 days in a Chicago hospital. Max talks about his hopes and dreams for Jackson, and meeting Chuck’s cousin who happens to be a NICU doctor at Lurie’s Children’s Hospital. Plus, how Max ended up getting traded to the White Sox, the feeling inside the clubhouse, catching Shohei Othani with the Angels and more.

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0:00.0	You know, she delivered at 25 weeks and four days and, and yeah, he was born her to
0:09.0	pound and a half and he, yeah, he's been through a lot and he's an absolute warrior and
0:15.4	the strongest person I know.
0:22.0	It was last March during spring training here in Arizona when Max Stassie's life took a sudden and scary turn.
0:32.2	He was playing for the Angels.
0:33.8	His pregnant wife, Gabby, was actually working in Chicago, and their son Jackson was born three and a half months premature, and he remained in a Chicago hospital for 198 days.
0:49.7	On the podcast, I speak with Max about this harrowing experience, how they as a family got through it, and how Jackson is doing now.
1:02.1	Plus, how a personal family connection of mine entered Max's orbit during this difficult time that I wasn't even aware of.
1:13.3	We talk about Max's hopes for Jackson, his hopes for the White Sox this season.
1:19.0	Also, Max getting traded to the White Sox this offseason and being back in Chicago of all places,
1:26.0	plus stories about catching Shohei Otani
1:28.7	when they were both with the Angels and more.
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