REBROADCAST: Alive - The Drew Robinson Story

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4.6 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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**NOTE: This episode originally aired on February 2nd, 2021** Twenty-nine-year-old Drew Robinson is attempting a Major League Baseball return unlike any other. Robinson worked his way through the minors for many years, and in 2017 he finally made the Texas Rangers’ Opening Day roster. But what followed was a bumpy path up and down between leagues and teams. All the while, Robinson struggled with mental health concerns. On April 16th, 2020, Drew Robinson attempted suicide. He lived. And now, with ongoing rehabilitation and therapy, Robinson worked his way back into professional baseball, as he has successfully made the roster for the San Francisco Giants Triple-A affiliate for the 2021 season. ESPN’s Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan shares his reporting behind the ESPN+ special from E:60, “Alive: The Drew Robinson Story.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, it is Pablo here with a message about today's bonus episode. Back in February,
0:07.0	Jeff Passon reported the story of Drew Robinson, a former Major League Baseball player who struggled
0:13.5	with mental health issues and attempted suicide in April of 2020. Miraculously, Drew Robinson survived, and he vowed to himself that he would attempt to return to professional baseball.
0:28.7	Well, this past week, Drew was added to the roster of the San Francisco Giants' AAA affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats, and he started the
0:39.2	season opener in Wrightfield.
0:41.8	Drew's story is an important one, and we are honored to share it again with you here today.
0:52.2	Before we begin, a quick note, today's show deals with mental health and describes an attempted suicide.
0:59.4	Thank you for listening.
1:09.3	Jeff, you've been writing about baseball for almost two decades now, and you break news, you've written a book, you've investigated serious issues in the game, you cover the most high-profile players and deals.
1:22.2	How do you see this story fitting into your body of work?
1:26.2	I think this is the most important story that I will ever write.
1:37.5	I say that because the subject of the story is so universal.
1:45.5	It touches so many people.
1:47.5	It doesn't matter what team you're a fan of.
1:50.9	It doesn't matter what sport you're a fan of, really.
1:56.8	Drew Robinson is the person who everybody knows, the person who everybody loves, and the person who in the end, I think, everybody can see a little bit of themselves in.
2:12.9	And that is why when I was first told about what had happened to him, I understood that this was going to be unlike any other story had ever done.
2:28.7	Baseball like life demands that you make peace with loss, with failure, especially at the plate.
2:38.0	For all the time spent practicing, a hitter swings and misses far more than they connect, no matter how good they are.
2:45.7	Today, Jeff Passen tells the incredible story of Major League Baseball player Drew Robinson,
2:53.0	a hitter who nearly lost his life and is now doing the hard work every day to get it back.
3:02.3	I'm Pablo Torre. It's Tuesday, February 2nd.
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