T&L Exclusive: Chris Stratton Discusses His MLB Career, His Diamond Dawg Memories, and Joining the Ring of Honor

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🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Chris Stratton has been a fixture in Major League Baseball for the past decade, his career culminating in 2023 as part of the World Series champion Texas Rangers. Brian Hadad welcomes the former SEC Pitcher of the Year and first round draft pick to the podcast for a great conversation about his career and his memories of Mississippi State. Brian Hadad of SportsTalk Mississippi and Robbie Faulk of On3 give you the best insight into Mississippi State athletics. We cover the Bulldogs like no one else. This show is a production of SuperTalk Mississippi Media. Learn more at SuperTalk.FM

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0:38.0	modern wellness.com. Please to welcome to the show at this time for the first time, former
0:42.3	SEC pitcher of the year, Major League pitcher, and now the newest member of the Ron Polk Ring of
0:48.5	Honor, Chris Stratton. Chris, really appreciate you coming on. Looking at your baseball reference, and by the way, I want to know, I let you know I used you today on Immaculate Grid.
0:58.5	What a coincidence, but you were on the percentage, I'm sure, but yes.
1:02.2	You know what?
1:03.2	You were one of my favorite guys for Immaculate Grid.
1:05.5	You work in a lot of different places.
1:08.6	What's the secret to a long Major league baseball career like you've had?
1:13.6	Man, that's a great question. Tough one to lead off with. Yeah, I think to be honest with you
1:19.6	is being available and being coachable and being able to filter what works for you and what
1:24.8	doesn't work for you. I think that every player
1:29.4	kind of has something that they're really good at, whether that be you're a power hitter,
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