The father-son combo of Larry Sheets and Gavin Sheets

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Baseball is in the blood for Gavin Sheets and his dad Larry Sheets, who was a power hitter in the majors for 8 seasons. Chuck Garfien speaks with both of them about Gavin's journey to the major leagues, how Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr coached Gavin during the pandemic last year, the excitement of going home to Baltimore this weekend to play against the Orioles, and more.(2:45) - Gavin on being the son of a major league player(9:00) - Fulfilling a legacy, Gavin on stepping in his dad's cleats and becoming a pro player(17:00) - Larry Sheets discusses being teammates with Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.(24:20) - Gavin describes what it was like hitting his first major league home run(31:00) - Gavin on gaining trust from Tony La Russa

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's all here.
0:02.4	A no hitter, Grand Slam!
0:04.6	Have all the fun you want.
0:06.5	Every moment, every game.
0:08.6	Make sure you guys tune in.
0:10.2	Catch the White Sox only on NBC Sports Chicago.
0:19.5	Hey everybody, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:23.6	Welcome to the White Sox Talk podcast.
0:27.0	Coming to you, as always, by WinTrust.
0:30.4	Okay, a really cool podcast today.
0:33.5	A conversation with White Sox rookie Gavin Sheets and his dad, Larry Sheets, who played
0:40.8	eight seasons in the majors. Now, if you're wondering what kind of player Gavin can be in the majors,
0:47.9	and in many respects already is, you're going to find out here on the podcast. He's going to explain why Tony Larusa told him his best game so far was one where Gavin didn't get any hits.
1:02.4	And why Jose Abraeu told Gavin after that same game, you can hit in front of me anytime.
1:10.1	And when Gavin didn't have a minor league season last year because of the pandemic,
1:14.6	who worked with him on his hitting,
1:18.1	none other than Hall of Famer,
1:21.3	Cal Ripkin Jr.
1:22.8	It's all this and more with Gavin's Sheets and Larry Larry's sheets on the White Sox Talk podcast.
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