Tony Graffanino - Former MLB Player
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🗓️ 9 March 2020
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Episode 464
Tony Graffanino played 13 seasons in the Major Leagues from 1996-2009. He was selected in the 10th round of the 1990 MLB Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Braves and made his MLB debut six years later in April of 1996.
He would go on to play for seven different teams in his 13 years including stints with the Rays, White Sox, Royals, Red Sox, Brewers and Indians.
Upon retirement, Tony entered into ministry and is currently working with Unlimited Potential Incorporated (UPI) as well as serving with the White Sox as their Spring Training chaplain. Tony leads a variety of small groups for players and their wives in the Phoenix area throughout the year and has helped serve missionaries in over 8 different countries around the world.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Tony about his baseball career, coming to faith in Christ, being a Christian in the big leagues, and why he felt called into baseball ministry.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation. |
| 0:17.5 | Here's your host, Jason Romano. |
| 0:19.6 | This episode of Sports Spectrum's podcast with Tony Graffinino is brought to you by the International Justice Mission. |
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| 1:11.1 | Today on the podcast, we welcome Tony Graffinino, former Major League Baseball player |
| 1:15.7 | Two Sports Spectrum. |
| 1:17.6 | Selected in the 10th round of the 1990 MLB amateur draft by the Atlanta Braves, |
| 1:22.3 | he made his Major League Baseball debut six years later, April 19th, 1996 with Atlanta. He would play 13 Major League Baseball debut six years later, April 19th, 1996 with Atlanta. He would play 13 Major League |
| 1:31.3 | Baseball seasons with the Braves, with Tampa, with the White Sox, Kansas City, Boston, Milwaukee, |
| 1:37.3 | and Cleveland. His son, AJ, was selected in the eighth round of the 2018 MLB draft, and currently |
| 1:44.1 | Tony is now working in baseball ministry with UPI, Unlimited Potential Incorporated. |
| 1:50.6 | He's also the spring training chaplain for the Chicago White Sox, |
| 1:53.7 | as well as the chaplain for the Arizona League affiliate. |
| 1:56.8 | And he leads a variety of small groups for players and their wives in the Phoenix area |
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