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Episode 6
Inside Baseball United With Co-Founder & EVP of Baseball Operations John Miedreich
In this episode of the Baseball United podcast, host Liam Skiffington sits down with Co-Founder & EVP of Baseball Operations, John Miedreich. They explore John's journey from being the general manager of a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic to his current role with Baseball United. They delve into the unique challenge of transforming a cricket stadium into a professional baseball field and discuss Kash Shaikh's leadership as CEO and Chairman of Baseball United. John shares insights on Baseball United’s partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the ambitious future of Baseball United, underlining their mission to impact the world by turning the impossible into possible. The conversation also covers the organization's commitment to recruiting high-character professional players to introduce baseball to new markets. With a robust database of potential recruits and ongoing interest from players, John emphasizes the league's focus on diversity and inclusivity. The choice of the Middle East and South Asia as league locations reflects the regions' youthful, diverse, and sports-loving demographics.
What We Discuss
- 1:10 John’s untraditional baseball background
- 9:43 John’s role as Co-Founder & Vice Chairman of Baseball United
- 18:13 John discusses Baseball United Chairman & CEO Kash Shaik’s leadership
- 21:03 How Kash Shaik’s leadership has contributed to John’s personal growth
- 22:49 What makes Kash’s approach to leadership so unique?
- 27:32 John on the future of Baseball United
- 28:52 The quality and character of the Baseball United players
- 30:52 The Legend of Baseball United’s VP of Baseball Operations Eddie Diaz
- 34:37 The passion of the Baseball United Ownership Group
- 37:08 The Importance of diversity and inclusion throughout the league
- 40:47 The reasoning behind brining baseball to the Middle East and South Asia
- 42:32 Challenges of converting cricket fans into baseball fans
- 50:38 John on Baseball United doing the impossible