In this powerful episode, Baseball Development Expert C.J. Stewart joins Cheats to discuss the current state of Black baseball and how to get the Black community involved in the game.
C.J. Stewart is an Atlanta native, former Chicago Cubs outfielder, and Amazon #1 best-selling author of Living To L.E.A.D.: A Story of Passion, Purpose, and Grit. Recognized as one of the nation’s leading baseball player development professionals, he is on the Black Baseball Mixtape podcast. The founder and owner of Diamond Directors, a player development company renowned for developing elite baseball talent, and L.E.A.D., Center for Youth. A 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization operating in Atlanta, Georgia, whose mission is to advance equity and well-being through sports-based youth development (SBYD).
During nearly 30 years of coaching, Stewart has worked with an impressive roster of athletes, including Jason Heyward (former Atlanta Braves and World Series Champion with the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers), Dexter Fowler (World Series Champion with the Chicago Cubs), Andruw Jones (Atlanta Braves legend and National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee), Pete Alonso (New York Mets), Kyle Lewis, and Andrew McCutchen.
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