As a player for some of the biggest teams in Major League Baseball - from the Toronto Blue Jays to the San Francisco Giants, on to the Boston Red Sox and now the New York Mets - Kevin Pillar's baseball career has played out under the brightest lights. His journey has had it's share of time in the shadows however - he had to force his way into the starting lineup as a walk-on at a Division II college, and then play that same underdog role again when was drafted in the 32nd round of his draft, at pick 979 overall. In this rare glimpse behind the scenes of life in The Show, Kevin shares the new challenges he now faces despite having made it in the big leagues - and talks us through exactly how he manages those battles and occasional dark times, both on and off the field.
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