Cal Ripken Jr., Aaron Boone and Ron Darling are this week’s guests for the Life of Dad Show Remix.
This episode of The Life of Dad Show Remix puts the focus on three dads that made a name for themselves on the baseball field. In this episode you will get to hear my interviews with Cal Ripken Jr., Aaron Boone and Ron Darling. These interviews were from previous episodes of The Life of Dad Show and highlights their conversations on fatherhood. Leave a review on iTunes or wherever you download the podcast for a chance to win a Life of Dad prize pack!
Cal and his son.
Cal Ripken Jr.
Cal Ripken, Jr. is baseball’s all-time Iron Man. He retired from the game in 2001 after a hall of fame career that spanned over the course of 21 seasons, all with the Baltimore Orioles. While he’s best known for his incredible streak of 2,632 consecutive games played, he also redefined the position of shortstop. In 2001, Cal and his brother Bill founded the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation in memory of their father. Since then, he has become an international ambassador for the game, and has focused on growing it The Ripken Way. I had the honor to chat with Cal about fatherhood.
Follow Cal on Twitter at @RipkenBaseball
Aaron Boon and his son.
Aaron Boone
Aaron Boone made his managerial debut this year as he is the 18th Yankees manager to have also played for the club. He joined his father, Bob, as the third father-son duo to both serve as Major League managers. Aaron and his wife, Laura have four children: Jeanel, Sergot, Brandon and Bella. Graduated from Villa Park (Calif.) High School in 1991, where he played baseball, basketball and football. Played three seasons at the University of Southern California from 1992-94, hitting .302 with 11HR and 94RBI. Following his retirement as a player, spent eight years as a broadcaster for ESPN, appearing as a studio analyst on Baseball Tonight from 2010-14 before serving as a color analyst on game broadcasts in 2015 and on Sunday Night Baseball telecasts for the 2016-17 seasons.
Follow Aaron on Twitter at @AaronBoone.
Darling Family
Ron Darling
Ron Darling is an Emmy Award-winning baseball analyst for TBS, the MLB Network, SNY, and WPIX-TV, and author of The Complete Game. He was a starting pitcher for the New York Mets from 1983 to 1991 and the first Mets pitcher to be awarded a Gold Glove. Since beginning his broadcasting career in 2000, Darling has won two Emmy Awards for Best Sports Analyst for his work covering the New York Mets on SportsNet New York (SNY), and he works as a game analyst for Turner Sports’ MLB regular season and Postseason coverage. Ron has three kids and lives with his wife, Joanna.
Follow Ron on Twitter at @RonDarlingJr.
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