Episode 22: Carter Hicks, USA Baseball

Episode 22 of the Fair Pole Podcast features Carter Hicks who works in Baseball Operations for USA Baseball and has a hand in multiple areas of USA Baseball including the selection of National Teams, including the Olympic team, running a National High School Baseball Tournament and more. We visit with Carter to chat about his journey from playing high school baseball in Apex, North Carolina to being a part of our national governing body for baseball in the US. Some of the other topics included:- Playing baseball at a small school and how that helped mold his journey and career- Analytics and how they have impacted the game as a whole- How young is too young to be worried about data and numbers- What is America's brand of baseball and how does that compare to other countries- How does America continue to grow the game of baseball ... and more. Chris Edwards also provides a look at the history of the infield fly rule and how the rule has changed since its inception in the 1800'sFollow us on twitter: @FairPolePodcastFind us on Facebook: Fair Pole PodcastEmail us: [email protected] Thanks to the @galry for their support of the podcast this week.