“Come Back When You Grow Up” Jeff Frye on The Mental Resilience Needed To Reach Your Dreams

Host Todd Arkell sits down with a 30th-round MLB pick with a $2,000 signing bonus, a 5'9", 155-pound infielder who spent his early years just trying not to get exposed. Jeff Frye went on to play parts of eight big league seasons with the Rangers, Red Sox, Rockies, and Blue Jays, finishing with a .290 career average over 666 games.

Today he’s one of baseball’s most outspoken voices, the leader of “She Gone Nation,” and he’s heading back to the dugout as a coach this summer. In this episode, Jeff joins Todd to talk about what it really takes to survive and thrive when nobody expects you to.

In this episode:

How a borrowed invitation to a Rangers tryout camp changed his life

Why his rookie mindset was “don’t mess up” and how he finally got to “go do damage”

The full story behind his 2001 cycle for the Toronto Blue Jays

Why he pushes back on “hitting gurus” and copying Aaron Judge’s swing

What’s gone wrong in youth baseball....and so much more.

This episode offers straight talk for young athletes learning to navigate doubt, parents trying to support without smothering, and coaches looking to teach the game with perspective instead of pressure.

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