Episode 58: Sam Favata - Part 3

1544 Miles to Omaha

This is Episode 58 where we continue our conversation with Sam Favata. In part 1 we covered his youth growing up in Southern California the impact Augie Garrido had on him as a player and a person, hitting four home runs in a single game and advancing to the 1979 College World Series. In Part 2 of a three part conversation, we covered Favata's time at the 1979 College World Series, his junior year at Cal State Fullerton in 1980, getting drafted and playing professionally. We highly encourage you to listen to Parts 1 & 2 before listening to Part 3 for context.
This is Part 3 where we covered his professional career, his catastrophic brain injury, his comeback and eventually walking away from baseball. Please enjoy part 3 of our conversation with Sam Favata.
Part 3 highlights include:
🎙️ Getting hit in the head in Modesto (1:36)
🎙️ Road to recovery (11:56)
🎙️ Playing Pro baseball in less than a year (16:54)
🎙️ Getting contacted by "That's Incredible" TV Show (18:44)
🎙️ Audio from segment on "That's Incredible" (20:01)
🎙️ First professional at-bat after getting hit (29:31)
🎙️ Walking away from baseball (33:11)
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