On this episode, Red Sox pitching prospect Matt Duffy joins the show. Matt talks about growing up in Canada, this season in the Sox' organization, making adjustments in '24, not having any streaming service accounts and more.
What was it like for Matt, a kid growing up in Canada, to get into baseball and not hockey?
“I mean, obviously baseball isn't the most popular sport you could say in Canada,” said Duffy. “Obviously a lot of kids play hockey. I mean, yeah, our national sport is lacrosse too, but I don't think many people play lacrosse all that much.
“But growing up being a baseball fan, obviously you have all the guys that play baseball in the area, but it's really not that popular of a sport. My dad got me into baseball at a very early age. I think I started playing in grade one, so I was like five or six.
“Pretty much went through the city's teams and whatever, started playing travel ball when I got to the age of 13. Played through that circuit until I got to my senior of high school and then committed to Canisius College, or Canisius University now in Buffalo. But yeah, baseball is really not all that big, so it was different trying to get into the groove of things, like not being a hockey player and whatnot.
“I had never played ice hockey in my life, so I feel like that makes me not as Canadian, as some people may say.”
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To the Show We Go Baseball Podcast: Red Sox pitching prospect Matt Duffy