Cole Freeman

I think that's kind of just a natural instinct in humans. But what does it do for you? you know, what is being bitter do besides bring me down and remind me of something I didn't achieve. And really my main goal in life was to play for LSU. I knew how much that meant to me. I knew how much that meant to my family, my entire family.

I think that's kind of just a natural instinct in humans. But what does it do for you? you know, what is being bitter do besides bring me down and remind me of something I didn't achieve. And really my main goal in life was to play for LSU. I knew how much that meant to me. I knew how much that meant to my family, my entire family.

And I wanted to not only give that experience to me, but I wanted to give it to them as well. And that once I got to see the reaction of my parents and of them getting to live out our dream. Uh, I mean, that was, that was everything for me.

And I wanted to not only give that experience to me, but I wanted to give it to them as well. And that once I got to see the reaction of my parents and of them getting to live out our dream. Uh, I mean, that was, that was everything for me.

So after I get drafted, after my junior year going into, uh, in the 18th round, I turn it down best decision of my life, uh, coming back from my senior year at LSU. And then I get drafted in the fourth round. And when you say like, okay, bitter and I didn't have a place to go play baseball after college. I mean, after high school. I didn't have any place.

So after I get drafted, after my junior year going into, uh, in the 18th round, I turn it down best decision of my life, uh, coming back from my senior year at LSU. And then I get drafted in the fourth round. And when you say like, okay, bitter and I didn't have a place to go play baseball after college. I mean, after high school. I didn't have any place.

So I got another four years, two at Delgado, two at LSU. And now I'm drafted in the fourth round. Okay, so I go out and I have a great first two years. I get to the fall league. Then we have this thing called COVID hit after my greatest year of baseball. Top 15, 20 in all the minor leagues. You know, I'm knocking on the door. I'm thinking I'm getting that big league invite. This and that.

So I got another four years, two at Delgado, two at LSU. And now I'm drafted in the fourth round. Okay, so I go out and I have a great first two years. I get to the fall league. Then we have this thing called COVID hit after my greatest year of baseball. Top 15, 20 in all the minor leagues. You know, I'm knocking on the door. I'm thinking I'm getting that big league invite. This and that.

Well, there's an uncontrollable. COVID ended up messing it up pretty bad for me. All right, it messed up my career a little bit, slowed it down. But how many lives did COVID actually mess up? So in the grand scheme of things, is it really that big of a deal to me? It is to me, but in the vast reality of the world, no, it is not. People lost their jobs. People lost their livelihoods.

Well, there's an uncontrollable. COVID ended up messing it up pretty bad for me. All right, it messed up my career a little bit, slowed it down. But how many lives did COVID actually mess up? So in the grand scheme of things, is it really that big of a deal to me? It is to me, but in the vast reality of the world, no, it is not. People lost their jobs. People lost their livelihoods.

People lost their families. People couldn't say bye to their grandparents for the last time because they're in the hospital. What, it messed up my career a little bit? Okay. Poor, pitiful me. No, it's the perspective on everything is, I think, is I think how you can navigate through life the correct way or feeling out of control.

People lost their families. People couldn't say bye to their grandparents for the last time because they're in the hospital. What, it messed up my career a little bit? Okay. Poor, pitiful me. No, it's the perspective on everything is, I think, is I think how you can navigate through life the correct way or feeling out of control.

You know, I end up coming back in 2021 and I'm not starting the first two games. And I'm thinking I just possibly won minor league player of the year, base runner of the year. in 2019. I went to the fall league, started off bad and got better. And then now I'm not starting over somebody that wasn't, didn't even play below, uh, above low A. And so I fight my way back.

You know, I end up coming back in 2021 and I'm not starting the first two games. And I'm thinking I just possibly won minor league player of the year, base runner of the year. in 2019. I went to the fall league, started off bad and got better. And then now I'm not starting over somebody that wasn't, didn't even play below, uh, above low A. And so I fight my way back.

I get in, start a line of them, started the rest of the year. And then next thing you know, I go into AAA, uh, the next year and I'm like rolling. I'm like, dude, I'm one step away right here. Uh, we had a new, uh, GM come in, um, which obviously just like any company, a boss comes in, you know, they're going to get their people in and, you know, they got to put food on the table.

I get in, start a line of them, started the rest of the year. And then next thing you know, I go into AAA, uh, the next year and I'm like rolling. I'm like, dude, I'm one step away right here. Uh, we had a new, uh, GM come in, um, which obviously just like any company, a boss comes in, you know, they're going to get their people in and, you know, they got to put food on the table.

And I just wasn't one of his guys that he wanted. So I ended up getting released August 8th of 2022. And that time was tough for sure. But when I started looking back at it, I'm like, and just to bring back the question, how can I be better? I got another job. almost nine years of playing baseball after I was told I wasn't playing after high school. I lived the dream. Yeah.

And I just wasn't one of his guys that he wanted. So I ended up getting released August 8th of 2022. And that time was tough for sure. But when I started looking back at it, I'm like, and just to bring back the question, how can I be better? I got another job. almost nine years of playing baseball after I was told I wasn't playing after high school. I lived the dream. Yeah.

I, my last goal was to just get one day in the MLB. My biggest thing is I wanted my dad to say, my son was a big leaguer. That would hurt not being able to achieve, but why focus on that one thing that brings me so much heartache. When look at everything I did before, look at what we accomplished as a family. Um,

I, my last goal was to just get one day in the MLB. My biggest thing is I wanted my dad to say, my son was a big leaguer. That would hurt not being able to achieve, but why focus on that one thing that brings me so much heartache. When look at everything I did before, look at what we accomplished as a family. Um,