Jan 20 2025 53 mins
EPISODE 354. Sabino and Rocco sit down with Los Angeles Angels Pitcher, Samuel Aldegheri. Samuel talks about being the first ever Italian born pitcher to play in the MLB, what it was like growing up and playing baseball in Italy, and his road to the MLB. Tune in to learn about what kind of person Samuel is like on and off the field. We wish you all the best Samuel! Be sure to follow Samuel here https://www.instagram.com/samuel.aldegheri Sign up to our Patreon for A LOT of extra content and NO ADS here https://www.patreon.com/growingupitalian To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.growingupitaliangui.com Be sure to check our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti! Chapters 1:00 - Growing Up in Verona 3:00 - Learning the Language 5:00 - Baseball in Italy 11:00 - Getting Scouted 14:00 - First Italian MLB Player 18:00 - Italian National Team 22:00 - MLB Experience 25:00 - Brotherly Juve Love 28:00 - Nonna’s Lasagna 32:00 - Superstitions 35:00 - Missing Family 37:00 - Italians in Sports 39:00 - Favorite Music Artists 41:00 - Eye of the Tiger 43:00 - Italian Americans 47:00 - IABF 50:00 - Inspiring the Kids 52:00 - Agent Meetings