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Offseason Chatter with Kelsie Whitmore

Six-time Women’s National Team alum Kelsie Whitmore joins us on this episode of Offseason Chatter. She talks about her journey in baseball and her experiences with Team USA from making her first team in 2014 at just 16 years old, to winning a gold medal at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, to what it’s like now being a veteran member of the Women’s National Team program and mentoring the upcoming talent. Whitmore also touches on her time playing professional baseball with the Sonoma Stompers and the Portland Pickles, her experience coaching at the inaugural USA Baseball Girls Camp in 2021 and at MLB/USA Baseball joint development events like the Girls Baseball Breakthrough Series, and how she stays strong and ready to play throughout the offseason.

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Offseason Chatter with George Wolkow

We are joined on this episode of Offseason Chatter by George Wolkow, who was named to the 2021 15U National Team in September. The South Carolina commit talks about setting goals for himself each year, how those goals motivate him, and what it meant to him to accomplish his biggest goal so far by making Team USA. Wolkow also touches on bonding with his USA Baseball teammates, the emotions of his walkoff double for the Stars during the 2021 15U National Team Trials, how he maximizes his time and stays active in the offseason, and more. Wolkow started in all five trials games for the Stars in 2021, collecting two hits, two runs scored, and three RBIs while drawing three walks and swiping two bags.

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Offseason Chatter with Nick Martinez

Olympic silver medalist Nick Martinez joins this episode of Offseason Chatter to talk all things Team USA, holidays, offseason work, and more. Martinez touches on the experience of walking in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, what it meant to represent the U.S. on the highest stage, his lifelong friendship with Olympic teammate Eddy Alvarez, his holiday memories and plans for this year, how he’s owning his offseason, and more. The right-hander led Team USA in the Olympic Games this summer in innings pitched with 11 over two starts and recorded a team-best 16 strikeouts, doubling the squad’s next-highest pitcher. He recorded nine of his punchouts in his start against Korea, helping tie the U.S. Olympic record for strikeouts in a game (14). Martinez also got the nod on the mound for the gold medal game against Japan, finishing with seven strikeouts and just one run on five hits in six innings of work.

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Offseason Chatter with Carson Page

This episode of Offseason Chatter features 2021 15U National Team member Carson Page. The Hahira, Georgia, native started in all five games for the Stripes at the 2021 15U National Team Trials this summer and recorded an impressive .647 (11-for-17) average. He led the team in hits with 11 and doubles with three. He also ranked second among all Stripes hitters with eight runs scored while driving in two RBIs, stealing four bases, and drawing three walks. In his Offseason Chatter episode, Page touches on what it was like to compete at the 15U Trials this summer and what being named to Team USA meant to him and his family. He also talks about getting a shout out from fellow Team USA alum Marcus Stroman after making the 15U National Team, his recent college commitment to Georgia Tech, his offseason work and holiday plans, and more.

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Offseason Chatter with Termarr Johnson

2021 18U National Team member Termarr Johnson stops by for the most recent episode of Offseason Chatter to talk all things Team USA, the offseason, and the holidays. Johnson touches on what it meant to him to earn a spot on Team USA for the second time in his young career in 2021 and what it was like to win a gold medal with the 15U National Team in 2019. He also discusses how much fun he had playing at the 2021 PDP League in Cary, North Carolina, and for the 18U National Team in Florida, and how that approach to the game of enjoying every moment no matter the situation or the rankings elevates his performance on the field. The Atlanta, Georgia, native played in every game of the 18U National Team’s seven-game friendship series against Canada this summer, finishing with a team-best .421 average and eight walks. Johnson also tied for the Team USA lead in hits and RBIs with eight and seven, respectively, and hit a go-ahead grand slam in a 10-2 victory over Canada on September 4.