356. Meet George Brett: How a willingness to be coached and listen turned an average hitter into one of the greatest to ever swing a bat

The Mentors Radio Show

In today's episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with one of the greatest baseball players of all-time, Hall of Famer George Brett, the only major league player in history to win batting titles in three decades, and the only player ever with 3000 hits, 300 home runs, 600 doubles, 100 triples and 200 stolen bases. In addition to a career batting average of over .300, he retired as the American League’s all-time leader in being walked intentionally. During George’s 21-year career with Kansas City, the Royals had 15 winning seasons with seven post-season and two World Series appearances, winning the World Series in 1985. A gold glove third baseman, his #5 was retired by the Royals, and George was inducted into the Hall of Fame with the 8th highest vote tally of all-time. Listen to episode below, or on ANY PODCAST PLATFORM here. BE SURE TO LEAVE US A GREAT REVIEW on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share with friends and colleagues! SHOW NOTES: GEORGE BRETT: BIO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Brett George Brett BIO - with stats BOOK: George Brett: A Royal Hero — The Kansas City Star, essay by Joe Posnanski, Sports Publishing, Inc DOCUMENTARY: BRETT, MLB Network documentary on George Brett (December 2023) 'I had tears, man': Brett's career on full display in MLB Network documentary — by Robert Falkoff, MLB.com (includes video clips of Brett's TERRIFIC talk at Hall of Fame induction, Brett walking off with final HR and the Pine Tar incident)