291: What It’s Like Being a MLB International Scouting Manager w/ Eve Rosenbaum, Houston Astros [Main T4C episode]

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Eve Rosenbaum is the Manager of International Scouting for the 2017 World Series Champion Houston Astros.  It’s a dream come true for this baseball lover who played ball most of her life, including playing softball in college. Shortly after graduating, her childhood dream came true.  Today, Eve scouts baseball stars around the world, frequently traveling to Colombia and the Dominican Republic to watch up and coming international teenagers test their baseball chops. She also manages the international scouting team, making decisions about which players outside the US and Canada to sign to play in the US minor leagues.  Before joining the Astros, Eve worked at the NFL.  She attended Harvard College, where she played competitive softball and studied Psychology and Philosophy.  She also earned a summer internship with the Boston Red Sox — it’s a great story so make sure to listen for it! 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE:

• The value of being a former athlete in the sports job market
• How to make a great impression on internship supervisors and how it can get you jobs in the future
• Why connecting with and serving the community is important
• The advantages and disadvantages of being a woman in the sports and baseball world
• A look inside the sports and baseball industries
• What it’s like to travel overseas a lot for work
• How to cope with working long and sometimes abnormal hours
• How hard work and reliability pay off in the long run
• How Eve scouted Houston Astros pitcher #59 Cionel Perez when he was a teenager