5 | Victor Cruz on How the Red Sox Built a Championship Team, Scouting Players On and Off the Field, and How Ambition is the Force that Drives all Great Players

Written By Evan Burk
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Victor Cruz worked in scouting and player development with the Boston Red Sox, worked with agent Scott Boras in player representation for over a decade, and currently represents esports athletes through his firm, Brandy Ro Gaming.

In this conversation, Evan Burk speaks with Victor on how major league baseball teams scout players on and off the field, the lessons he learned on how the Boston Red Sox Built a championship team from their 1st title run in 2004, and how ambition is the force that drives all great players.

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Tune into this episode to hear:

  • 1:45 | Interning with the Boston Red Sox while in college

  • 4:45 | Working in scouting + player development with the Boston Red Sox

  • 10:15 | Getting insight on how players were off-the-field

  • 12:00 | "Focusing on whats going on around the game when they are not playing"

  • 13:30 | Understanding players culturally + providing guidance to young players

  • 15:40 | Building a championship team in Boston

  • 20:45 | Understanding the human aspect of baseball scouting + building relationships

  • 27:00 | How ambition drives the development of most players

  • 32:00 | Transitioning to working with Scott Boras + player representation

  • 37:45 | Getting into Gaming + Esports athlete representation

  • 44:30 | Podcasting on MMA with his son

Learn more about Victor Cruz:

  • Connect with Victor on Twitter and on Instagram

  • Find "The Guillotine MMA Podcast" on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Soundcloud, and follow on Twitter and on Instagram

Learn more about Evan:

 
Evan Burk

Evan Burk is a speaker, former NFL coach, and podcast host who uses the sports world as his backdrop to engage audiences with thought-provoking lessons of leadership, team-building, and creating championship cultures.

Evan Burk is not your typical football coach. Despite not playing football beyond high school and no network in the coaching profession, Evan's unlikely football journey began as a 4th grade coach, where he quickly worked his way to the NFL in just 6 years, and included coaching for teams such as the Miami Dolphins, UCLA, and SMU.

After spending fifteen-plus years working with the highest-performing athletes, coaches, and teams on the planet, Coach Burk uses his unique football coaching background to teach people how to utilize the same strategies in business and life that elite players and teams use to perform at a world-class level.

Evan received his B.S. in business management from the University of Colorado, and his Master of Liberal Studies degree from Southern Methodist University. He also hosts his own weekly sports leadership podcast, The Highest Level, where he reveals how championship team cultures are built and the keys to leadership excellence at the highest level.

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