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This is Episode 58 where we continue our conversation with Sam Favata. In part 1 we covered his youth growing up in Southern California the impact Augie Garrido had on him as a player and a person, hitting four home runs in a single game and advancing to the 1979 College World Series. In Part 2 of a three part conversation, we covered Favata's time at the 1979 College World Series, his junior year at Cal State Fullerton in 1980, getting drafted and playing professionally. We highly encourage you to listen to Parts 1 & 2 before listening to Part 3 for context.

This is Part 3 where we covered his professional career, his catastrophic brain injury, his comeback and eventually walking away from baseball. Please enjoy part 3 of our conversation with Sam Favata.

Part 3 highlights include:

\U0001f399\ufe0f Getting hit in the head in Modesto (1:36)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Road to recovery (11:56)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Playing Pro baseball in less than a year (16:54)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Getting contacted by "That's Incredible" TV Show (18:44)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Audio from segment on "That's Incredible" (20:01)
\U0001f399\ufe0f First professional at-bat after getting hit (29:31)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Walking away from baseball (33:11)

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