When diving into the world of baseball, the plight of the minor league player is one that has been well-documented as a story of overcoming hurdles and defying the odds.
Living in less-than-ideal circumstances and making less than ideal wages for a chance to hold onto a dream — that one day the athletes can achieve their dreams of playing in the MLB, no matter how unlikely.
While it’s a story well-known by the casual baseball fan, the sport has another subset of people with a love for the game who give it everything they have for a chance at accomplishing their dreams: volunteer assistant coaches.