Don't call him a celebrity, but we are joined by Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of the Obama Foundation, Michael Strautmanis to the show. This conversation of culture, baseball and Chicago history is ten years in the making, started with Strautmanis penning an essay about black baseball fandom in Chicago for &Scape in 2016. https://www.obama.org/

On this special episode of "In The Booth," we're speaking with Assistant Professor of Sport Studies at Manhattanville University, Dr. Seth Tannenbaum. His upcoming book, "Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites: Democracy and Division at the Twenith-Century Ballpark" takes a look at the paradox of baseball being presented as both an egalitarian fan experience while also being designed to keep lower and middle class fans at the ballpark. Dr. Tannenbaum and Flobo Boyce discuss early origins and its ripples today.

Over the past few years, there's been a lot of talk about regenerative medicine and what that means for athletes. I sit down with Dr. Tommy Rhee, former medical staff with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and owner of the the RheeGen system, to discuss innovate ways that regenerative medicine is being used in sport.

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Reggie "The Beer Guy" has made the rounds as a bit of a celebrity in sports. His dream is to be a vendor in every MLB and NFL stadium. We catch up with him on his quest, and what his next chapter will ultimately look like.

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There isn't a sport more tapped into finding new ways to measure greatness than baseball. And on this episode, we are "In The Booth" with FitMatch.AI's Head of Product, Asna Kahn. Asna discusses the company's QuadraScan technology and how it's empowering coaches and athletes (including youth athletes) to project future greatness. https://www.fitmatch.ai/

Last year, you may have stumbled across a press story or social media post about a 40-year-old man who decided to play college baseball at the JUCO level.

Well, that man is Aaron Rouselle, and he is our special guest on this joint episode of In the Booth hosted by Flobo Boyce and the Black Baseball Mixtape podcast.

Coach Rouselle is a true inspiration to anyone with a dream. Yes, he played college baseball at an advanced age, but he is also a 2X liver transplant survivor, a cancer survivor, he had shingles, and he even had mold growing in his lungs. The fact that Aaron is with us today is indeed a miracle.

He now leads young men in the game and teaches them more than baseball. He teaches his players about life.

This episode is in partnership with the Players Alliance, Numbers Game Scorebooks, and Minority Prospects.

On this off season edition of In The Booth, Flobo Boyce tackles some of the topics of the MLB offseason including:

The Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien Trade

The Casino at Metropolitan Park and "Entertainment Districts"

Baseball United's Inaugural Season

And the Indianapolis Clowns Return to Baseball as part of Banana Ball

Just hours after the end of the 2025 World Series, Flobo sits with Jalani Kenroy Morgan, inventor of the "Black Jays Project." Black Jays is a photo essay collection of fans of the Toronto Blue Jays of African descent. This episode is a must listen to anyone a fan of baseball and the fine arts! By the way, a group of Jays are called a "Band!" https://jalanimorgan.com/