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Fundamentals: Kyle Thousand (Roc Nation Baseball)

Welcome to the latest episode of Fundamentals with Ian Thomas, a Front Office Sports interview show featuring leading operators and voices of the sports industry.

Today we welcome Kyle Thousand — the Managing Director of Baseball at Roc Nation Sports — to discuss the restart of the MLB season and the drawn-out negotiation period in restarting play, along with some broader topics around athlete representation and marketing.

Thousand joined Roc Nation Sports in 2015, and represents some of the biggest
names in baseball, including CC Sabathia, Robinson Cano, Yoenis Cespedes, Eddie Rosario, and more.

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