Get to know David DeJesus: Luke Stuckmeyer sits down with the Cubs Pregame/Postgame studio analyst to discuss baseball, life and... "Survivor."
0:33 - David grew up in New Jersey, so was he a Mets fan or a Yankees fan as a kid?
1:31 - Originally drafted out of high school, David decided to go play college ball at Rutgers.
4:40 - David discusses when he started playing baseball in the backyard with his dad.
8:11 - DeJesus also played soccer growing up. He and Luke talk about specialization in youth sports and how that can lead to too much pressure for some kids.
10:21 - David talks about hitting golf balls (with a baseball bat) in the basement with his dad.
13:23 - DeJesus talks about his passions and interests away from baseball and how he got into television in the first place.
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19:14 - David eats very healthy. But he reveals his "cheat foods" when pressed by Luke.
22:04 - DeJesus reveals that he was recently asked to be on "Survivor," but he turned it down.
Listen to the entire podcast here or in the embedded player below.
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