Jason Kipnis

How do you put on a smile when your heart is 95 percent broken? And what is it like to play against your friends and your all-time favorite team?

Jason Kipnis, All-Star second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, opens up about risks and past mistakes with his trademark intensity. When he was starting out, after two years at the University of Kentucky, Kipnis transferred to Arizona State University. This turned out to be a major life upheaval that led him to almost quit baseball. Kipnis credits a coach who gave him a second chance and what led him to look in the mirror to ask: What kind of person do I want to be?

Recovering after a serious injury and major surgery, Kipnis talks openly about the choices he’s made to stay in shape and to stay on top of a young-man’s game he knows he can’t play forever.

On February 18, 2020, Kipnis signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs after playing the last nine years for the Cleveland Indians. After COVID-19, the invitation to the Cubs’ 2020 major league spring training camp is yet to be realized. Kipnis’ response to the irony of the setback is hardly a surprise for a relentless player who handles both fastballs and breaking stuff, makes adjustments, and handles left-handed pitching without a catch.

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