As a self-described no-talent Little League right fielder growing up in Dayton, Ohio, Justin Hollander officially gave up any dream of playing for a Major League Baseball team in 1988.
Instead, his career plan shifted after watching an ESPN segment from veteran baseball journalist Peter Gammons on Sandy Alderson building the Oakland A’s into dynasty of that era.
“I decided that it was the job I wanted in my entire life,” Hollander said.
