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- Updated: June 2, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Once it became apparent that there was no bubbling interest in a lefty reliever who had shuffled between three organizations in 2011, Randy Flores set his sights on returning to the path that a career in baseball had delayed. He made his way back to school.
Accepted into a post-secondary graduate program at the University of Southern California, Flores sought to advance his education, even if admittedly unsure to where that might lead. For the former World Series champion who played eight seasons in the Majors, the task was as much about the journey as it was the destination.
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“If nothing else, it was to show someone that I was willing to put in the time and energy and work and have the aptitude to be challenged in new and uncomfortable settings,” Flores explained in recent a sit-down interview with MLB.com. “It’s uncomfortable having grey hair and going to graduate school when you have two kids and you came out of a uniform while working during the day. My hope is that showed that I was willing to put in the work to whatever was next in my life.”
It was the first stepping stone in a post-playing career that has since featured all sorts of unfamiliar landscapes. Flores graduated, dabbled in broadcasting, launched his own startup company and then took his most unexpected leap yet with a return to baseball. A surprise hire by the Cardinals late last summer, Flores, now the team’s scouting director, is putting the finishing touches on preparation for next week’s MLB Draft.
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It’ll be his first experience in an organization’s Draft room, and Flores will be leading the way.
“From Day 1, he hit the ground …
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