When Los Angeles Dodgers assistant pitching coach Connor McGuiness graduated from Emory University in 2012 with his economics degree, he figured his next move would be to attend law school and follow in his father's footsteps. "I was doing odd jobs, cutting grass, bartending, and doing some free arbitration work for (Major League Baseball) agent Jim McNamara. I was living in my parents' basement studying for my LSAT," he recalled. "I got into a couple law schools, but my dad sat me down and showed me what it would cost to go to law school. I didn't have any idea what I wanted to do."

Just two days after that conversation with his father, McGuiness received a call from his former baseball coach at Emory, Mike Twardoski, that would change the trajectory of his life. "I had been giving pitching lessons on the side just because I loved baseball so much. 'Coach T' called and asked me if I would be interested in joining his coaching staff at Emory." He jumped at the chance.

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