Former MLB Pitcher Scott Linebrink: The Loss That Ended His Career, and the Purpose He Found After

Podcast: The Pure Athlete Podcast · Jeff Francoeur

Opublikowano: 2026-10-06

Scott Linebrink spent 12½ years as one of baseball’s best setup men — the guy opposing hitters sometimes dreaded more than Trevor Hoffman in the ninth. On this episode, Jeff Francoeur sits down with the second-round pick out of Texas State for a conversation about the underdog path that got him there, and the loss that ended it. Linebrink was a late bloomer who walked on at a small D3 school throwing 83. A growth spurt, a move to Texas State, and a Giants draft call later, he was sharing a clubhouse with Barry Bonds, Jeff Kent, Jeff Bagwell, and C...