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Collective Conversations: Everyday Heroes Extraordinary Stories
Episode 5 - Michael Bugary - Winning The Undesirable "Triple Crown"
Michael Bugary, former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, talks about his story of winning what he calls the Triple Crown: Playing professional baseball, Becoming an opioid addict, and Receiving a brain cancer diagnosis. Michael takes this from his early years as a Division 1 baseball player at the University of California Berkeley, getting drafted by the Boston Red Sox, his journey through addiction, and a brain cancer diagnosis. Michael Bugary has become a warrior in mind, body, and soul; he is an example of the idiom that what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.