Episode 213: 213. Interview with Joe Hudson (Part One)

Joe Hudson is in his first year as a Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Major League level with the Boston Red Sox organization. He has previously spent multiple seasons at High-A, Double-A, and Triple-A within the organization and another 4 years managing private sector sports performance facilities in Massachusetts. He received his B.S. in Exercise Physiology from Plymouth State University (’12) and his M.S. in Exercise Science from Springfield College (’15). Joe and his wife Meghan currently live in Springfield, MA with their twin boys Callan & Griffin and their daughter Maeve.

Topics covered in this episode:
-His journey to the Big Leagues and Opening Day 2025
-Practicing gratitude and meditation
-Managing all the factors that go into being successful in the Big Leagues

Quotes:
-"What I started doing, which has been really helpful, is every couple Sundays when we were at home I'll get there early, I'll go up, walk up to The Monster and just sit on The Monster for like 10 minutes" (13:54)
-"We're lucky man. There are so many other (bad) jobs that we could be doing" (14:38)
-"The priority, first and foremost, is winning baseball games, right? And that requires a different type of consideration towards what you wanna do every day" (18:03)

If you would like to learn more from Joe, you can follow him on social media:

Instagram:
@hudson_jr12

Twitter:
@Coach_JoeHudson