{"id":69611,"date":"2019-04-01T09:45:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=69611"},"modified":"2024-09-27T10:02:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:02:12","slug":"life-impact-alum-finds-a-career-with-the-milwaukee-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/life-impact-alum-finds-a-career-with-the-milwaukee-brewers\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Impact alum finds a career with the Milwaukee Brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"
Less than three years after graduating from 51ÁÔÆæ, Tyron Carrasquillo already has a dream job: working for the Milwaukee Brewers. But getting there wasn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n
Carrasquillo graduated with a bachelor\u2019s in kinesiology in 2016 from 51ÁÔÆæ. While pursuing his studies, Carrasquillo interned with 51ÁÔÆæ Athletics, working with athletes in several sports on strength and conditioning.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always liked sports,\u201d said Carrasquillo. \u201cI wanted to make sure I was around as much as I could.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued to pursue his passion at the University of Texas at Austin, where he assisted with baseball and other sports, then worked at corporate and private gyms. At a private gym in Copperas Cove, Texas, he helped middle and high school student athletes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI tried to advise them to make smart choices and be alert to wherever they go,\u201d Carrasquillo said. \u201cI really tried to drive to them to not give up on their dreams and goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
His career path led to the Milwaukee Brewers. Carrasquillo began working last year as a strength and conditioning specialist at the Brewers\u2019 baseball academy in the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s cool to help the hometown team out,\u201d said Carrasquillo. \u201cI grew up watching the Brewers, and it is really cool to be working with them now.\u201d<\/p>\n
All 30 major league baseball teams have baseball academies in the Dominican Republic<\/a>, which has been an important source of talent. More than a quarter<\/a> of major league players are foreign-born, and more come from the Dominican Republic than any other country.<\/p>\n