As part of a weekly series of stories leading up to the Program 15 New Balance Future Stars Series upcoming national events in Houston, FutureStarsSeries.com spoke with Chris Pool, director of baseball operations and tournament logistics for the Louisiana Knights, about being involved.
“Any time we can get our guys an event that is held a wonderful facility and obviously when coaches or professional scouts come out to watch, that’s always a big deal. We preach to our guys non-stop that you never know who’s watching and word spreads quickly. We try to instill in them that attitude of if there’s nobody in the stands, so what. Let’s go play as hard as we can. If they buy into that, when we do get into these big events and especially something like this national event in Houston, these guys are already accustomed to that mentality, and it should all come naturally to them and put them in a place where they have an opportunity to show what they can do.”
Since 2003, he has covered multiple World Series and has worked high-profile events ranging from the MLB All-Star Game to the World Baseball Classic. In addition to his role working for the Future Stars Series that he's held since 2017, Ashmore currently serves as the beat writer of the Double-A New York Yankees affiliate, the Somerset Patriots, as well as national hockey writer and New York Jets game day beat reporter for The Trentonian.
A regular contributor to Baseball America, Ashmore has worked seven Super Bowls, 11 Stanley Cup Finals, the 4 Nations Face-Off, the NBA Playoffs, College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Frozen Four, Daytona 500, major UFC events and much more as he approaches 3,200 games covered in his career.
An avid card collector and sim racer, he lives with his wife, Sarah, their son William, and their beloved dog, Bailey, and cat, Smokey.
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