Back to the Futures: The Official Podcast of the Futures League thefuturesleague

Brennan Hyde, outfielder for the Norwich Sea Unicorns, joins Back to the Futures! Brennan talks about his excitement to rejoin the Sea Unicorns in his third Futures League season, he talks about winning the 2023 title and discusses his expectations for 2024. He also talks about his time at Nichols, moving to New England from Tampa Bay, Florida, he gives advice to those heading into summer ball for the first time and much more!

The newest owners of the Worcester Bravehearts join Back to the Futures! Father Frank and son Matt Vaccaro join the show to discuss how they came to own the Bravehearts, their newest partnership with the cross-town Woo Sox, and their goals for their ownership tenure! They also talk about their backgrounds, their company Masis solutions, the impression they hope to leave on the Bravehearts and more!

Happy Division I Opening Day everyone! Baseball finally returns this Friday and we are here to preview it all with help from Peter
Flaherty of Baseball America and Dan Guttenplan of the New England Baseball Journal! We preview each of the major New England schools including Northeastern, Boston College and the University of Connecticut. Peter and Dan also explain which other New England teams to look out for, they discuss top Futures League prospects in the pros, as well as take a little dive into their backgrounds. All of this and much more on this episode of Back to the Futures!

Another new coach joins the show! The Westfield Starfires newest Manager Paul Bonfiglio joins us to discuss what it means to be the new manager, what he learned under previous manager Kyle Dembrowski and, of course, we ask him about "Bullens Magic." We also discuss his time at Framingham State, being a High School head coach, his time as a journalist and much more!

The 2020 MVP returns to Back to the Futures! Ben Rice joins us to talk about his name getting called by the Yankees, his journey through the minor leagues and his big league aspirations. He also reflects on his time with the Futures League, winning the championship in 2019, playing during the "improbable summer" of 2020 and more!

The new Pittsfield Suns head coach joins Back to the Futures! Mike Gladu talks about getting the call from the Suns, working as an assistant in the Futures League and being able to coach at historic Wahconah Park. He also talks about coaching at Williams, his days with the Cubs organization and much more!