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Rays President of Baseball Ops Erik Neander joins Karl Ravech's Dirt From The Dugout Ahead of the ALDS
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Oct 3, 20261:00:34
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"Rays President of Baseball Ops Erik Neander joins Karl Ravech's Dirt From The Dugout Ahead of the ALDS" is an episode of Foul Territory. Runtime 1 hr 0 min. Published October 3, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
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On this episode of Dirt From The Dugout, Karl Ravech and Justin Musil sit down with Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander on the eve of the playoffs, with Tampa Bay sitting atop the American League.
Neander traces his rise from a Cal Ripken-loving kid near Cooperstown to an unpaid internship that had him sleeping in a coworker's walk-in closet for four months. He breaks down how the Rays blend scouting and analytics, why the Randy Arozarena trade showed the value of trusting your own evaluation, and how fatherhood has shaped the way he leads.
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