DeSantis reveals pursuit of MLB front office career was derailed over 9/11: ‘I felt a calling to serve’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is without doubt one of the high contenders for the Republican nomination for president going into the 2024 election cycle however he revealed in a latest interview that being a politician wasn’t initially on his radar.

DeSantis appeared on “OutKick the Show” on Tuesday and advised host Clay Travis he was planning a future within the entrance places of work of a Main League Baseball workforce earlier than the 9/11 terror assaults modified every thing.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks on the Christians United for Israel summit on July 17, 2023, in Arlington, Virginia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Pictures)

“So, I used to be sensible about that however my plan on doing legislation college was to try to do baseball on the enterprise facet and the entrance workplace or one thing like that,” DeSantis stated. 

“However then 9/11 occurred and so I ended up becoming a member of the Navy. I felt a calling to serve. I wished to volunteer so I served in Iraq. I served in all these locations. After which that simply type of took me in a distinct path.

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An American flag is displayed through the nationwide anthem previous to the sport between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium on July 4, 2023. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Pictures)

“However had that not occurred, I feel I’d have gone into baseball and been concerned on that facet of the home (within the entrance workplace).”

DeSantis added that he would have performed baseball for so long as he may earlier than specializing in his profession off of the sector. He stated it was one factor to be actually good in Little League and strong in faculty however enjoying within the majors and vying for a spot on a 26-man roster amongst 30 MLB teams is extremely tough.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to a crowd on the North Charleston Coliseum on April 19, 2023, in South Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Pictures)

The Florida Republican additionally spoke to Travis about Disney and his dealing with of the coronavirus pandemic, amongst different subjects.