Phoenix’s own, Rick Kranitz, talks about his amazing MLB career

Growing up in Phoenix and playing baseball for Apollo High School in the late 1970s, current Milwaukee Brewers pitching coach Rick Kranitz has had a remarkable career in the Major Leagues.

Kranitz is now one of the most respected pitching experts in the game and coaches one of the top rotations in the National League.

Pros2preps.com caught up with Kranitz and talked about how baseball in Arizona had evolved, the memorable experiences he has been a part of during his time in the majors, and being able to coach and live his dream while being in his home state during Spring Training.

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A born and bred Arizonan, Jared has had great passion for the hometown teams all his life. He now channel's that passion into covering the pro, college and high school teams around the state as a Multimedia Reporter for Sports360AZ.