# Jaden Sheffield (son of Gary Sheffield; grandnephew of Dwight Gooden)

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Podcast: [I Played, Too](https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-played-too-6447589)
Published: 2025-07-09T05:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-adler/episodes/Jaden-Sheffield-son-of-Gary-Sheffield-grandnephew-of-Dwight-Gooden-e33nmi1
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## Resource

Baseball player Jaden Sheffield, whose father Gary Sheffield is a nine-time MLB All-Star and whose great uncle is former Cy Young winner Dwight Gooden, joins the show. Jaden talks about playing against his brother Noah in a game vs Florida State, his close relationship with his dad, the advice he received from Jazz Chisholm Jr., his favorite professor at Georgetown, going viral for being ejected in a summer league game and what he learned from it, how Covid affected and changed his recruiting process, the reason he stopped playing football, and much more. Tune in now! ***This episode was taped in May*** If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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