Join us for a conversation with Ilana Mishkin about her unexpected career trajectory and how Spanish language proficiency led to supporting players from Latin America in professional baseball.
Mishkin is the director of player development, player support, for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball. Originally from Olympia, Washington, Ilana graduated from Carleton College in 2016 with a degree in linguistics and minors in Spanish and cognitive science.
After college, Mishkin taught English in Mexico as a Fulbright Teaching Assistant and worked as a Spanish medical interpreter in the Twin Cities. She then transitioned into professional baseball, joining the Minnesota Twins as an intern in 2018 before building her career in baseball operations with Cleveland. She now works in player development, primarily supporting the development of minor league players and staff from Latin America.
Sponsored by Athletics, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, the Career Development Office and Kenyon Keys.
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