Jessica Mendoza (ESPN, New York Mets) interview with Darren Paltrowitz

Jessica Mendoza is an analyst for ESPN’s "Sunday Night Baseball" and baseball operations adviser to the New York Mets. In 2015, she became the first female analyst for a nationally-televised MLB Postseason game. A few months prior, she became the first female ESPN MLB game analyst during a regular season edition of "Monday Night Baseball". Her groundbreaking 2015 also included becoming the first female analyst for a "Men’s College World Series" telecast.

Prior to her work with ESPN, Mendoza was a field reporter for Yahoo! Sports at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and also served as the lead college softball analyst on FOX Sports. Mendoza is a two-time Olympian and was a member of the US. Women’s National team from 2001-2010. Her team took home the Gold medal in Athens, Greece (2004) and the Silver medal in Beijing, China (2008). She is both a three-time World Champion and World Cup Champion and was named USA Softball Athlete of the Year (2006) and Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year (2008).

I spoke with Jessica Mendoza about the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation, National Fishing & Boating Week, the Mets and more. Recorded on May 31, 2019.