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In an exclusive interview with the Ruthless Podcast, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) discussed his spectacular diving catch in Wednesday\u2019s Congressional Baseball Game and the changing landscape of college athletics.<\/p>\n

“You\u2019re just like locked in and focused,” Schmitt told the Fellas in an interview released Friday morning. “After I caught it, I just happened to hear somebody say, \u2018No way he caught that.\u2019 So that’s why I stood up and held the glove up. Like, \u2018no, I caught that thing. I got it.\u2019”<\/p>\n

With the Republicans leading the Democrats 3-0 in the bottom of the third inning, Rep. Johnny Olszewski <\/a>(D-Md.) hit a fly ball. As the ball approached the dirt on the left field line, Schmitt leapt and snagged the ball out of the air.<\/p>\n

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Schmitt returned to his feet with a bloody nose and a thunderous applause from the Republican faithful. The grab, which has gone viral on social media, was the number five play on SportsCenter\u2019s Top 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t even know my nose was bleeding,” the leftfielder said. “[Rep. August] Pfluger [(R-Texas) and the whole team] came out, and you gave me a high five and were like, \u2018Your nose is bleeding.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Oh,\u2019 then I just started wiping it on my pants.”<\/p>\n

In the 11-2 victory for the GOP<\/a>, Schmitt was named most valuable player.<\/p>\n

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Schmitt\u2019s passion for athletics extends beyond his annual appearance on the field at Nationals Park. He has been an active legislator in reforming college athletics. In the last few weeks, he has led<\/a> efforts with Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) to bring change to college sports.<\/p>\n

“What you see now is this landscape has shifted, and it’s very chaotic,” the former state Attorney General said. “And it’s on the brink of having a situation where college football<\/a> previously had sort of subsidized all the other non-revenue sports, the women’s sports, Olympic sports, that’s at risk because if you’re losing money in your college football program or all of your money is going to your college football programs, you’re just not gonna have all those other sports.”<\/p>\n

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In February, he released a blueprint for college athletics<\/a> addressing transfer portal chaos, non-revenue sport protections, and conference realignment stability. In January, he wrote<\/a> a letter with Senator Jon Husted (R-Ohio) to Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman advocating for the conference to add Saint Louis University and the University of Dayton.<\/p>\n

“If you would have asked me a couple of years ago, \u2018Does Congress<\/a> have a role in any of this?\u2019 \u2018I would have been very skeptical, right?\u2019 Schmitt said. “But I’ve been convinced that the only entity on the planet that can do something about it and grant antitrust exemption status<\/a> to the NCA or some other governing body is Congress.”<\/p>\n

In a city known for suit jackets and memos, Schmitt\u2019s lighthearted touch and charisma have set him apart from his colleagues in the political arena. Podcast co-host Josh Holmes noted how the Senator\u2019s genuine nature and love for sports make him popular with the general public.<\/p>\n

“One of the reasons why he\u2019s our absolute favorite is that when you became a senator, you obviously first and foremost represent everything Missouri, which you’ve never lost and you’ve ever lost sight of any of that,” Holmes said. “And then secondarily, you find things that you are acutely interested in, like college athletics.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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