Creating Opportunity | Reggie Hollins on the Vision Behind Minority Baseball Prospects

Opportunity doesn’t happen by accident. It takes vision, relationships and people willing to do the work. On this episode of The Jeff Johnson Show, Jeff “JJ” Johnson sits down with Reginald “Reggie” Hollins, President of Minority Baseball Prospects, for a conversation about creating access and opportunity for young athletes—and the personal journey that helped shape Reggie’s purpose. Reggie talks about the vision behind Minority Baseball Prospects and the importance of giving athletes access, exposure and pathways to the next level. But this conversation goes much deeper than baseball. Reggie shares the remarkable story of his time at Tuskegee University, including an effort to rebuild the baseball field that began with students willing to do the work and grew into something far bigger than he could have imagined. That experience helped shape how Reggie approaches leadership today: keep showing up, build relationships, serve others and remain committed to the vision even when the answer is no. We also talk about the growth of Minority Baseball Prospects, what it means to see young athletes benefit from the opportunities being created, and the different pathways players can take toward college and professional baseball. In this conversation: • The vision behind Minority Baseball Prospects • Creating access and exposure for young baseball players • Alex Wyche and the beginnings of MBP • Reggie’s journey to Tuskegee University • The incredible Tuskegee baseball field restoration story • Turning persistence and relationships into opportunity • Discovering purpose through service • The growth of Minority Baseball Prospects • Watching young athletes benefit from the work • Different pathways to college and professional baseball • Leadership, perseverance and purpose Subscribe to The Jeff Johnson Show for more conversations about sports, business, education and community. The Jeff Johnson Show Conversations That Connect. Opportunities That Last. #TheJeffJohnsonShow #CreatingOpportunity #MinorityBaseballProspects #HBCUBaseball #baseballdevelopment ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to The Jeff Johnson Show 01:30 Meet Reggie Hollins 02:31 The Blueprint for Black Baseball 03:43 How Minority Baseball Prospects Began 04:53 Creating Access and Opportunity 06:14 Reggie's Tuskegee Story 08:23 Rebuilding the Tuskegee Baseball Field 11:50 When Help Started Showing Up 12:25 An 18-Wheeler and Six Tractors 14:30 Lessons in Persistence and Leadership 16:35 Finding Purpose at Tuskegee 17:10 Bringing Those Lessons to Minority Prospects 19:30 Returning to Tuskegee 20:02 Growing the Minority Prospects Vision 23:09 Seeing Young Athletes Benefit 27:31 Creating Pathways to the Next Level SUBSCRIBE TO THE JEFF JOHNSON SHOW    / @jeffjohnsonshow   CONNECT WITH THE JEFF JOHNSON SHOW Facebook:   / thejeffjohnsonshow   Instagram:   / thejeffjohnsonshow   LinkedIn:   / jeffjjjohnson   BUSINESS & GUEST INQUIRIES [Talk2jjshow@gmail.com](mailto:Talk2jjshow@gmail.com) Conversations That Connect. Opportunities That Last.