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Mishkin to discuss link between languages, pro sports

GAMBIER, Ohio -- Kenyon College Athletics, Fitness and Recreation, in conjunction with the Career Development Office and Department of Modern Languages & Literatures will be hosting a Kenyon Keys initiative featuring Ilana Mishkin, the Director of Player Development, Player Support for the Cleveland Guardians.

The event, titled Language fluency and multicultural experience as a path to Major League Baseball: from a liberal arts degree to leadership in sports, will take place Tuesday, November 17 at 11:10 a.m. in the Gund Community Foundation Theater. The conversation will focus on Mishkin's unexpected career trajectory and how Spanish language proficiency led to her work supporting players from Latin America in professional baseball. 

Originally from Olympia, Washington, Mishkin graduated from Carleton College in 2016 with a degree in Linguistics and minors in Spanish and Cognitive Science. After college, she 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.
 
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