AUSTIN, Texas -- It’s not uncommon for former players to experience a loss of purpose and identity when their career comes to an end.

To fill this void, the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association invites former and current players nearing the end of their career to its annual Career Development Summit each year, to network and attend panels on a wide variety of topics that demonstrate that there is life after they hang up the cleats.

This year’s summit was held Nov. 21-23 in the Lone Star State.

“It’s such a great thing, especially for guys that are leaving the game or had recently left the game, or planning to leave the game, because it’s something I never thought about,” former Major Leaguer Scott Spiezio said on Saturday. “I thought about, ‘I’m going to play, keep playing f

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