Panelists at MLB's 2025 Take the Field program

ORLANDO -- Regardless of the industry, every experience provides an opportunity to make an impression if you’re a job seeker.

Little did Dafne Bravo know hers would come during a week-long sports envoy program this past May in Santiago, Chile, to grow the games of baseball and softball. Former Major Leaguer Gregor Blanco, who is MLB’s senior director of baseball operations, also served as an ambassador on the trip and was struck by the way Bravo conducted herself.

“Whenever I saw her over there and I saw the passion she had for the game and the way she speaks, the way she handles herself, and being around people, it's hard,” Blanco said. “It's not easy in the embassy. And I was like, ‘She can be a great candidate for [Take the Field],’ and

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