Episode 5: Silvia Davi & Chris R. Vaccaro with Marco Mazzieri and Frank Catalanotto

In this episode of Renaissance Minds, we sit down with two icons of Italian and international baseball — Marco Mazzieri, President of the Federation of Italian Baseball and Softball, and Frank Catalanotto, current Hofstra manager, former MLB veteran, and Team Italy player.

They share their journeys from the dugout to leadership roles, reflect on the growth of baseball in Italy, and discuss the future of the sport on the global stage — a powerful conversation about teamwork, tradition, and the mindset it takes to build champions.

Renaissance Minds is sponsored by the Italian American Heritage Society of Long Island and recorded in studio at Hofstra University's WRHU.