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The All-Ivy League Ex-Marine Trying to Make the Majors

In this VICE Sports exclusive, Joey Falcone talks about war, college, baseball and how his life experiences will shape his future.

Joey Falcone both is and isn't your typical college senior. At 29-years-old, he has three tours of duty under his belt as a Marine and a host of life experience. Still, before graduation, he had to balance a rigorous course load within the general studies program at Columbia University with playing baseball at a Division 1 level. Now he needs to figure out what comes next. Baseball? The working world? In this VICE Sports exclusive, Falcone tells us that he sees himself as a young man with his options open.

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