Jose Iglesias on His Broadway Debut and Path to Red Sox From Cuba | Glass Half Full

0 September 29, 2026 07:21

Jose Iglesias sits down with Craig Melvin on this episode of Glass Half Full for a conversation about grit, second acts, and what it looks like to keep reinventing yourself when nobody told you the rules. He opens up about defecting from Cuba at 17 during a tournament in Toronto, not knowing what an exit sign meant, and signing an $8.25 million deal with the Red Sox. Jose also takes Craig inside the cruise ship conversation that accidentally gave birth to OMG, and why a Broadway phone call made him start sweating in his own kitchen. Plus whether Mets fans should be paying attention right now.

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