Mike Costanzo was a star baseball player at Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor who went on to excel at Coastal Carolina. He was the Phillies top draft pick in the 2005 draft and was traded to Houston in the deal that brought Brad Lidge to Philadelphia. He made it to the big leagues with the Cincinnati Reds in 2012.

In Episode #19 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt sits down with Costanzo to look back at his pro baseball career. They talk about what it was like to get drafted by his hometown team and to get traded away from it. They also talk about what he's doing now.

"1-on-1 with Matt Leon" is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on Twitter @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Mike Costanzo was a star baseball player at Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor who went on to excel at Coastal Carolina. He was the Phillies top draft pick in the 2005 draft and was traded to Houston in the deal that brought Brad Lidge to Philadelphia. He made it to the big leagues with the Cincinnati Reds in 2012. In Episode #19 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt sits down with Costanzo to look back at his pro baseball career. They talk about what it was like to get drafted by his hometown team and to get traded away from it. They also talk about what he's doing now. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon" is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on Twitter @1on1pod&nbsp;and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

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