Matt Sosnick is a former

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-based sports agent. He attended Burlingame High School and the

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. His business partners are Paul Cobbe and Adam Karon. Their client list includes, or included at one time,

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All-Star and 2003 Rookie of the Year

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; All-Stars Josh Johnson,

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, and Matt Moore;

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;

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;

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;

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; and

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. Sosnick addressed the 2007 national convention of the Society for American Baseball Research in addition to many other appearances and lecture series. Sosnick was named one of ''

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'' magazine's five most influential young people in baseball in June 2008. His close relationship with star pitcher

helped his agency grow, as did being the subject of

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's book ''License to Deal''. At an earlier point in his career, Willis got Sosnick's company logo tattooed onto his pitching arm as a sign of his loyalty to Sosnick Cobbe Sports.

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of the Rangers, Jason Pridie of the Athletics, and retired RHP Zach Simons also have the Sosnick Cobbe logo tattooed on their arm. As of 2015, Sosnick represents more than 40 Major League players, along with

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, and Kris Johnson in Japan, as well as

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, Jim Adduci, and

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in Korea. In January 2013, Sosnick was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame along with NBA coaches

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and Larry Brown and sportswriter

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References

External links

Sosnick Cobbe & Karon website

Interview with Matt Sosnick

Golden Sombrero interview with Matt Sosnick
(SF Chronicle, LA Times, TMZ Sports, The Bleacher Report, 10/19/19). (MLB Trade Rumors Newsletter & SCK Sports, 11/8/19). {{DEFAULTSORT:Sosnick, Matt American Jews American sports agents Living people Year of birth missing (living people)