Michael graduated from California State University Fullerton in 2022 with a degree in Sociology. He attended a full-ride scholarship where he served for four years as a closer and also played in the prestigious Cape Cod summer baseball league in Massachusetts. Out of high school he was recruited by U.C. Berkeley, UCSB, and University of Arizona. Michael had multiple offers to continue his career in professional baseball but had a career ending shoulder injury that forced him to retire. Michael works at NBC in the entertainment industry at Universal Studios where he works in Nightly News, CNBC, and MSNBC. He also works on shows like Rachel Maddow and Alex Witt. He is also a member of the Directors Guild of America. Michael has a passion for real estate and has a lot of experience managing properties.