Hopp then left pro baseball and returned to Hastings, where he worked for Kansas-Nebraska Energy, conducted baseball schools and was a motivational speaker.
hˈɑːp ðˈɛn lˈɛft pɹˈoʊ bˈeɪsbɔːl ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə hˈeɪstɪŋz, wˌɛɹ hiː wˈɜːkt fɔːɹ kˈænzəsnəbɹˈæskə ˈɛnɚdʒi, kəndˈʌktᵻd bˈeɪsbɔːl skˈuːlz ænd wʌzɐ mˌoʊɾɪvˈeɪʃənəl spˈiːkɚ.