Baseball
Teach Young Baseball Players How to Get Baserunners Out
Controlling baserunners is an important part of a baseball team’s defensive strategy. Done right, a team can get extra outs and can severely disrupt the other team’s base-running strategies, potentially [...]
Why Pitchers Need to Understand Hip and Shoulder Separation
Pitchers want to throw heat. One of the main factors in a pitcher's velocity is the torque that's achieved through hip and shoulder separation. This term refers to the act [...]
Why Great Baseball Players Are Built in the Fall
With the fall season right around the corner, I thought this would be a great time for me to talk about the importance of early offseason training. I call this [...]
Pete Rose’s 6 Tips for Breaking out of a Slump
Ted Williams once said that hitting a baseball is the most difficult thing to do in sports. Pete Rose made it look effortless. Rose’s 4,256 career hits are the most [...]
How a Revamped ‘Ready’ Position Helped Carlos Correa Step Up His Defense
Carlos Correa wasn’t satisfied. He was an All-Star and a World Series Champion in 2017, but he felt one area of his game was ripe for improvement—defense. Correa’s advanced fielding [...]
The One Pitch That Gives Mike Trout Trouble—And What He’s Doing to Change That
Mike Trout became an everyday MLB player in 2012. He’s since racked up seven All-Star selections, five Silver Slugger Awards, and two AL MVPs. Trout, soon to turn 27, is [...]
3 Ways Young Pitchers Can Reduce Their Risk of Tommy John Surgery
As the years go on, more and more young baseball players seem to complain of arm pain. A recent study published in the journal The Physician and Sportsmedicine showed that [...]
Increase Your Hitting Power With 4 Key Exercises
Imagine standing at the plate staring down a pitcher with a 90-mph fastball hurdling toward you. You make slight adjustments to your form and positioning before taking a swing. In [...]
4 Ways Pitchers Can Improve Command and Control in the Weight Room
When a pitcher starts struggling to throw strikes, their first instinct is often to change their mechanics. However, this approach isn't always the right answer. Anatomy tells us that to [...]
Corey Kluber Reveals The Trick He Uses to Neutralize Speedy Base Runners
Corey Kluber doesn’t give an inch. The two-time Cy Young award winner utilizes a devastating arsenal of pitches to baffle opposing hitters, and he recently went 46 1/3 consecutive innings [...]
