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Mariners creative pick at 1B.

Mariners creative pick at 1B.

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A historic swing from the past. Glenallen Hill hits one of the longest home runs ever at Wrigley. Notice the low finish & how quickly he puts the breaks on & stops his swing.

A historic swing from the past. Glenallen Hill hits one of the longest home runs ever at Wrigley. Notice the low finish & how quickly he puts the breaks on & stops his swing.

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Challenging two ball receiving drill. Big time distraction & focus exercise. Use your lite-flight balls & not baseballs.

Challenging two ball receiving drill. Big time distraction & focus exercise. Use your lite-flight balls & not baseballs.

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Another value of the hockey mask. You don’t have to take it over to see & catch pop ups. Same deal on bunted balls.

Another value of the hockey mask. You don’t have to take it over to see & catch pop ups. Same deal on bunted balls.

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Pretty much every MLB team is using a dropped glove pick at 1B to combat the “movement before action” steal. In this case it works to perfection in this early break scenario.

Pretty much every MLB team is using a dropped glove pick at 1B to combat the “movement before action” steal. In this case it works to perfection in this early break scenario.

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Yankee’s Max Fried has a number of ways to control the running game at 1B. This is his slow leg lift read move.

Yankee’s Max Fried has a number of ways to control the running game at 1B. This is his slow leg lift read move.

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From the Arkansas-Florida game today. With a runner on 3B tagging the Arkansas CF dekes an early catch before he really catches the ball. It triggers the Florida runner to leave early & then return to 3B to retag the base. That gives Arkansas time to throw him out at HP.

From the Arkansas-Florida game today. With a runner on 3B tagging the Arkansas CF dekes an early catch before he really catches the ball. It triggers the Florida runner to leave early & then return to 3B to retag the base. That gives Arkansas time to throw him out at HP.

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PROFESSIONAL CATCHERS GET READY FOR THIS AA game between Rockies & Angels yesterday. Catcher sets up in front of HP w/o the ball. Additionally the catcher doesn’t have to move to that position to catch the ball. This new rule that is directed at infielders who prematurely

PROFESSIONAL CATCHERS GET READY FOR THIS AA game between Rockies & Angels yesterday. Catcher sets up in front of HP w/o the ball. Additionally the catcher doesn’t have to move to that position to catch the ball. This new rule that is directed at infielders who prematurely

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TWO BALL MACHINE DRILL Focus & vision drill for your catchers. Catch the second ball & occasionally only release one ball. It’s a problem solving exercise. Use foam balls & offset in or out so they do not get hit by the 1st ball. Increase the volume as they become more adept.

TWO BALL MACHINE DRILL Focus & vision drill for your catchers. Catch the second ball & occasionally only release one ball. It’s a problem solving exercise. Use foam balls & offset in or out so they do not get hit by the 1st ball. Increase the volume as they become more adept.

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Karson Bowen University of Florida This is a “will over skill” play. Don’t get me wrong that it doesn’t take skill, but blocking a ball in the dirt is as much about finding a way to block it as it is about a particular fundamental based move.( It’s not a beauty contest)

Karson Bowen University of Florida This is a “will over skill” play. Don’t get me wrong that it doesn’t take skill, but blocking a ball in the dirt is as much about finding a way to block it as it is about a particular fundamental based move.( It’s not a beauty contest)

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Once again, this time on baseball’s biggest stage, a base runner gets doubled on a line drive because he did not REACT BACK.

Once again, this time on baseball’s biggest stage, a base runner gets doubled on a line drive because he did not REACT BACK.

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PCA ANATOMY OF A SUCCESSFUL BHB TO 3B 1) No rush. See it down. 2) Direction & speed. 3) Better to show early verses late.

PCA ANATOMY OF A SUCCESSFUL BHB TO 3B 1) No rush. See it down. 2) Direction & speed. 3) Better to show early verses late.

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Cubs Carson Kelly trails Nolan Arenado on a pop fly hit down the RF line with no runners on base that both the 1st & 2nd basemen go for. He is in position to take a back door throw from Kyle Tucker when Arenado falls down on his aggressive turn.

Cubs Carson Kelly trails Nolan Arenado on a pop fly hit down the RF line with no runners on base that both the 1st & 2nd basemen go for. He is in position to take a back door throw from Kyle Tucker when Arenado falls down on his aggressive turn.

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Ball beats you to HP, think about sliding inside. Catcher’s natural tendency is to turn to his left to make the tag. This play was a little different since the throw took the catcher into foul territory.

Ball beats you to HP, think about sliding inside. Catcher’s natural tendency is to turn to his left to make the tag. This play was a little different since the throw took the catcher into foul territory.

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How to win awareness(HWA) play by Manny Machado. On this potential 3-6 force play Manny runs into Rojas glove & takes Freeman’s throwing lane away.Totally legal until rules committee changes the rule. Runner establishes his own running lane & is only out

How to win awareness(HWA) play by Manny Machado. On this potential 3-6 force play Manny runs into Rojas glove & takes Freeman’s throwing lane away.Totally legal until rules committee changes the rule. Runner establishes his own running lane & is only out

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Mets Francisco Alvarez creating angles on either edge & moving the ball fast.

Mets Francisco Alvarez creating angles on either edge & moving the ball fast.

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Defensively this is how you handle two runners on the same base to pull off a DP. Tag the trail runner 1st then tag the lead runner & retag him once he vacates the base. As a base runner, “ make the umpire chase you off the base.”

Defensively this is how you handle two runners on the same base to pull off a DP. Tag the trail runner 1st then tag the lead runner & retag him once he vacates the base. As a base runner, “ make the umpire chase you off the base.”

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I’M WRITING THIS IN CAPS SINCE I’M YELLING AT BASE RUNNERS & BASE RUNNING COACHES AT EVERY LEVEL. STOP GETTING DOUBLED ON LINE DRIVES IN THE INFIELD. WE HAVE CUED IT INCORRECTLY & REPPED IT POORLY FOR YEARS. 1) ACTUALLY “GO BACK ON LINE DRIVES.” 2) MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU MUST

I’M WRITING THIS IN CAPS SINCE I’M YELLING AT BASE RUNNERS & BASE RUNNING COACHES AT EVERY LEVEL. STOP GETTING DOUBLED ON LINE DRIVES IN THE INFIELD. WE HAVE CUED IT INCORRECTLY & REPPED IT POORLY FOR YEARS. 1) ACTUALLY “GO BACK ON LINE DRIVES.” 2) MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU MUST

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D’back’s Corbin Carroll leads off game with a 3B & scores on a throwing error when pitcher fails to backup 3B. At no time does Carroll take his eyes off the ball. He made all his decisions based on what HIS eyes told him. The best base runners are their own best coach.

D’back’s Corbin Carroll leads off game with a 3B & scores on a throwing error when pitcher fails to backup 3B. At no time does Carroll take his eyes off the ball. He made all his decisions based on what HIS eyes told him. The best base runners are their own best coach.

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Rockies Willi Castro with very simple but effective BHB to 3B. 1) Show early 2) Point bat tip towards 1B coach 3) Catch the ball on the bat 4) See it down & run

Rockies Willi Castro with very simple but effective BHB to 3B. 1) Show early 2) Point bat tip towards 1B coach 3) Catch the ball on the bat 4) See it down & run

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This video from Xan Barksdale is an example of a low bridge pick at 3B. Throw the ball right at the base runner. He will duck or fall down & he will be out.

This video from Xan Barksdale is an example of a low bridge pick at 3B. Throw the ball right at the base runner. He will duck or fall down & he will be out.

Jerry Weinstein

80,567 Aufrufe • vor 12 Tagen

Immense baseball IQ play here from three of the best HWA(How to win awareness) guys in baseball) Very subtle play. 1) With 2 outs & a runner on 1B Hoerner keeps the ball in the infield & makes 180 spin throw to 3B. 2) Bregman realizes that there is no play at 3B & comes out to get the ball & redirects it to 2B. 3) Swanson fake cuts the throw to 3B & slows the runner(Wiemer) down enough to have a play at 2B. 4) After the fake cut Swanson retreats to 2B in time to get Bregman’s redirected throw for the 3rd out of the inning. BE SURE TO EXPAND & SLOW THIS VID TO EXPERIENCE THE FULL AFFECT OF THIS PLAY

Immense baseball IQ play here from three of the best HWA(How to win awareness) guys in baseball) Very subtle play. 1) With 2 outs & a runner on 1B Hoerner keeps the ball in the infield & makes 180 spin throw to 3B. 2) Bregman realizes that there is no play at 3B & comes out to get the ball & redirects it to 2B. 3) Swanson fake cuts the throw to 3B & slows the runner(Wiemer) down enough to have a play at 2B. 4) After the fake cut Swanson retreats to 2B in time to get Bregman’s redirected throw for the 3rd out of the inning. BE SURE TO EXPAND & SLOW THIS VID TO EXPERIENCE THE FULL AFFECT OF THIS PLAY

Jerry Weinstein

237,691 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

Two ball distraction drill. FOCUS!!! Use lite flight balls.

Two ball distraction drill. FOCUS!!! Use lite flight balls.

Jerry Weinstein

305,497 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

This play with 2 K’s on Crawford should have been caught for strike three. It probably cost them a run. Kirk made a cursory effort to catch it. It looks as if it goes off the glove & into the mask. I’m not 100% sure under current rules that it even has to touch the glove 1st as long as it doesn’t get lodged in the catcher’s gear. Umpires weigh in.

This play with 2 K’s on Crawford should have been caught for strike three. It probably cost them a run. Kirk made a cursory effort to catch it. It looks as if it goes off the glove & into the mask. I’m not 100% sure under current rules that it even has to touch the glove 1st as long as it doesn’t get lodged in the catcher’s gear. Umpires weigh in.

Jerry Weinstein

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FUNDAMENTAL BASEBALL AT IT’S BEST From the 9th inning of last night’s Dodger-Phillies game. 4-3 game with no outs & a runner on 2B. LHP vs. LHH & Phillies choose to sac bunt the runner over to 3B. Bunter executes a sac bunt to 3B with great direction & speed to force the third

FUNDAMENTAL BASEBALL AT IT’S BEST From the 9th inning of last night’s Dodger-Phillies game. 4-3 game with no outs & a runner on 2B. LHP vs. LHH & Phillies choose to sac bunt the runner over to 3B. Bunter executes a sac bunt to 3B with great direction & speed to force the third

Jerry Weinstein

374,848 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

Austin Hedges is one of baseball’s best receivers. The night before last he converted 20 pitches into called strikes. Alex Tosi was the umpire & he rarely expands the zone. Notice how aggressive his moves are.(Especially on pitches up in the zone)

Austin Hedges is one of baseball’s best receivers. The night before last he converted 20 pitches into called strikes. Alex Tosi was the umpire & he rarely expands the zone. Notice how aggressive his moves are.(Especially on pitches up in the zone)

Jerry Weinstein

560,841 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Juan Soto stole 38-42 bases in 2025. He averaged 7 a season the previous 7 years. His raw sprint speed is well below average (25.9 f/s-13th percentile). His average HP to 1B time is 4.58. He credits 1st base coach Antoan Richardson for freeing him up to run. Certainly he had good info, but more importantly IMO Richardson created a “no fear” environment. He coached caution out of Soto & not caution in to him. He unlocked Soto’s great feel for timing which he utilized to the max with his “momentum steal” approach. Too often we place barriers in front of our base runners in the form of base running rules & restrictions which takes away their aggressiveness.

Juan Soto stole 38-42 bases in 2025. He averaged 7 a season the previous 7 years. His raw sprint speed is well below average (25.9 f/s-13th percentile). His average HP to 1B time is 4.58. He credits 1st base coach Antoan Richardson for freeing him up to run. Certainly he had good info, but more importantly IMO Richardson created a “no fear” environment. He coached caution out of Soto & not caution in to him. He unlocked Soto’s great feel for timing which he utilized to the max with his “momentum steal” approach. Too often we place barriers in front of our base runners in the form of base running rules & restrictions which takes away their aggressiveness.

Jerry Weinstein

192,783 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

When you have a 6-12 spin axis the ball has greater in line carry. Distance magnifies bad rotation.

When you have a 6-12 spin axis the ball has greater in line carry. Distance magnifies bad rotation.

Jerry Weinstein

289,981 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

On a steal of HP & a pitch is thrown, if the catcher steps up & catches the ball in front of HP the pitcher is charged with a balk & runners advance. The batter is also awarded 1st base on catcher’s interference.

On a steal of HP & a pitch is thrown, if the catcher steps up & catches the ball in front of HP the pitcher is charged with a balk & runners advance. The batter is also awarded 1st base on catcher’s interference.

Jerry Weinstein

273,509 Aufrufe • vor 10 Monaten

Cubs Ari Armas leads all AA catchers in catching metrics( Catch/Block/Throw) by a large margin. Here are some very low percentage strikes that he converts to strikes. NOTE; 1) Speed of movement(Glove hand) 2) Smooth one piece glove move. 3) Minimal body movement. 4) Hold timing.

Cubs Ari Armas leads all AA catchers in catching metrics( Catch/Block/Throw) by a large margin. Here are some very low percentage strikes that he converts to strikes. NOTE; 1) Speed of movement(Glove hand) 2) Smooth one piece glove move. 3) Minimal body movement. 4) Hold timing.

Jerry Weinstein

25,172 Aufrufe • vor 24 Tagen

This is how you run balls out. Cubs Ian Happ with two outs in the bottom of the 8th inning ahead 6-2.

This is how you run balls out. Cubs Ian Happ with two outs in the bottom of the 8th inning ahead 6-2.

Jerry Weinstein

51,824 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

POP UP DAY IN MESA Last catch is a must see.

POP UP DAY IN MESA Last catch is a must see.

Jerry Weinstein

246,321 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

No play,arm fake. Costs you nothing & can produce a big return.

No play,arm fake. Costs you nothing & can produce a big return.

Jerry Weinstein

131,224 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

Interesting how,in this BP session, Bonds is initiating his swing before/as he is planting his foot. He was known to have said ”if you are early,you are on time.”

Interesting how,in this BP session, Bonds is initiating his swing before/as he is planting his foot. He was known to have said ”if you are early,you are on time.”

Jerry Weinstein

101,848 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

A series of aggressive pitch outs.

A series of aggressive pitch outs.

Jerry Weinstein

145,219 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Always worthwhile revisiting one on the University of Mississippi’s Mike Bianco’s pre game talks.

Always worthwhile revisiting one on the University of Mississippi’s Mike Bianco’s pre game talks.

Jerry Weinstein

44,584 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

LHP’S this is what your move to 1B should look like. A key on your move to 1B is that your head,glove & shoulder should be moving towards HP as it does on the pitch.

LHP’S this is what your move to 1B should look like. A key on your move to 1B is that your head,glove & shoulder should be moving towards HP as it does on the pitch.

Jerry Weinstein

239,331 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

SACRIFICE BUNTS BIG FOUR 1) Elbows pointed down 2) Bat & and eyes connected. 3) Bellybutton pointed in direction of intended bunt. 4) Back heel up to allow for knee to go down on low pitch in order to maintain the eyes-bat connection.

SACRIFICE BUNTS BIG FOUR 1) Elbows pointed down 2) Bat & and eyes connected. 3) Bellybutton pointed in direction of intended bunt. 4) Back heel up to allow for knee to go down on low pitch in order to maintain the eyes-bat connection.

Jerry Weinstein

120,392 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

HOW GREAT IS THIS? Japanese Women’s Professional Baseball Infielders

HOW GREAT IS THIS? Japanese Women’s Professional Baseball Infielders

Jerry Weinstein

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