Matt Antonelli
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Head Coach @Gordon_Baseball • Former MLB Player • Owner of @antonelliBSB • 1st Round Draft Pick
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INFIELDER TIPS: Work from the ground up. Field the ball out front by reaching out, then softening your elbows. A simple rule: You should always be able to see the ball AND your glove in the same view. After the catch, bring the ball back to the center of your chest with your elbows out. That puts you in a strong position to transition and throw with a repeatable arm stroke. And don’t become a two-hand robot. Practice using one hand, especially on balls outside the framework of your body. Your glove hand needs freedom to work.
Matt Antonelli15,950 次观看 • 8 天前
My goal with 2 strikes is to increase the probability that the ball is put in play. A simple 2-strike approach that gives you a chance against multiple pitch speeds: Take the pitcher’s fastest pitch and think about hitting it deeper on a line to the opposite-field gap. You now have the ability to pull anything slower than the fastball. Fastball → deep, opposite-field gap. Off-speed → out front, pull it. One simple approach covers multiple pitch speeds With 2 strikes, the goal is simple: Give yourself the best chance to put the ball in play.
Matt Antonelli23,251 次观看 • 19 天前
Today I went through every 3-2 pitch Juan Soto saw in the 2025 season. Three things stuck out: 1️⃣ He Doesn’t Expand - he has some of the best strike zone awareness of anyone in the game. When he gets to two strikes, he does not chase or expand the zone. Most players start swinging at pitcher’s pitches. He makes pitchers execute a quality pitch to get him out. 2️⃣ He Competes! -he takes great pride in being a tough out. He battles. He doesn’t give in. He finds a way to get on base. 3️⃣ His Approach - because he’s so willing to use the entire field, his two strike approach does not need to change much. He gets a long look at each pitch because he’s willing to hit the fastball to the opposite field and pull the breaking ball.
Matt Antonelli198,547 次观看 • 7 个月前
Hitting isn’t a beauty contest. Social media and highlights show perfect swings, but success isn’t always pretty. Sometimes you just need to find a way to get the barrel to the ball. Battle. Compete. Fight off pitches. Muscle the ball through a hole. Do whatever it takes to get the job done. It doesn’t always matter what it looks like, it only matters that it works.
Matt Antonelli69,870 次观看 • 7 个月前
Aaron Judge was the best hitter in baseball last year. He still had bad at bats. Chases. Strikeouts looking. Whiffs on fastballs right down the middle. The difference? He doesn’t let one bad at-bat become two. Elite hitters don’t avoid failure, they recover from it faster than everyone else. Here are some tips that have worked for our hitters: 1️⃣ Reset Step out. Breathe. Slow the game down. One breath in. One breath out. Flush it. 2️⃣ Refocus Pick a focal point. The logo on your bat. The foul pole. Focus on it. Take a deep breath. Get back to the present. 3️⃣ Visualize See your best swing. Drive a double in to the gap in your mind. Everything happens twice. Once in your mind, once on the field. 4️⃣ Prepare Confidence isn’t magic. It’s built in practice. Trust your training. 5️⃣ Believe You have to believe you’re one swing away, because you are. Do the work. Have a system for when you aren’t feeling your best. Prepare relentlessly. Baseball is a game of failure. The players who go the furthest aren’t the ones who never struggle. They’re the ones who bounce back the fastest.
Matt Antonelli44,975 次观看 • 7 个月前
A lot of infielders are scared of the short hop. Great infielders create it! Here are some keys to playing the short hop: 1️⃣ Move your feet The closer your glove is to the ball, the less that can go wrong. Move your feet to catch the ball as close to the ground as possible 2️⃣ Play from the ground up Playing under the ball softens our hands and allows us to play through it 3️⃣ Practice away from the field To get really good at fielding (or anything) you need to put in hours and hours of practice. There is not enough team practice time to get in the reps you need to play at a high level. You must take what you learned at practice and work on it at your house. The garage, basement, driveway, or backyard. Reps build trust. 4️⃣ Someone is always working It’s a big world. If you aren’t consistently sharpening your game, someone else is.
Matt Antonelli34,801 次观看 • 7 个月前
If you want to be an accurate thrower in games… Make every practice throw matter. Aim small. Miss small. Pick a target. Hit the bullseye. If it wouldn’t be acceptable in a game, it’s unacceptable in practice. Accuracy isn’t turned on under the lights. It’s trained in the reps no one watches. Be intentional. Every throw.
Matt Antonelli19,935 次观看 • 7 个月前
I watched every Mookie Betts assist from the 2025 season. Here’s why one of the game’s best right fielders was able to transition to shortstop: 1️⃣ He’s an Elite Athlete Mookie isn’t just a great baseball player. He’s a rare mover. He has great balance, body control, quickness, and coordination. Those traits translate across positions. 2️⃣ He has a Team First Mentality He left a Gold Glove position to help his team and their roster. The shift allowed the Dodgers to put their best offensive and defensive players in the lineup, strengthening the overall team. 3️⃣ Growth Mindset and Risk Taker He was willing to be uncomfortable. He was willing to struggle. On the biggest stage, under the brightest lights, he was ok learning to play infield again. It didn’t come easy and the transition wasn’t immediate. He initially struggled with his throwing accuracy, but through hard, daily work, he improved. 4️⃣ Work Ethic He didn’t “try” to play shortstop. He was “all in” on the change. He attacked it from the moment they made the decision. He worked tirelessly on his footwork, angles, and throws. He made daily refinements that compounded over time.
Matt Antonelli11,436 次观看 • 7 个月前
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