I sent this to every hitter I train. (You should do the same.) It's a phenomenal example of what it actually takes and what it looks like. Watch it. Save it. Send it to your hitters.

I mean it certainly helps when your father played and now has coached in the league for years The kid has grew up in MLB stadiums and locker rooms his whole life

The video makes it sound like he didn’t do/focus on baseball until later but there are literally clips of him doing advanced fielding/hands drills at like age 10. He’s also a freak with his tools. I believe that leaguers are born. You can be born with the talent and waste it. But if you don’t have that ceiling you just can’t will yourself to be a pro baseball player. In the old days you maybe could at 6 or 2. But even those positions now have to SLG. What you can be with hard work is a good HS player. And most can work their way to some level of college ball. If you have moderate athleticism hard work can get you to a small college career. But if a young kid really loves baseball. The best way to have a good shot at that goal is to focus on it. Elite athletes can play every sport and it’s probably a net positive for them. I won’t argue that point. But those are the unicorns. You know them when you see them. But if you are less athletic and love one sport and want to play it well in HS and have a shot at college…I’m a firm believer it should be 70-80% of your sports focus. Take a few months off in the winter and do one more sport for fun and to help with general athleticism. Hoops is great secondary sport for baseball. But a kid that is not a great athlete that tries to play every sport like the advice we always hear from former big leaguers goes…will mean you aren’t good enough to play HS for any of them. Another exception is small private schools. Sure. You can be pretty bad and play all the sports in private schools. And even many small colleges will hand any kid with tuition and room/board check a jersey. But if you want to play at a BIG/competitive high school and have a legit shot at PLAYING in college. You have to be really good. It’s hard to do that multi sport unless you are just incredibly gifted.

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The hometown kid 👏🐟

Not taking anything away from the kid, he’s definitely earned it. But, it’s a lot easier to focus on one goal and dedicate your life to something when you have all resources and support at your finger tips. 24/7 Access to parks, batting cages, weight rooms, and coaching.

That’s a passion. As a high school coach you will hear every parent talk about how much they “love” baseball. Then you say wow , he’s never early. Always leaves at the end of practice. Do t see him out any extra time in. Stud ballers are made outside of practice time !

What it actually takes is a parent playing major League baseball. Got it Trey

I went on to play a little small college, but grades kept me from varsity action… my teammates, hit the gym, jumped in the pool and worked on the craft. I hit the bar, jumped on girls and worked on excuses. Thus, I’m a keyboard warrior lol

At 3:44 he fields the ball off the edge of his glove thumb and grabs it with his bare hand. That is some slick stuff.

I wish I could go back to being 17 again and putting the effort in that it would have taken for me to get to the highest level. Definitely a regret of mine. My love for the game is enormous but the process isn’t for everyone. Congrats to this kid.

the lombard boys were raised by champions

Great a video.. and I know the man would be grateful to play for any team but fact is he got drafted by Miami when he lives in Florida n can stay near family has to make it even better

It helps when your gene pool is full of professional athletes. His story is not the same as most players.

He recreated hard to get to this point. And most importantly, his parents supported his with time, love, and money to achieve this. In baseball (and many other sports now) it does not happen without a dedicated two parent household.

Great story! Love the video clips of how he trained. Taking notes.

Good luck, kid. Looking forward to seeing you play.

Ball out kid...

This is incredible. What it’s all about- excited to follow his career

Phenomenal!

Every player watching this video Then most importantly… Sticking to the plan Every day -> Week -> Month -> Year

Baseball is pretty lame compared to the complexities of golf. From a mental perspective

@UncleCharlie50 Love this

Fighting Fish 🐠

If you’re a high level athlete (can get a D1 scholarship in football or basketball), you should be pursuing baseball Potential is the name of the games and it is a learned game

@braves he was right there

I love watching these ty

He looks a lot like Paul Goldschmidt

Cool piece

Pretty cool to have those resources. Find the kid with no one to throw Bp or give your gb’s. Not someone with 3 trainers and an mlb dad

Not many kids have all these opportunities to train at these facilities.

Congrats 🤙

He’s got all 3 necessities to achieve greatness, talent, Passion and obsession

We understand what help$$$$$$$$🤷🏻‍♂️

It's great the work you put in to help players reach their goals. But baseball for kids has become so damn expensive. Hope you take your talents and give back by helping kids who can't afford expensive coaching.

Arm angle is a little off