Key Takeaways Drawing on extensive experience from years in the major leagues and coaching youth baseball, this guide aims to equip young batters with the tools and insights necessary to master the art of pitch recognition. From deciphering a pitcher’s grip to anticipating the ball’s trajectory, this guide aims to equip young players with the …
As the orange glow of September sunlight bled into twilight, I found myself standing alone in the outfield of an empty baseball diamond in my town. It seems as though I can still hear the fading echoes of the season, the crunch of cleats on infield gravel, the solid thud of ball against leather, and …
Takeaways Commotio cordis is the second leading cause of cardiac death in young athletes Although very rare, the potential fatal injury occurs mostly in young children playing baseball [1] [1] Biomechanical Analysis of Commotio Cordis in Children’s Baseball – A Computations Approach – Grant Dickey, et al (2021), The University of Western Ontario Introduction According …
Just like a car engine that has multiple parts to make it run, each fielding or defensive position must work in harmony with the rest of the team to succeed. In T-ball, you are just trying to get kids acclimated to handling a ball so the position they take up is not that important. However, …
Key Takeaways Introduction When compared to full contact sports like American football, basketball and ice hockey, the danger of getting hurt while playing baseball is fairly low. [1] Of course, playing in any sport has inherent risk to injury and baseball is no different. In order to determine the most dangerous position in baseball, I …
