Nearly everybody has felt anxious at some point in their life. For athletes, this is also known as performance anxiety. Here are some tips on how to overcome game-day anxiety that will hopefully help you in the long run!
Buying a new glove is a big occasion in a player’s life. Here are all of the signs you need (and don’t need) a new baseball glove! Taking Care Of Your Baseball Glove How you take care of your baseball glove influences how long it will last.
When you are an athlete, it is important that your body is in the best shape possible. Though there are many ways to improve the health of your body, one of the most important and effective ways to do this is by focusing on the foods that you are eating.
Baseball is an interesting game with different unique positions. Many players at some point in their career have been a pitcher or trained as a pitcher. It’s an important skill as a baseball player to have the ability to throw the ball extremely well. We want to tell you 25 of the best pitching quotes we think you need!
If you feel defeated when it comes to your throwing or pitching in games and have thought about giving up the game, read this blog on how to overcome your throwing issues (aka the yips)! What Are The Yips? Before I get into how to overcome the yips, let’s talk about what the yips are.
Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the U.S., with an estimated number of about 4.5 million participants in a year. According to a journal published in NCBI, it is considered one of the lowest overall injury sports, although players risk losing time out on the field if they do become injured.
For starters, ERA stands for Earned Run Average. It is a common statistic found in baseball that represents the effectiveness of a pitcher. It is tracked over the course of nine innings, and a number is given to represent the value. The lower the ERA, the stronger the pitcher's performance is. For example, a premier starter in Major League Baseball that gives up two runs in nine innings pitched has a 2.00 ERA. Simple enough, right? Well, not every pitcher lasts nine innings a game (this is very rare), so ERA truly carries over to multiple games.
Many baseball players you see playing in the MLB, Major League Baseball, have spent some time in their careers playing for a team in the MiLB, Minor League Baseball. The MiLB is where A, AA, and AAA come from, the different levels of playing in the MiLB.
The mystery of how much a Minor League baseball player makes playing in the MiLB. Some baseball players who were recently drafted in the MLB First-Year Player Draft, who were top prospects, are now playing in the Minor Leagues. There are a lot of different factors that go into how much a Minor League baseball player is getting paid, and we will discuss them in the following blog.
Many players dream of playing professional baseball in the MLB. One of the best stepping stones to the MLB Draft is playing college baseball. Players are able to develop and hone their skills and play with and against other great players who are looking to play in the MLB. We will discuss which college teams have produced the most MLB Draft picks and how impactful the players have each been.