Category Archives: Mental Baseball

Bad Base Running and How A Quick Head Turn Got a Pitcher an Extra Out (The Smarter Ballplayer 2nd Edition)

Game: Padres vs Dodgers 4/15 Situation: Padres are winning 5-3 in the bottom of the 8th inning. The Dodgers have runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. Skip Schumaker is at the plate (What a great baseball name by the way) and … Continue reading

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“Throw the Ball Right” With Dodgers’ Pitching Prospect Chris Withrow

This article is brought to you by Jaeger Sports, creator of Jaeger Sports J-Bands. If you’re a pitcher, guess what?  You are going to give up hits and runs.  What happens from there is one of the greatest separators of … Continue reading

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Padres’ Yonder Alonso Reveals His Best Hitting Advice, Challenges of Adjusting to the Next Level and More (video)

This article is officially sponsored by Phoenix Bats who make world-class wood bats for amateur and professional ballplayers everywhere. Next Level Ballplayer is pumped to share this week’s exclusive interview with San Diego Padres’ first basemen Yonder Alonso.  Yonder has established himself as one of the top young … Continue reading

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Reds’ Brandon Phillips Talks ‘Golden Soldiers’, Finding ‘The Crunk Zone’, Personal Baseball Goals and More…

This article is officially sponsored by Phoenix Bats who make world-class wood bats for amateur and professional ballplayers everywhere. Today we get to spend some time with one of the best second basemen in the game who happens to have one of the best … Continue reading

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Mets’ Scott Hairston Reveals His Positive Self-Talk, Other Hitting Tips, and More

This article is officially sponsored by Phoenix Bats who make world-class wood bats for amateur and professional ballplayers everywhere. Special thanks to the Mets’ Scott Hairston for hanging out with us today.  Scott has enjoyed a nine-year MLB career after being drafted … Continue reading

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Why “Batting Gloves are Overrated” and More from Red Sox Prospect Blake Swihart

After interviewing one of the Yankees’ top prospects Mason Williams a few weeks ago, some Next Level Ballplayer followers (from Red Sox Nation) sent me a few “comments”.  They “politely” asked me to stop wasting my time with Yankee interviews, … Continue reading

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