This week, Major League Baseball gave us a full course meal—past, present and future. The 2025 MLB All-Star Week culminated yesterday with the All-Star Game, a celebration of excellence on the field. …
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In baseball, development is often misunderstood. For me, development means: “The deliberate effort to value and empower learners to obtain personal mastery and excellence through nurturing …
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“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready, the teacher will disappear.” — Tao Te Ching We’re now in the final stretch of the Application Phase—May, June …
June is the application phase for my hitters—part of our May through July “Show” season. This is when players take everything they’ve been developing and apply it in live competition. But one of the …
Each year, my hitters and I follow a deliberate four-phase development cycle. It keeps us focused, accountable and progressing with purpose: August–October: Assessment Phase Try new approaches. …
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After 25 years and more than 50,000 hours in the tunnel, I’ve learned that baseball is about more than just swinging a bat—it’s about purpose. And purpose requires clarity. It takes 10,000 hours of …
