Next Level Ballplayer’s Day in the Life Blog features guest posts from professional ballplayers and coaches.  Players are free to write whatever they want; most of the time about their journey to the next level and what it took to get there. These are the guys...

Next Level Ballplayer’s Day in the Life Blog features guest posts from professional ballplayers and coaches.  Players are free to write whatever they want; most of the time about their journey to the next level and what it took to get there. These are the guys...

Let's face it. Baseball is hard. It's a grind. Everyone knows how hard it is to actually hit a baseball. Or throw 95. But that's kind of the extent of it. The casual observer is going to see you out there playing and they are going to understand that they can't...

What's up everyone! My name is Collin Theroux and I am a catcher in the Oakland A's organization. I'm from San Mateo, California and I was drafted out of Oklahoma State University last year.   Currently, I'm in the first month of my first full professional baseball...

What's up guys this is Jordan Romano and I'm currently playing and living in Dunedin, Florida for the Dunedin Blue Jays (Toronto Blue Jays Organization).   Spring training has come and gone, it seems like you work and grind the whole offseason in anticipation of...

Notice I did not title this article “In season lifting.” Why not?  Because the very first and most important point I want to make is that in season training is so much more than just lifting to maintain strength and muscle mass.   When a pro athlete goes...

What's up everyone?  Brennan Leitao here coming to you guys this time from Juno Beach, FL. Spring training 2017 is in the books and full season in underway! It feels too good to be back, doesn't it?   Spring training is essentially one giant competition. We come down...

Spring training is basically what you think it would be. Everything is designed to get you ready for the upcoming season. It's a full-time job, 7 days a week. I’ve been waking up every day at 6:30AM, heading straight to the field, some days not leaving until...

I still can't believe I'm saying the words “Spring Training” already. It feels like yesterday I was watching one of the craziest World Series ever and putting together my offseason plans. This offseason flew by, but I couldn't be more fired up to be down in Jupiter,...

As you probably know, baseball players get after it on the field and with their respective organizations from Spring Training in February/March all the way through August and into September (some even lucky enough to play in October). There’s a lot of fun times...

What's going on everyone, my name is Brennan Leitao and I’m a starting pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals Organization. Throughout the course of my life, baseball has not only been my passion, but it has led me to my best friends, my mentors, and my purpose. It's also...

The role of a strength coach for baseball players is often misunderstood.  When people think of strength, the first thing that comes to mind is often big muscles, heavy deadlifts, and workouts that push you to your limit.  While those certainly do play a role in an...