Editorial Staff
Tony Abbatine
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It's All In The Prep: Where Bad At-Bats And Hitting Streaks Start
A list of factors that can make or break a plate appearance and lead to both hitting streaks and slumps.
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What Matters In Hitting: Integrating The Swing With Visual Reality
What will be the new, best practices adopted to develop minor league hitters and take MLB hitters from good to great in 2019?
When Is Too Much Hitting Instruction Dangerous?
Armed with data, analytics, and science, coaches provide all the "secret sauce." But what looks good in the cage doesn't always translate to results on the field.
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The Anatomy Of A Great At-Bat
Great at-bats start long before the game. Here are 14 steps every hitter should take before they step in the batter's box.
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Could Your Best Mental Skills Coach Be In The Mirror?
It starts with a simple premise: You create your perception and experience life from the inside-out, not the outside-in.
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The Four Benefits Of Long Toss
Should pitchers be playing long toss? Tony Abbatine talks with Alan Jaeger about the facts and myths surrounding the drill.
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Presenting 12 Steps To Being A Better Player
Tony Abbatine presents 12 ways baseball players can improve their consistency and take their game to the next level.
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Deeper Runways Helped The Red Sox Win The World Series
Red Sox hitters appeared to be seeing the ball better and had better command of the strike zone than the Dodgers.
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How To Build A Visual Rolodex Faster
Three tips for hitters trying to improve their eye at the plate, even if they don't have live pitching to face.
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Launch Angles Don't Matter If You Cant 'See The Plane'
Two key pieces to boosting on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS), as well as strikeout-to-walk ratio.
