Play Ball Kid Baseball Development Podcast

“My life goal is to have a positive impact on 1 million people through baseball, education, and exercise.” - Tyler Gillum 

Tyler Gillum enters his …

This episode was recorded live on Twitter Spaces with Colter Bostick, Javi DeJesus and Corey Gardner. 

Colter Bostick is the former pitching coach at …

Corey Gardner is currently the Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Southern Wesleyan University, where he coaches hitters & infielders. Corey had previous stops at The University of Rio Grande and Kentucky …

Tracy Hayes, aka “MobilityChick” is the founder of Amplified Movement and a Movement + Mobility Specialist most known for her 12-Week Baseball Mobility Series launched within the MLB community in 2020 that has garnered …

Javi DeJesus was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico where he learned to love the game of baseball.  His parents moved to Beaumont, TX where he had a …

Corey Gardner is currently the Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Southern Wesleyan University, where he coaches hitters & infielders. Corey had previous stops at The University of Rio Grande and Kentucky …

Patrick Jones is the host of the Patrick Jones Baseball podcast, a private hitting coach, as well as a former MilB coach & high school coach. …

Kirk Cabana is the founder of Pursuit 4 Purpose and the recruiting coordinator and assistant coach at Carolina University. The Pursuit 4 Purpose …

Sarah Howard, is the founder of Elite Mobility Training (EMT). We spend time talking about how to incorporate recovery routines, why they are so important, why Yoga seems to be taboo, what are the benefits of mobility …

Rick Saggese, XFS, CSAC, played his collegiate baseball at the University of Miami; one of the top collegiate baseball programs in the nation.  At …

Will Carroll writes about sports science, sports medicine, and sports. We chat about his latest book "The Science of Baseball." His “Under The Knife” …

Juan Palacios is a professional baseball trainer with over 30 years of experience working with pitchers, catchers and hitters.  He has worked with some of today’s most talented MLB players such as Carlos Correa, …

Baseball players need to understand how to see the ball in order to hit the ball. We discuss how to train those skills for best results with Dr Peter …

Ken Cherryhomes has been helping hitters for the last 25 years. He has coached hitters at every level from youth to major league hitters. He's also …

Ever since reading Jeff Passan's The Arm, I have been fascinated with trying to understand the epidemic of Little League shoulders & elbows, …

This week we are with former high school baseball coach, high school English teacher, podcaster and podcast coach Joe Ferraro [ …

Chad was a 12th round draft pick of the Cleveland Indians. He also coached H.S. baseball for 5 years. With the advent of new technology began to take …

Harold Mozingo is a former pitcher in the Royals and Blue Jays organizations. He is the inventor of the TorqueScrew training device for training …

Slide into our 3x All-Star, former Reliever of the Year and baseball dad, coach Heath Bell

Heath Bell grew up in Southern California. He attended …

Chris "CY" Young serves as bullpen coach for the Chicago Cubs. He formerly served as pitching coach for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Young attended …

Unlocking the Process to Success with former Wright State, Director of Peak Performance & Mental Conditioning.

Diamyn Hall is currently known as one the world's top Online Mindset Coaches.

He is the creator of The …

Coach Zach Casto started his coaching career at West Virginia State University Student Assistant for 2 years (2016-2018) and is currently the Nitro …

A lifelong learner & coach shares lessons learned from coaching teams in high school, junior college, summer college leagues, NCAA D1, the minor …

How Pitchers Like Blake Snell Dominate Hitters and What Hitters Need To Understand About Pitch Tunnels & Timing

Perry Husband is a pioneer in the world of Baseball Science.  He introduced many modern hitting metrics …

Gary Reinl is the Director Pro Teams at H-Wave & MARC PRO, and has spent nearly forty years in the sports-medicine field, with diverse experiences ranging from training professional athletes to pioneering the field …

Biomechanics & AI: The Future of Mechanics Development

Dr. Michael Sonne is the VP of Research and Innovation for ProPlayAI, a company focused on measuring and describing human motion. Mike is also the research …

Perry Quartuccio is a former college baseball player. Last February, he made the gut-wrenching decision to quit the sport he grew up playing, the …

Tyler Scaturro is the Brand Manager of Pocket Radar Inc., which designs, engineers and manufactures revolutionary speed tracking technology for a …

Demetre Kokoris is currently a MiLB pitching coach in the Blue Jays Organization. He got his Bachelor of Science degree from the Univ. of South …

How to combine data from a smart baseball with old school feels.

Lary Sorensen is a ten-year veteran of Major League Baseball. He played for a total …

In the spring of 2009, Chris O’Dowd the Oakland Athletics drafted him in the 40th round of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft. A switch-hitting …

Mike McGuiness (CEO) and his brother Connor McGuiness are the co-founders of the hottest pitching tool in the market, Clean Fuego. Nolan Long is a …

Kyle Wagner is and educator and the author of "How The RiverCats Won" and "Green Light Hitting." Kyle is a former standout high school baseball …

Helping baseball players perform better by dealing with compensations.

The SQUARE 1 System™ was developed by Shawn Sherman. Shawn earned his Exercise and Sport Science degree from Penn State University and operates a …

When and how to develop rotational power in your baseball swing

Bill Miller is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist since 2017. He has a passion for learning, spreading and applying the most advanced …

Virgil Vasquez has heard these quotes often, "if you throw, you are going to break", "throwing overhand is unnatural." Alex Trezza and himself are out to change this mindset and belief. Virgil believes that throwing is …

How does your pitcher compare with these development benchmarks?

Sammy and Colter Bostick discuss:

• Colter's benchmark chart for development of …

Foot Doctor Esia Rivera is a Sports Performance and Rehabilitation Consultant based in Hutto, TX. He novel approach to speed and agility training is …

Tommy Johnson, MS, PES, CES, FMS, PN-1, was raised in Gaithersburg, where he started his baseball journey, playing with several local youth …

Pitching Coach Rusty Kellum combines some of the best techniques to increase velocity with those to increase command with astonishing results.

Rusty …

Harold Mozingo is a former pitcher in the Royals and Blue Jays organizations. He is the author of Young Guns Eguide, a 90 page complete guide to …

Dr. Stephen Osterer is the owner of Baseball Development Group. He is a chiropractor, strength and conditioning coach living in Toronto, Ontario, …

Rachel Luba works behind the scenes of professional baseball but if you have seen Trevor Bauer's videos you might have caught a glimpse of Rachel Luba. 

Sammy and Rachel discuss her journey from UCLA gymnast, to an …

Nunzio Signore (BA, CSCS, NASM CPT, FMS) is the owner and operator of Rockland Peak Performance in Sloatsburg, New York, author of the book Pitchers Arm Care, Director of the Pitching Lab, and a contributing writer for …

A native of New Jersey, right-handed pitcher Brandon Bielak was chosen by the Houston Astros in the 11th round of the 2017 MLB First Year Player Draft out of Notre Dame, and is rapidly ascending the ranks as a prized …

Nick Tanielu was selected in the 14th round (406th overall) in the 2014 draft by the Astros from Washington State.  He had a very productive …

Mickey Storey,  is the manager of the Astros AAA affiliate, Round Rock Express beginning in 2019. He is leading the Round Rock Express to divisional leaders in the Pacific Coast League (81-53 record as of today). He …

Bo Martino Is the pitching coach at Stephen F Austin University, a D1 program based in East Texas. He is the founder of Johnny Wholestaff and the …

Casey Fisk is the owner of Fisk Performance Training in Michigan. Casey played 1B, pitched, and caught at Illinois State University. He coached 10 …

Dr. Fergus Connolly is one of the world’s leading experts in team sport and human performance. His highly acclaimed book Game Changer is the first …

Mike Reinold, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC, CSCS, C-PS is considered a world-renowned leader in the field of physical therapy, sports medicine, fitness, and …

Joey Myers is the founder of the Hitting Performance Lab. He played 4 years of Division-1 baseball at Fresno State from 2000-2003. He is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), the International …

Dustin is the owner of Pease Baseball and founder of Lokation Nation. Dustin Pease became the assistant coach at his alma mater, the Mount from 2013 to 2015. Dustin Pease made a seamless transition from professional …

Jeremy Sheetinger, known as "Sheets" is the College Division Liaison for The American Baseball Coaches Association and host of the ABCA Call from the …

Lantz Wheeler is the Founder of Baseball Think Tank. He is also the inventor of the Core Velocity Belt used by 21 MLB teams and 170+ NCAA D1 college …

Alan Jaeger founded Jaeger Sports on the principle that athletes need to develop both their physical and mental skills in order to be successful in …

Chris Almendarez is a baseball dad and has served as the President of the Round Rock Express since October 2015. Prior to that, he was Assistant General Manager/Senior Vice President for one season and General Manager …

Patrick Jones is the host of the Patrick Jones Baseball podcast since 2017. Patrick has built out a successful podcast that started with George …

Chad was a 12th round draft pick of the Cleveland Indians. He also coached H.S. baseball. coach for 5 years. With the advent of new technology began …

Why have players like Mookie Betts, Dustin Pedroia, George Springer and most recently Kris Bryant switched to an Axe handle? You don't need to think it is a fad or a gimmick but we'll learn more about the swing and bats …

Justine Siegal is the Founder of Baseball For All. In 2015, she became the first woman to coach for a Major League Baseball organization (Oakland Athletics) and to throw batting practice to a MLB team (2011). For her …

This week we are joined by Tim Jackson, General Manager of the Round Rock Express, AAA affiliate of the Astros.
Tim Jackson joined the Express staff in March of 2010. He was promoted to General Manager in October 2015 …

Mike “Hardball” Hardge was a 2nd round draft pick of the Montreal Expos in 1990. He went on to play 13 years with the Boston Red Sox, Cardinals & the New York Yankees organizations.  He is the co-host of "The Bottom …

Robert Bruno has been coaching for over 30 years. He started NorCal Baseball 28 years ago. They have sent over 500 guys to Division I baseball and 52 guys now in the major leagues including 10 guys that I made the …

Bobby Tewksbary is considered by many to be the world's best hitting coach working with back-to-back MLB MVP's, he was ranked #68 Most Powerful …

Bobby Tewksbary is considered by many to be the world's best hitting coach working with back-to-back MLB MVP's, he was ranked #68 Most Powerful …

Michael Mertz, was drafted in the 14th round by the Miami Marlins. As an undersized youth athlete he started his collegiate baseball career in Juco …

Xan Barksdale is a coach with Team USA, a former professional catcher, who spent 5 years as catching coach at the University of Louisville and 4 years at East Tennessee State University.  However, he is most notably …

Chris Colabello, author of Be A Hitter: untold secrets from the clubhouse abut becoming the best hitter you can be, played 7 years of independent …

Andrew McKirahan, a LHP, was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2011. He played in the Marlins, Braves, and Reds organizations. He is currently finishing …

Oscar Rodriquez, is currently a Senior Account Manager for the Round Rock Express, the AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros. He also coaches the 12u select team for the Express, runs many of their camps and acts as an …

Mason Thompson was a 3rd round draft pick for the San Diego Padres. He shares a bit about his journey from getting Tommy John to being a highly regarded prospect. This spring he is sitting up to 97 mph with 4 top …

David Goforth pitched professional for the Brewers and the Nationals organizations. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Goforth in the seventh round of the 2011 MLB Draft after the season. He pitched in Major League Baseball …

Dustin Geiger currently plays as a corner infielder for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo in the Mexican Pacific Winter League. He was selected by the …