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- FREE baseball tips and instruction, exclusively from the pros
Free baseball instruction from professional baseball players. Pro baseball instruction and tips designed to help you take your game to the next level.
- Baseball Rundown (a.k.a. the Pickle) - Pro tips to get the runner out
The baserunner should NEVER win in a baseball rundown (or "pickle"). If the play is executed properly, the defense should be able get the runner every…
- Infield Positioning for Baseball Situations
This article explains and diagrams various baseball situations, including infield in, no doubles, and other infield positioning - Free tips from pro players
- How to Throw a Baseball, Part 1: The Four Seam Grip
How to Throw a Baseball, Part 1: The Four Seam Grip. Getting a good grip every time is the first step to being an accurate and strong thrower.
- Baseball Pop Fly Priorities
Every baseball player needs to know baseball pop fly priorities, i.e. chain of command, so players won’t be fighting over who should catch a fly ball.
Pop…
- Pro Tips for How to Field a Baseball
Professional baseball players give tips for fielding. If you can show that you are a strong defensive player, you will be wanted when the game is on the line.…
- What is a Balk?
This article answers the question "What is a Balk?" and describes how to recognize when it happens.
- Baseball Relays and CutOffs
Rules of thumb, pro tips, and important things to know for baseball relays and cutoffs.
- Baseball Positioning for Double Cuts and Relays
Each fielder's role and positioning on double cuts and relay plays. Includes diagrams for baseball positioning in various situations.
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- Pre-Game Preparation: Knowing the Field
6 things every fielder should know about the field before the game starts... Knowledge of the field you are playing on can help with split-second decisions…
- Pregame Fielding Routines
Developing a personal fielding routine and sticking with it is one of the best ways to keep your defensive game sharp. A smart pregame fielding routine helps…
- Baseball Pre-game Preparation and Mental Strategy
Doing your homework before every game can give you a competitive edge over the hitter and help you complete more plays successfully. Pro tips for your…
- Infield tips: Secret Communication and Infield Defense Strategy
Infield tips for how to communicate infield defense strategies to let them know what pitch is coming or who is covering what base. Also, a few strategies to be…
- How to Throw a Baseball, Part 2: Mechanics of Throwing
Yankee Doug Bernier breaks down the proper mechanics of throwing, especially how to use your body efficiently for a strong and accurate throw.
- How to Throw a Baseball, Part 3: Final baseball throwing tips
These final baseball throwing tips will help you throw harder and more accurately. Proper throwing mechanics include knowing how to use your steps, upper…
- How to Field a Ground Ball
Professional baseball players give tips for fielding. Whether you're starting from scratch or fine-tuning your approach, this article will teach you how to…
- Baseball Fielding Tips for the Backhand Catch
How to properly execute the backhand catch when fielding ground balls and line drives. This is a critical defensive skill that all infielders should master.
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- Baseball Fielding - Forehand Ground Balls
How to properly execute the forehand catch when fielding ground balls and line drives. Fielding a baseball to your forehand is a critical defensive skill that…
- Fielding ground balls barehanded and other plays on the run
When making a close play, infielders have several options for speed. Here are some pro tips for handling bunts or fielding ground balls rolling slowly
- Base Running and Base Stealing
Base stealing and base running tips from professional baseball players. Basic to advanced mechanics, includes tips for reading batted balls, stealing off a…
- Base Running 4: Tips for leading off first base, second base, and secondary leads
Proper mechanics and pro tips for leading off first base and second base, as well as some tips to improve your secondary lead.
These are important skills to…
- Base Running 3: Tips for running to first base
Base running starts the moment you as the hitter make contact with the baseball. This article contains pro tips for running to first base safely, meaning more…
- Base Running 1: Rules of Thumb for Running Bases
Here are some base running rules of thumb that will keep you from making major mistakes that hurt the team and will help you run bases like a pro.
- 3 Tips for advancing on wild pitches, passed balls and balls in the dirt
Pro tips for advancing to the next base on wild pitches, balls in the dirt, or passed balls. To create havoc and be disruptive on the bases, anticipating…
- Stealing 3rd Base
Why stealing 3rd base is usually easier than stealing 2nd base
First of all, the pitcher usually has slower times to home plate when there is a runner at…
- How to Steal Second Base off a Lefty
This article provides pro tips and instruction how to steal second base off a left-handed pitcher, including common tenancies that will help you read if the…
- Base Running Tips 5: Reading Batted Balls from 2nd Base
Base running tips and instruction for how to read batted balls as a base runner on second base. The read you make on a batted ball can be the difference in…
- How to Steal 2nd Base off a Righty
3 common tells where pitchers give themselves away, as well as how to recognize tendancies that will help you with how to steal 2nd base successfully
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- 12 Signs of Good Baserunning
These 12 signs of good baserunning are skills you can focus on learning or improving on so you can help your team manufacture runs and win games.
- Base Running 2: How to slide head first, pop up and hook slides
This article describes the proper mechanics for how to slide in baseball, including how to slide head first, pop-up and hook slide.
Sliding is how we get…
- Ask Your Baseball Question
We invite you to ask your baseball questions here. Doug Bernier or one of our other pros will answer your question. Just ask your baseball question in the…
- Catching Tips, Technique and Strategy
Free baseball instruction for catchers, from Matt Treanor and other professional catchers. Basic to advanced catching technique, pro tips for catchers and…
- Hitting Tips to Improve your Baseball Swing
Pro Hitting Tips to improve your Baseball Swing; Baseball Instruction for How to Hit Better. Whether you are looking to develop sound hitting fundamentals or…
- Types of Pitches
How to identify types of pitches in baseball, and know what each pitch does.
What is a sinker? What is a knuckle ball? How do I identify and hit a cut…
- How to Sacrifice Bunt
How to Sacrifice Bunt. Learn when the hitter should consider a sacrifice bunt, the best placement for the situation, and the proper way to execute the bunt so…
- Baseball Bat Grip and Angle
This article describes proper bat grip and angle for the baseball bat. The way the bat is held in your hands will effect how it moves through the strike zone
- Two Strike Hitting
Doug Bernier discusses common two strike hitting approaches, and how to develop the 2 strike approach that works best for you.
There has been a lot made of…
- 7 Absolutes of How to Hit a Baseball
In my years of playing professional baseball, I have been blessed to play with and pick the brains of some of the best baseball players in the world. During…
- Personal Hitting Philosophy & Where you fit in the Baseball Lineup
Accurately evaluating yourself to know what kind of hitter you are can be a difficult, but necessary, part of developing your personal hitting philosophy.…
- Ideal Bat Path
A proper swing path gets into the hitting zone quickly and stays in that zone as long as possible. Yankee Doug Bernier describes the ideal bat path.
- Best batting stance - Comparing open, square, and closed batting stance
The differences in open, square and closed batting stances, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. PBI is free baseball tips from pro players
- Baseball Hitting Strategy
In baseball, your strategic approach to hitting is just as important as your physical hitting approach. This article provides strategy and mental hitting tips…
- How to Bunt for a Hit
How to drag bunt or push bunt for a hit. Pro players offer baseball tips and instruction for both right handed and left handed batters to bunt for a base hit.
- The Baseball Swing 1: Rhythm
Free hitting instruction by professional baseball players. Rhythm is part 1 of the baseball swing. It provides the relaxed readiness that is essential to a…
- The Baseball Swing 3: Separation
In this article, pro tips for sound baseball swing mechanics. During the separation stage of the baseball swing, you should feel as if you are in your most…
- Baseball Swing Fundamentals, Part 4: Weight Shift
Create more bat speed with proper weight shift during your baseball swing. Article 4 of 5 in a free series on proper baseball swing fundamentals by Yankee…
- Baseball Swing Tips, Part 5: Decide and Release
The last and most important part of your baseball swing is part 5, decide and release. Article 5 in series of free baseball swing tips by AAA Yankee Doug…
- The Baseball Swing 2: Load
Free hitting instruction from professional baseball players. The Baseball Swing, Part 2 - The load provides the coiled tention that is essential to an…
- Preparing for a baseball game
How to spend time preparing for a baseball game. How to get ready for a baseball game.
- Baseball Situations - Hitting Situations and Strategy
Understanding hitting situations and proper strategy for those situations can set you up for a productive at bat, even if you don’t get a hit.
- Pitching
Free pitching tips from pro pitchers:
Types of pitches - How to identify types of pitches, and know what each pitch does.
Why you should be agressive and…
- First Base Tips and Instruction
Professional baseball players offer free tips, technique, and strategy for first basemen. Proper defensive technique at 1st base will improve your game and…
- First Base Positioning for Relays
1st baseman’s role and positioning for relays, cut-offs, and double cuts.
The first baseman is not the cut-off man in as many relay situations as the…
- First Base Tips - Turning Double Plays
First base tips for throwing to 2nd and starting a double play.
- Flips to First Base
How to feed the ball to the pitcher on plays when the pitcher covers first base. Pro Baseball Insider offers free baseball instruction by professional baseball…
- First Base Footwork
Pro baseball players offer free instruction for first baseman. Proper footwork can dramatically increase a first baseman’s range and balance, making…
- Holding Runners On First Base
First base pickoff situations: Basic to advanced defensive tips for holding runners on 1st base. Professional baseball players offer free baseball instruction…
- First Baseman Tips: Knock The Ball Down
A good first baseman is a smart first baseman. Little things matter, including keeping all ground balls in the infield by preventing them from getting past you.
- Picking Balls in the Dirt
Successfully fielding the short hop, whether it’s a low throw or a ground ball to you, can instantly make you the most popular guy on the team.
You can…
- Pop Fly Priorities for First Base
Know who you can call off and who you defer to when a high pop fly is hit, as well as some professional tips for making the play.
Everyone needs to know the…
- Infield in, No Doubles, and other First Base Positioning
During a fast-paced play is not the time to be trying to figure where on the field you need to be.
Knowing where on the field the first baseman should be for…
- Second Base Tips and Instruction
Pro tips and instruction for second basemen. Includes second base tips for fielding, turning double plays, strategy, positioning, and more. A second baseman…
- Third Base Tips and Instruction
Professional baseball players offer free tips, technique, and strategy for third base. A third baseman should have a firm understanding of double play and…
- Third Base: Double play feeds
Few things can give your team a momentum boost quite like a double play. Double play feeds by the third baseman can make or break the team’s shot at getting…
- Third Base Positioning for Relays
Third baseman’s role and positioning for relays. With a play looming at home plate on a ball hit to an outfielder, you must know when and where you need to…
- Third Base: Unique Fielding Plays
Bare hand plays, difficult plays to handle on tough hops, and utilizing long hops on your throws are unique plays that can make an average 3rd baseman very…
- Third Base Bunt Positioning
The third baseman plays a key role in defending against sacrifice bunts. You must know how to balance handling base runners with fielding a bunt play.
Sacrific…
- Tag Plays at Third Base
Proper technique for a third baseman to recieve a throw and tag the base runner.
Receiving a throw from the CATCHER for a tag play
Once the ball is on…
- Shortstop Tips, Technique and Strategy
Free fielding instruction for shortstops from Yankee infielder Doug Bernier - shortstop tips, technique, strategy, and more.
- Outfield Tips, Technique, and Strategy
FREE pro fielding tips and instruction to help outfielders take their defense to the next level. Proper defensive technique in the outfield will improve your…
- Pre Game Practice Routines for Outfielders
Developing a personal fielding routine and using it consistently is one of the best ways to keep your defensive game sharp. A smart routine helps an…
- Outfield 1 - Pro tips for how to play outfield & how to catch a fly ball
There are many types of fly balls that can be hit into the outfield. Balls to your left, right, up, and back, as well as many variations of each. Having an…
- Outfield 2: Tracking Fly Balls
Tracking fly balls means getting a good read on the baseball, choosing the best route and moving efficiently, and positioning yourself for the throw.
Doug…
- Outfield tips 3: Catching fly balls in the Sun, and Other Fly Ball Challenges
Outfield tips for catching fly balls in the sun, as well as tips for days when a pop fly might blend into the clouds, and other sky challenges.
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- Outfield 4: What is a Crow Hop and when to use it
Throwing with a crow hop can help you make a stronger, faster and more accurate throw to get the baserunner out. This article explains what is a crow hop and…
- Outfield 5: Using the Long Hop
Understanding how the long hop can be used for more efficient throws.
What is a long hop?
A long hop is when a player makes a throw to a base or target and…
- Outfield: Backing Up Plays
For outfielders, consider this your positioning cheat sheet. This article outlines who goes to the ball, who backs up, and where you need to be in each…
- Outfield Strategy: Where to Throw the Ball
Outfielders need to make split second decisions about where to throw the baseball. This article discusses what factors you need to consider so that you'll be…
- Our Top Picks for Baseball Gear
100% honest reviews, personally given by professional baseball players from the MLB or MiLB. Our goal is to help you find your best baseball gear.
- Training Aids and Protective Gear
Sometimes there is a lot of confusion over which training aids and protective gear are the good ones, so I thought I'd put together a list of the favorite…
- Best Catchers Gear
- Guide to Best Infield Gloves
Your infield glove is an essential part of your defense. Finding the right one can help minimize mistakes in the field, while the wrong one can undermine your…
- Best Baseball Sunglasses
Professional baseball players recommend the sunglasses they like to use on the field, plus an overview of some good options for pro-quality sports sunglasses.
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- Guide to Best Catchers Mitts and Protective Gear
Tips and insider info for buying catchers gear, featuring recommendations by PJ Pilittere. PJ was drafted in 2004 by the New York Yankees and spent 7 years as…
- Guide to Best Metal Bats
Best metal bats - An overview of the different options and pro tips for helping you to pick which metal bat is best for you.
- Baseball Glove Sizes Guide
Baseball glove sizes by position and pro advice on how to choose the right one size for you.
- Best Baseball Sliding Shorts, Under Shirts, and Other Baseball Clothing
A quick rundown on essential baseball clothing, including which types and brands that I and other pro baseball players like to use.
- Best Wood Bats
An overview of which wood bats are being used by professional baseball players, as well as some pro tips to help you pick out the wood bat that is right for…
- Best Baseball Cleats
A quick rundown on baseball cleats from a pro's perspective, including tips to help you choose which baseball cleats are right for you and where you can buy…
- Guide for Best Hitting Aids & Batting Drill Equipment
Baseball batting drills are one of the most important tools a baseball player has to improve and become a better player. This page goes through some of the…
- Low Liners Blog
Low Liners Blog provides the insider perspective of professional baseball players into the game of baseball - including the right way to play the game, MLB…
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- About Pro Baseball Insider - Free Professional Baseball Instruction
Pro baseball insider is where professional baseball players offer FREE tips and professional baseball instruction for hitting, fielding, best baseball gear,…
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Matt Treanor, Juan Pierre, Kevin Russo, and the other MLB and MiLB players, coaches, and trainers listed on this page have generously contributed their…
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These baseball photographers take amazing action photographs, but that's not all…
- About Doug, Founder of PBI
About Doug Bernier, founder of ProBaseballinsider.com and signed to play the 2012 season with the Yankees. "Doug Bernier is one of the best defensive…
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- 3 Things to know before Stealing Second Base
Three important things to know before stealing second base. If you know these three things, you will know whether you should challenge the pitcher and…
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- 5 Pro Bunting Tips
5 pro bunting tips from Yankee Doug Bernier and Philly Juan Pierre. These 5 tips will ramp up your bunting mechanics so you can get the bunt down every…
- Baseball Backhand Catch
How to properly execute the baseball backhand catch when fielding ground balls & line drives. Pro fielding tips from AAA Yankee Doug Bernier
- Baseball cut-offs and relays - Defensive Positioning, Part 1
Baseball cut-offs and relays for middle infielders. Includes proper defensive positioning, baseball cutoff diagrams, and who is the cut off man in various…
- Offensive Routines: How to prepare for a Baseball Game
What is a baseball routine? Why is it important? Doug explains how to prepare for a baseball game through batting practice, pregame, and game routines.
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Detailed instructions for submitting your baseball video for private instruction.
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- 7 Absolutes of How to Hit a Baseball
In my years of playing professional baseball, I've been blessed to play with & pick the brains of some of the best baseball players in the world. During this…
- Top 4 Best Batting Gloves
Pro baseball player Doug Bernier discusses how to choose good batting gloves and recommends a few of his favorites.
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Not all pine tar is created equal. These three are the best pine tar sticks. You can really tell a difference in extreme temperatures. In cold weather not…
- Best Baseball Batting Tees
Batting tees are interesting because this is one area where you don't always get what you pay for. It seems that with such a simple and essential piece of…
- Baseball Analysis Tools
Recommended tools for baseball analysis. View your baseball swing in slow motion, and other useful ways to improve your hitting through baseball analysis…
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What is Minor League Baseball and other MiLB frequently asked questions, including how much do minor league players make & what are the minor league levels
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