Garrett Baker

Christ Follower. Husband. Father. @Mets Skill Acquisition Specialist & MiLB Pitching Coach. M.S. Sport Psych, CSAS, CSCS

[Garrett Baker @Coachgbaker]

I’m excited to share that I have recently accepted a coaching position in the New York Mets organization as an Integration Pitching Coach. #LGM

[Emergence @EMERGENTMVMT]

At each year's SMSC, we award 3 individuals for their work across the skill ACQ community.

Part of this is our annual Skill Acquisition Practitioner of the Year.

The last 3 winners ('23-25) read as a who's who!

@AlexJSarama
@fab_otte
@Coachgbaker

Who will get it for '26?!

[MLB Pipeline @MLBPipeline]

Jonah Tong was on the money in his return to the bigs.

The @Mets' No. 2 prospect reached 98.5 mph with his heater and fanned two over three hitless frames out of the bullpen:

[Mets'd Up Podcast @MetsdUp]

Jonah Tong just overmatched Jakob Marsee

[Shawn Myszka @MovementMiyagi]

Last June at the Sport Movement Skill Conference, 12 coaches & skill acquisition practitioners became part of the inaugural group to earn the Certified Skill Acquisition Specialist (CSAS) credentials.

On June 4-6, 2026 in St. Paul, MN we will once again be putting skill acquisition practitioners to the test.

Do you want to test yourself & your skill acquisition craft to have the opportunity to join this esteemed group? Apply here at https://t.co/sk6YrUgNEc

https://t.co/fMq036PVtZ

[Shawn Myszka @MovementMiyagi]

Yesterday, I gave a S/O to a few of those thought-leading coaching practitioners who are pushing skill acquisition in MMA forward...

Today, I want to equally recognize a # of those in baseball who are doing the same.

Namely, @ShakeyWaits, @Coachgbaker, & @kyledupic have been instrumental in showing up, asking deeper questions, putting the ideas to the test in their own craft, & helping others to do the same for the enhancement of skills across their sport.

I am not the biggest baseball fan, but getting to lock arms with each of these individuals over the years has been a gamechanger on a number of levels because of the way that they each see the world & approach their crafts.

[Garrett Baker @Coachgbaker]

LGM

[Mets Player Development @MetsPlayerDev]

Building a culture 🤝

@Mets Pitching Coordinator Kyle Rogers explains why the offseason camp is so important to young players.

Full video 🎥👉 https://t.co/d35faJKoRC

[🎯 Practice Transfer Score (PTS) @Practice_Think]

Movement self-organises around clear intent.

Unclear intent → a swing with no purpose.

Intention is everything.

[Garrett Baker @Coachgbaker]

This ⬇️

Massively important lesson for baseball pitchers to learn as well

[Emergence @EMERGENTMVMT]

.@Coachgbaker 🗣️

“I can confidently say I would not be in the position I am if it weren’t for me making the jump and committing to join The Movement Academy. Worth every penny and more! Best coach educational experience period.”

Learn more:

https://t.co/tRXalvyDgQ

[Garrett Baker @Coachgbaker]

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!

Psalm 34:8-9

[Garrett Baker @Coachgbaker]

Loads of gratitude to the whole team @EMERGENTMVMT for helping me transform the way I view and help facilitate skillful movement behavior!

Humbled to be named among those that received this distinction before me 🙏

[Emergence @EMERGENTMVMT]

Our first 3 recipients of the Skill Acquisition Practitioner of the Year have truly continued to move the needle for the inclusion of skill acquisition ideas in their respective sports!

@AlexJSarama ('23)
@fab_otte ('24)
@Coachgbaker ('25)

Loads of gratitude for each of them!

[Mets Player Development @MetsPlayerDev]

Jonah Tong was dominant in @MiLB this year. But did you know he was HISTORICALLY dominant?

@tong_jonah | #LGM

[Minor League Baseball @MiLB]

Congrats to the Canadian Cannon! 🇨🇦

#Mets No. 4 prospect Jonah Tong is the 2025 Pitching Prospect of the Year! The 22-year-old led the Minors with a 1.43 ERA with 179 strikeouts across 113 2/3 innings.

[Kyle Dupic @kyledupic]

“...skills are more likely to be retained if they are originally acquired across a range of constraints.” Dynamics of Skill Acquisition

Too many times, especially in the youth sphere, coaches hammer away at one right technique, instead of allowing for exploration.

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Nolan McLean, Messing with Timing.

[Mets Player Development @MetsPlayerDev]

R.J. Gordon has been named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Month for August!

Congrats, R.J.! 👏

[SNY Mets @SNY_Mets]

All of Jonah Tong's strikeouts from his big-league debut tonight ♨️

[SNY Mets @SNY_Mets]

A NEW ERA BEGINS 🦍

Jonah Tong takes the mound tonight for the Mets in his MLB debut!

[Garrett Baker @Coachgbaker]

Water-like adaptability 🌊

[Mets Player Development @MetsPlayerDev]

David Stearns scouting report on Jonah Tong 👀

[MLB @MLB]

Tong in 2025:

🔵 1.43 ERA

🔵 179 strikeouts

🔵 17 strikeouts in 11.2 scoreless innings at Triple-A