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New York Mets, New York Giants 🇵🇷

[Markus @MarkMyWordd]

Brent Don’t Miss. Did you hear me?!

[New York Mets @Mets]

Back home 🍎 #LGM

[SleeperMLB @SleeperMLB]

A rookie just had a game yesterday with a:

Home Run
Triple
Single
Single
Single

and it’s like even nobody cares??????

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

When I was with the Cincinnati Reds, I saw Joey Votto doing one of the strangest drills I'd ever seen.

He was using a tiny one-handed training bat.

But he was holding it with two hands.

Then it got even weirder.

He wasn't standing in the batter's box.

He was standing almost on top of the net.

The end of the bat was nearly touching the net.

The knob was almost touching his chest.

Our hitting coach had pulled the L-screen all the way over to the net.

There was only a tiny window to flip through and hit through.

When the coach flipped the baseball...

Joey kept hitting line drives right back through the opening.

Over and over.

Every ball went back through the middle.

So I asked him:

"Joey, what are you working on?"

He said:

"My front shoulder is flying open."

Then he pointed toward center field.

And said:

"I want my direction going there."

Not pull side.

Middle.

That's why he made the drill so difficult.

If his front shoulder flew open...

He couldn't hit the ball through the window.

The drill gave him immediate feedback.

I remember thinking:

That makes a lot of sense.

Because I was fighting the same thing.

My front shoulder was opening early too.

So I tried it.

And immediately felt the difference.

I stayed through the ball longer.

And the middle of the field started opening back up.

Here's What I'd Do Tonight

1. Window Drill (10 swings)

Create a narrow window with a net, screen, or object.

Your goal is simple:

Hit line drives through the opening.

2. Middle-Field Front Toss (10 swings)

Every ball must be hit through the middle.

Not pulled.

Middle.

3. Gap Round (10 swings)

Let the ball travel.

Drive it to the opposite-field gap.

Focus on keeping the front shoulder closed.

That's it.

30 focused swings.

One thing I've learned:

A lot of hitters try to fix their swing.

Elite hitters often create drills that make the mistake impossible.

Joey Votto didn't tell himself to stay closed.

He built a drill that forced him to.

Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis

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[New York Giants @Giants]

OBJ is back 🔥

[Chris @citehchris]

can you die from a lack of being called big dawg

[Markus @MarkMyWordd]

@Jolly_Olive Found you 😂

[Markus @MarkMyWordd]

@elia_mafhh Me just wondering what bowling balls she got in that storm bag lol

[Markus @MarkMyWordd]

One series vs the Mets and now we got tweets like this lol

[MLB Deadline News @MLBDeadlineNews]

The Colorado Rockies pitching lab is—cooking?

[Markus @MarkMyWordd]

@BetMGM Lol Yankees Rangers got 8$ tickets in yankee stadium… every team got a seat for 8$.

[Markus @MarkMyWordd]

@StevenACohen2 I had a feeling that would happen, I tried to get some I would’ve driven from Providence to go

[#1 JD Davis Hate Account @GregsBadTweets]

Watch David Peterson pitch and tell me the Mets are cheating

[Markus @MarkMyWordd]

@imlivn4themets 100% I pray for 30+ pitches an inning for the opposing starter

[Metsmerized Online @Metsmerized]

It’s giveaway time again!

Follow and retweet to win this trio of Mets cards.

[New York Mets @Mets]

@MLB #LGM #LGM #LGM

[SNY Mets @SNY_Mets]

WELCOME TO THE SHOW, CARSON 🤩

Carlos Mendoza has announced that Carson Benge will be the Mets' right fielder on Opening Day!

[B… @branmattic]

I knew I was different from these niggas when I put arugula on my sandwich… these niggas still eating lettuce.

[MLB @MLB]

Each year, B.A.T. (Baseball Assistance Team) presents The Bobby Murcer Award to the teams in each league whose players raise the most money to assist those in the baseball family who are in need.

The 2026 winners are the Los Angeles Angels (AL) and the New York Mets (NL).

[Will Blackmon @WillBlackmon]

22 DAWGS!!!

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

ANT JUST DETONATED ON RJ BARRETT 😱💥