Antonelli Baseball

Baseball program run by Matt Antonelli - former MLB Player • 1000+ instructional videos on YouTube • 200+ College Commits and 6 MLB Draft Picks

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Stay palm up through the pitcher 🤚

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A huge thank you to the @GoNUbaseball coaching staff and all of the college coaches who spent their weekend giving our 17U players a chance to showcase their abilities, compete against strong competition, and build relationships with college programs.

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Inside Our Upcoming 2026 Summer Skills Baseball Camp: How We Develop Better Players

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Behind the scenes look at one of our infield warmups

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That Sound Off Adley Rutschman’s Bat 👀

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Slow and controlled body during the stride, then a fast and explosive turn

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A behind the scenes look at an offensive talk to our hitters

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Success is often found by practicing the fundamentals everyone knows they should be doing, but find too boring or basic to practice routinely.

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If you want to be an accurate thrower in games…

Make every practice throw matter.

Aim small. Miss small.
Pick a target. Hit the bullseye.

If it wouldn’t be acceptable in a game,
it’s unacceptable in practice.

Accuracy isn’t turned on under the lights.
It’s trained in the reps no one watches.

Be intentional. Every throw.

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RT @MattAAntonelli: A lot of infielders are scared of the short hop.

Great infielders create it!

Here are some keys to playing the short…

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Aaron Judge was the best hitter in baseball last year.

He still had bad at bats.

Chases.

Strikeouts looking.

Whiffs on fastballs right down the middle.

The difference?

He doesn’t let one bad at-bat become two.

Elite hitters don’t avoid failure, they recover from it faster than everyone else.

Here are some tips that have worked for our hitters:

1️⃣ Reset
Step out. Breathe. Slow the game down. One breath in. One breath out. Flush it.

2️⃣ Refocus
Pick a focal point. The logo on your bat. The foul pole. Focus on it. Take a deep breath. Get back to the present.

3️⃣ Visualize
See your best swing. Drive a double in to the gap in your mind. Everything happens twice. Once in your mind, once on the field.

4️⃣ Prepare
Confidence isn’t magic. It’s built in practice. Trust your training.

5️⃣ Believe
You have to believe you’re one swing away, because you are. Do the work. Have a system for when you aren’t feeling your best. Prepare relentlessly.

Baseball is a game of failure. The players who go the furthest aren’t the ones who never struggle. They’re the ones who bounce back the fastest.

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Go Fast, Take Chances 💨 🎲
Practice is the time for Exploration
Test your Limits!

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I watched every Mookie Betts assist from the 2025 season. Here’s why one of the game’s best right fielders was able to transition to shortstop:

1️⃣ He’s an Elite Athlete
Mookie isn’t just a great baseball player. He’s a rare mover. He has great balance, body control, quickness, and coordination. Those traits translate across positions.

2️⃣ He has a Team First Mentality
He left a Gold Glove position to help his team and their roster. The shift allowed the Dodgers to put their best offensive and defensive players in the lineup, strengthening the overall team.

3️⃣ Growth Mindset and Risk Taker
He was willing to be uncomfortable. He was willing to struggle. On the biggest stage, under the brightest lights, he was ok learning to play infield again. It didn’t come easy and the transition wasn’t immediate. He initially struggled with his throwing accuracy, but through hard, daily work, he improved.

4️⃣ Work Ethic
He didn’t “try” to play shortstop. He was “all in” on the change. He attacked it from the moment they made the decision. He worked tirelessly on his footwork, angles, and throws. He made daily refinements that compounded over time.

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Hitting isn’t a beauty contest. Social media and highlights show perfect swings, but success isn’t always pretty. Sometimes you just need to find a way to get the barrel to the ball. Battle. Compete. Fight off pitches. Muscle the ball through a hole. Do whatever it takes to get the job done. It doesn’t always matter what it looks like, it only matters that it works.

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Baseball is a game of failure.

The best hitters in the world fail 7 out of 10 times.

So here’s something every player should do:

Make a personal highlight film.

Not for social media.

Not for your ego.

For confidence.

Before games, watch your best swings.

Your hardest hit balls.

Your best at-bats.

Remind yourself of what you are capable of.

Replay your best swings.

Build your belief.

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Learn to brace on your right leg so you can time your left foot up with the catch. This will give you rhythm and help you gain distance and direction towards your target

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I watched every 3-2 take by Bryce Harper in 2025. Here’s what it revealed:

1️⃣ Yes, Yes, No Approach - he is swinging until the ball tells him “no”. His barrel starts to turn on almost 100% of his takes. You will see these type of “active takes” with pretty much every high level hitter

2️⃣ He Can Stop Late - because his barrel turns rearward and creates depth, it allows him shut down or abort his swing as late as possible. This gives him a longer time to identify pitch speed, shape, and location

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Luis Arráez has some of the best bat to ball skills in the game. Here is a look at how he makes pitch height adjustments. The higher the pitch, the flatter the shoulders and barrel. The lower the pitch, the more he stays over the plate with his torso. If you struggle with the low pitch, think about “sticking your nose on it”.