Blake McDonald

⚾️Helping baseball players master the mental game
🏆Former D1 baseball player + coach
🔥Helped 50+ players | See how ⬇️

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

My baseball career went further than my physical ability said it should have.

I competed with players who were stronger, faster, and more talented than me.

Looking back, I know what my edge was…

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

At 25, I had a career coaching in college baseball with awesome people sitting in front of me.

And I walked away to go all in on this.

That’s why I created MentalBeast.

I spent my life trying to unlock the best version of myself.

Now I help other baseball players do the same.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

Eventually, the results started to come.

The stats started showing up.

I caught the PAC-12 tournament championship game.

I caught Game 1 of the regional we hosted.

My mind had taken me places my physical talent alone wouldn’t have.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

After playing I went into coaching

First at Arizona.

Then San Diego State.

And eventually I realized the part of coaching I loved most wasn’t fixing swings or a mechanic.

I loved helping players break through limitations keeping them from becoming the best version of themselves.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

My mentality never wavered.

Same preparation.

Same standards.

Same belief.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

By the middle of the season I was hitting .180 and playing sporadically.

I was competing with a catcher who was much more physically gifted than me and would eventually become a 5th round draft pick ( my boy Donny) @AdonysGuzman3

But my process never changed…

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

Then I transferred to Arizona.

Bigger stage.

Better players.

More competition.

I wasn’t going to win with physicality.

My mental game would be the edge.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

I stopped chasing the result.

And the results started to come.

My numbers improved.

My confidence grew.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

My baseball career went further than my physical ability said it should have.

I competed with players who were stronger, faster, and more talented than me.

Looking back, I know what my edge was…

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

The more I worked on my mind, the more my relationship with baseball changed.

I became less attached to the result.

More present.

More joy.

More freedom.

I started to enjoy competing again.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

I had spent years looking for answers in the cage, on the field, and in the weight room.

For the first time, I started looking inward.

That changed everything.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

My first year at Saint Mary’s, throwing became a weakness.

Eventually, it became a mental problem too.

Every runner on base triggered the same thought:

What if I can’t throw him out?

A physical weakness turned into fear.

And fear started controlling how I played.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

I couldn’t understand it.

I was putting in more work than ever…

But the results weren’t matching the work.

Then I realized why.

I was only training half the athlete.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

For most of my career, I thought physical effort could solve everything.

If the results weren’t there, the answer was obvious:

Do more.

And for a long time, that worked

Until it didn’t.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

Before I cared about being great, I just loved baseball.

At 11 years old, I decided I wanted to play in the major leagues.

Being great became an obsession.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

Distraction is the enemy of creation.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

Alpha state @jtrosky5 @NateTrosky

[Trosky @NateTrosky]

San Diego State! Congratulations for winning the Mountain West Conference. The rebuilt SDSU Championship team is made up of 18 total transfers (over 10 from Oregon State and the University of Arizona - both 2026 College World Series Teams striving for Omaha this season). SDSU is lead by SS Jabin Trosky and managed by 1st year D1 Head Coach Kevin Vance. 6TN🌎BetterEveryday

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

The Vance Effect

[11Point7 College Baseball @11point7]

San Diego State clinched a share of the Mountain West title this past weekend 🔥

What a phenomenal job by Kevin Vance in his first year as head coach. Aztecs brought in 19 transfers and completely flipped the culture. Only their 4th regular season title in this century.

[Blake McDonald @thebaseballmonk]

Those who outwork and outlearn everyone become the best version of themselves.

Hard work without learning is just wasted effort

Learning without hard work never gets tested

You need both

The game is nothing more than a test.
You perform. You get feedback. You adjust. You improve.

Then you show up better the next day.

[San Diego State Baseball @AztecBaseball]

Still time to sign up for our Prospect Camp next weekend!

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[San Diego State Baseball @AztecBaseball]

Still time to sign up for our Prospect Camp next weekend!

🔗: https://t.co/bUOEPefguQ