PBI is a free resource for serious baseball players – where pro players, coaches, trainers and scouts share their hard-earned knowledge about how to play baseball the right way. We invite you to check out the 100’s of pages of pro baseball tips here, nearly all of it free.
Pro Baseball Tips
Hitting
Learn hitting fundamentals from the true baseball insiders. MLB and MiLB players share their years of experience you in these free pro baseball instruction articles.
Also includes:
- Bunting – Learn the mechanics of bunting, as well as situational strategy for sacrifice bunting, best bunting placement for hits, and more.
- Offensive Strategy – Strategies for advancing runners, when to steal a base, scoring runners, hitting approach, knowing the pitcher’s tendencies, and more.
- Situational Hitting – Understanding which game factors can – and should – influence your strategy at the plate. In other words, be a team player by recognizing what needs to get done and knowing how to do it.
Base Running
You don’t have to be as fast as Juan Pierre to be a good base runner. Professional baseball players explain how situational awareness, good habits, and a little strategy can take you a long way. Click here to see all free, all pro, articles on base running.
Base Stealing
Pro tips for reading the pitcher and timing your base stealing attempts.
Defensive Skills
1st Base
An underrated but very important defensive position. Tips on how positioning, fielding, and footwork at 1st base can be monumental in a teams success. A good 1st baseman makes everyone on the field better. Pro baseball instruction for first basemen.
2nd Base
A position that gets a lot of action. From double plays to double cuts and everything in between, middle infielders have a tremendous amount of responsibility. Pro baseball instruction for second basemen.
3rd Base
Being able to sense situations and have proper alignment. Why positioning is so important. Fundamental and not so fundamental ways to field ground balls to give you the best chance to knock down any type of rocket hit your way. Pro baseball instruction for third basemen.
Low Liners Blog – Join the conversation to get pro baseball tips and important issues from an insider perspective with PBI founder Doug Bernier. Playing better baseball and making good career decisions – it’s the baseball baseball community at it’s finest.
About the Founder
PBI founder Doug Bernier debuted in the Major Leagues with the Colorado Rockies in 2008 and currently plays for the Minnesota Twins triple A team. Now in his 11th year of playing professional baseball, including time with the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations, Doug decided it was time to leverage his contacts and share pro baseball tips from hundreds of industry pros with the dedicated baseball players and families who love the game of baseball and want to be the best players they can be.
Defensive Skills Cont.
Shortstop
As the captain of the infield, you need to know many things – such as how to keep the entire defense in proper alignment, and why the backhand is so important for shortstop. These pro baseball instruction articles teach the essentials and responsibilities of how to play the most challenging position in the infield.
Outfield
Learn the separators between an average and a great outfielder. Know where to be on every ball that is put in play, and why communication is so vital. Get better around the fence and getting the most out of your throws. Pro baseball instruction for outfielders.
Catchers
How to handle your pitching staff, proper technique for blocking, throwing, proper setup, and why it’s the most challenging position on the field. Pro baseball instruction for catchers.
Pitching
Learn how the best pitchers stay strong and durable, use proper mechanics, and attack the strike zone. See how they think through situations, control the running game, and keep their defense playing well behind them.
Source:
Bernier, D. (2012, February 6). Pro Baseball Insider - Baseball tips and instruction from the pros. Pro Baseball Insider. https://probaseballinsider.com/