Ep. #004: Listen to Part 1 of the interview with Nelson Figueroa, Former Mets pitcher, Emmy Award Winning Analyst and co-host of "Amazin' But True: A NY Mets Podcast". Nelson shares his journey to the bigs as well as pitching and training tips specific to youth baseball players. He also discusses the importance of self-confidence.

What You’ll Learn:

1:31    Nelson’s baseball journey

4:23    Coaches and mentors on road to MLB

6:55    When can a youth pitcher start to safely throw a curve ball

8:48    Protecting your arm

13:11  His thoughts on P.O. (pitcher only) at the youth level, staying ready, competition and pushing yourself

18:01  Adding Velocity, throwing strikes, exploding to the plate

20:46  Velocity vs location

22:20  Establishing the inside part of the plate and making the hitter uncomfortable 

26:15  Mindset as a pitcher and mental prep before a game

31:16  Learning to deal with failure and looking for the silver lining

Listen to Part 2 of the Interview with Nelson Figueroa here.

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Nelson’s Twitter: @figgieny 

Listen to Nelson on the Amazin’ But True: A NY Mets Baseball Podcast 

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