Cage Rat
lessons from a life in baseball by the yankees hitting coach
$72.69
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2011
Summary
Cage Rat: Unleashing Your Inner Hitter
The Hitting Coach for the New York Yankees, Kevin Long, trains power-hitters in the fine art of hitting a baseball well—a talent the legendary Ted Williams once called, “the most difficult skill in sport.” In Cage Rat, the man who helps sharpen the mechanics of such superstars as Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and Alex Rodriguez shares the expertise he honed over his more than two decades in the game as both player and coach. With an intro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780061994999 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0061994995 |
| Author: | Kevin Long, Glen Waggoner |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2011 |
| Weight: | 424g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 160mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Kevin Long
Kevin Long was named the hitting coach of the New York Yankees in 2007. Before that, he served as the hitting coach of the Triple-A Omaha Royals and the Double-A Wichita Wranglers. He made his professional coaching debut at Single-A Wilmington in 1997 after eight seasons as a player in the minors. Long played college ball at the University of Arizona, where he earned second-team All-America honors in 1989. He resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife, Marcey, and their three children, Britney, Tracy, and Jaron.
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