Baseball Reflective Essay

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1 When I played baseball my dad would sign me up for camps that would help improve stuff like pitching, hitting, fielding, or just everything all around, They really helped me become the player I became

2 I learned the fastball first, it is really one of the easiest pitches to learn, mostly because it is very simple.The next pitch I learned was a changeup, a changeup is an offspeed pitch so it's not meant to be fast like a fastball, the changeup is actually meant to slow down and drop, that is why i like to throw it to a batter with one or two strikes. Next, I learned a palmball or four finger changeup,

3 I learned how to play baseball by playing the sport for 6 or 7 years. I was never really a pitcher but I know how to pitch. I've pitched

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