30 Clubs In 30 Days: Marcus Semien's Shortstop Position Training

[@rockwjz]

Ron deserves some sort of award. Semiens defense has gone up dramatically this season.

[@Tarantula510]

rockwjz he got it

[@CJ-rc5ru]

You had no idea how right you would be. Semien is literally an MVP caliber season right now. Its amazing how his glove got fixed

[@SanctuaryGardenLiving]

The Fielding Coach GOAT!

[@perezdpyro1996]

That man turned Eric Chavez into a 5 time golden glove winner. Real Jedi

[@salex1454]

so much respect for semien, from one of the worst defenders in the league to a gold glove candidate in 2019, good coaching only goes so far but marcus put in the work.

[@benweiss9611]

I need a coach like Ron.

[@TTSetters]

Ron Washington - he's my favorite dude, I just love watching him teach. Doesn't matter what team you love, if you love mechanics and baseball how can you not love him?

[@CJ-rc5ru]

He literally made Semien into the MVP caliber player he is now

[@mAKtre47]

Agreed, lets go A's!

[@ripkobe496]

mvp?

[@frankievegaful]

And World Series Champ. Semien’s defense has been on point this whole playoffs

[@Agureghian]

im really happy as an A's fan that wash is back with the organization

[@n00btub3r2012]

Glad to have wash back in Oakland. With all the work he's done to improve semiens defense, I think the A's will do way better than last year

[@stevemelendez]

Teaching! That’s key! You’re a Major Leaguer when you listen to men like Ron Washington.

[@maximilianwill9209]

1:27 ... Every Single DAYY .. HAHA Wash is a legend !

[@1JSilva20]

Love the sound of the ball hitting the leather... Gives me goosebumps

[@gaukarmadhouse]

Ron loves him some Harold Reynolds.

[@FallacyUnknown]

and i do to

[@matthewdriscoll8327]

I have no idea how people aren't at least considering Ron for a manager. A's have Chapman, Semien, and Olson racking up awards, and they've developed into good hitters

[@daisy3384]

Thankfully the Angels are giving Wash the opportunity 👏👏👏

[@danacoleman4007]

sure would be nice to spend an afternoon learning from Wash

[@OGMicrobio]

Where can I buy one of these amazing flat gloves??

[@rowdyghost4713]

Academy

[@mlbjoe8151]

NikeBaseball16 try online my guy

[@dustinsiegrist1533]

Texas needs to reunite these guys!

[@fhnnnjguj7370]

pancake gloves really works they have helped me have softer hands

[@jonathan__g]

Wow I never saw a glove as tiny as that.

[@benweiss9611]

It's specifically for training.

[@gabrielgallardo8178]

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[@cbanks1980]

Already!!!

[@cacococomatadedecoco6504]

Buen video 👍

[@camodigital2]

JESUS teaching mode

[@fhnnnjguj7370]

Nice shoes

[@zw2224]

fhnnnj guj What’s that shoe? Really interesting in it lol

[@certifiedjoshua9324]

No wonder Marcus is slumping without Ron

[@CarloT]

Playing shortstop is easy...tell em wash

[@carlosinda3553]

so much respect for him.

[@613and802]

+Carlo T It's incredibly hard.

[@rowdyghost4713]

+Terram Lucida Tela Concilium only if you make it hard

[@613and802]

Tahj Cunningham It's a line from the movie Moneyball

[@michaelmay3641]

Carlo T it's not easy for sure you don't play ss

[@xtremecatchingdrills2311]

COOL

[@JV-lz6hc]

sound like chris rock

[@beardown1313]

Man i wish the sox never traded this guy

[@hypetrained]

The sox could have never used him. He was a utility guy - a pretty bad but usable shortstop, sometimes outfielder, sometimes second or first baseman. He wasn't that good until he went to Oakland, and at first (and second) he was a pretty awful shortstop. The A's developed him. Not only did it pay off, but now we have a shortstop who's easily worth 15$-20$ million dollars a year, for 6$ million dollars a year. He's an Oakland A, through and through.

[@masterzane4369]

why semien? he was the most error-driven SS last year

[@coma9479]

MrZDawgSwag Why do you underestimate black people?

[@morgantran8085]

Because he's improved immensely since his first and second year playing shortstop ever since ron wash helped him

[@morgantran8085]

also errors only happen when you can get to the ball. semien got to the ball

[@hypetrained]

Semien was chosen for precisely that reason

[@cbanks1980]

Church.

[@510oaklandca]

School of Wash

[@GraavyTraain]

So glad we got rid of that guy as our manager

[@coma9479]

Well I’m not glad that you don’t using your brain, since Siemens was a really good manager. No wonder your probably racist

[@ts925yo]

yet he still makes three errors in the first 4 games of the year

[@coma9479]

Teddy Stanghellini Lol like you can do any better? You didn't make it to the minor nor pros.

[@hypetrained]

everything takes time padawan

[@travvypoo]

Honestly, any high school baseball player should be able to field a ball from 7 feet away going 5 to 10 mph. This is easy and I don't see it being the most effective use of practice time. With all due respect to Mr. Washington, who is a great coach, but I think players should be taking ground balls at game speed. Exit velocity on a ground ball isn't 5 to 10 mph. It's 70, 80, 90+ mph. Practice taking lasers, not bunts basically.

[@erikjongarcia]

He’s not teaching them how to field scorchers, he’s setting them up for those not so hard hit grounders to get their bodies in a strong throwing motion to get the out when it has potential to be a bang bang play.

[@hypetrained]

well this is part of a much larger routine. Ron Washington's coaching approach teaches the player as if they were a master violinist - mastering the fundamentals, and drilling them beyond belief. Marcus has as such turned into a gold glove caliber shortstop - he can in 2nd last year, and achieved a 8.2 DRS, and a lot of that was cutting down on the amount of errors he made, but also getting to those lasers you mentioned. As a master violinist spends hours a day practicing his scales, a player should learn how to field the fundamentals.

[@daisy3384]

End goal is for eye and hand coordination to react at balls hit at any speed. Can't deny that these drills helped earn Marcus the Gold Glove 👏👏👏