07/15/2026
New equipment is fun! But it isn’t why baseball is fun :)
Most of us don’t need a new bat to “maximize” our experience with baseball. We need to have fun playing the game. Roberto Clemente was so poor growing up that he didn’t have a bat most of his childhood, yet he became one of the greatest baseball players of all time. His work ethic and love for the game is what drove him to greatness and inspire other people both on and off the field. When I coach camps with Coach Ballgame we will play a sandlot game where everyone shares the same bat, and it is often the highlight of our camps after ballgame shares this story about Roberto Clemente. 🙏🏻❤️