


Baseball Athlete Success Evaluation (B.A.S.E.)
" Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical."
Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame Catcher, New York Yankees
Running, batting, catching, sliding, throwing, and jumping – elite Baseball players can do all of these things better than most of us. But that is not the whole story. The reality is that there are athletes that are just as good in performing all of the aforementioned activities and yet their success in the sport is moderate if any. In recent years, the debate over what separates the elite from the rest has shifted from physical capabilities and skills to mental traits and characteristics.




