We’re excited to welcome New York Yankees pitcher Mike King to this week’s podcast. A special thanks to this show’s sponsor, Athletic Greens. Head to https://www.athleticgreens.com/cressey and you’ll receive a free 10-pack of Athletic Greens travel packets with your first order.

Show Outline

• How being a multisport athlete from RI impacted Mike’s athletic development and why he is such a big advocate for playing basketball
• How Mike managed his time his time and training in high school in order to always be prepared for the next sport in season
• How learning to long toss properly and stretch out the arm taught Mike to feel intent and progress his ability to throw the ball efficiently
• Why Mike chose to attend Boston College
• What the culture was like at BC during Mike’s tenure there, and how it contributed to making them a competitive ACC team
• How Jim Foster – an impactful pitching coach for Mike – facilitated relationships between his catchers and his pitchers and taught Mike important lessons about reading swings, calling pitches, and communicating
• How Mike builds rapport and a high level of trust between his catchers in pro ball
• How Mike has adopted an analytical approach for preparing to perform, and why he dives deep into data and video prior to games to inspire confidence
• How Mike communicates with catchers in game to refine his approach from inning to inning and sequence his game to be efficient and effective
• How gaining weight upon entering pro ball allowed Mike to experience a velocity jump
• What Mike’s initial experience was like playing professionally for the Miami Marlins
• What changed about Mike’s focus and perspective on development in the minor leagues after being traded to the Yankees that allowed him to feel comfortable and find success in 2018
• How a conversation Mike had with Max Scherzer at CSP helped him figure out his slider
• How Mike has developed his student-of-the-game approach and learned to apply analytics, physics, and biomechanics to improve his game
• How Mike throws his laminar two-seam fastball and what laminar flow means for the movement of his two-seam
• How Mike has learned to manage his hypermobility and what lessons has he learned about being loose jointed
• How Mike exploits his mobility on the mound mechanically to create a unique look for hitters

You can follow Mike on Twitter at @7kinger14 and Instagram at @officialmikeking.

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