Hot Stove Podcast

This 1 hour event was a FREE Zoom call with Parents and Coaches talking about Youth Development and what Hot Corner believes as the cornerstones of that development!   Enjoy!

Hot Corner Athletics Podcast S1E9 with one of my former coaches and a great friend of mine, Frank Jagoda. Jags has coached at almost every level of baseball from Community College to Division one and now into Professional Baseball. Jags was the Rehab Coordinator for the Minnesota Twins, U18 Director for Team USA and is now in Player Development with the Tampa Bay Rays. Jags was on the coaching staff at Canisius College in 2013 when we won the MAAC Championship for the 1st time in Program History and has been a great mentor throughout the years with coaching. In this podcast, we discuss our memories together and how we were able to change the program that we were in, but also how we were able to develop relationships along the way and how those relationships have helped guide us through our profession. We have had some amazing times together and we believe that this podcast provides all the value to people who want to learn more about the game and what the real meaning is behind playing sports. 

This is an amazing Podcast with a former player of mine and someone I call a good friend. Owen Diodati has had accolades that many of us can only imagine and it's all a testament to his hard work and dedication on making it where he wants in life and through the game of baseball. We discuss his upbringing as an athlete and how he was able to get where he is today. Elite people do ELITE things 100% of the time and we are so thankful that Owen took the time to jump on here and discuss his path!

This is Season 1, Episode 7 of the Hot Corner Athletics Podcast. We welcome Charlie Mack, 2018 MLB Draft pick by the Minnesota Twins. In this Podcast, Charlie and I discuss his upbringing and love for the game of baseball, as well as the National Level Travel Baseball that he played in and how he was able to get himself prepared for Professional Baseball. Charlie was fortunate enough to play in the East Coast Pro, High School Rivalry Game and Area Code Games in High School, which has set him up for the path that he is on now. Charlie was named the 2018 New York State Gatorade Player of the Year and won the Rawlings Gold Award in 2018.

This is an awesome Podcast that can help teach athletes the different pitches and the thoughts and ideas behind throwing different pitches and pitch types. Rohn Pierce is a local Western New York athlete that went to Canisius College. He was drafted in the 2014 MLB Draft in the 19th Round by the Seattle Mariners and pitched for a couple seasons in their organization.

Rohn talks with us about gripping different pitches and how he has developed himself into the pitcher that he was, while teaching Willy Jackman, High School pitcher, on how to grip his pitches and what to do.

For the viewers, this will also be uploaded to YouTube!

This podcast brings a very special guest: Matt Cross, Oakland A's Catching Prospect. Matt is a trainer at Hot Corner in the offseason and does a great job developing and working with all of our athletes to improve their skills as hitters and catchers.   

During our discussion, we talk about Matt's path from Youth Baseball to Junior College to Professional Baseball. We also touch on the intensity of pro baseball and what keeps Matt engaged and enjoying the process and his ride. Lastly, we briefly discuss the different catching styles in pro baseball and how he trains all of our athletes in the offseason.   

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In this Podcast, we have Special Guest, Casey Gruarin. Casey played on some really competitive teams during his playing days and we want to talk about WHY they were competitive and why he chose certain schools. 

A lot of people choose travel teams and colleges based on prestige instead of finding the right fit for them! We can all learn from Casey's experiences and how the Team First mentality helped him solidify a spot on every team and how he was able to help each team compete!

Please listen to the whole podcast and let us know what you think!!

This is our 3rd Podcast and in this session, we discuss all things Hitting. We talk through Hitting Approach, Mechanics, our Hitting Philosophy and some of the other things that we are working on. Featured in this Episode is Nick Bernick, our current National Camp Director and former Instructor at Hot Corner.

This Episode features Sam Cumbo, the Director of Performance at Hot Corner Performance Center. Sam talks about WHY he is in this realm and what brought him here.