Ron Washington has seen the game change all through his eyes, from dusty infields and manufactured runs to sky-high swings and analytics-driven flash. As someone who has lived every inch of the baseball grind, he knows when something feels off. And lately, something finally does.

For Ron Washington, today is hitters are not just swinging for the fences—they are turning away from the fundamentals. In a candid chat on Baseball Is Not Boring, the veteran skipper laid it all out: too many young talents are obsessed with hitting home runs these days, even when it is not their strength. “ The only asset you have, my man, is speed… You can’t hit the ball out of the ballpark ,” Washington said, pointing out he said that trying to be something you are not can derail both development and outcomes

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