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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most people are right that the answer is to do multi-sport for as long as possible.

Unless its baseball.  Then, honestly, around 12, the best players, and the ones that make varsity, are the ones that specialized.  But truthfully, that's bc much of baseball is skill based, not necessarily athleticism.

But for the other sports, cross-train.  3 sports a year for as long as possible.

And hopefully one of them is either wrestling or swim.  Bc that sets you up to be the fittest on the "other teams" in spring/fall[/quote]

No, not unless it is baseball. Lots of great baseball varsity players play multiple sports. [/quote]

There is no one answer.  Kids in the DR do nothing but play baseball and they have the highest per capita representation in the MLB.

Regardless of Trevor Bauer’s personal issues, he readily admits he is a terrible general athlete and would never have played in college and the MLB without devoting his efforts to pitching.

It’s rare that someone is a multi sport athlete that isn’t just a top athlete in general.  That said, both Brock Purdy and Patrick Mahomes eventually gave up baseball around 16 to focus on football.

You don’t see a HS kid that is a superstar in one sport and just meh in another and continues with both.[/quote]

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