I interviewed A’s bullpen catcher Marcus Jensen on Friday, March 21st specifically to ask him about preventing wild pitches, something Shea Langeliers in particular struggled with in 2024. Jensen, who logged 145 games as a catcher from 1996-2002, does the “ball blocking” drills and works with the catchers extensively, and is the “resident expert” in this area...
Nico: So I want to talk about the art of blocking balls in the dirt and the primary catcher is Shea Langeliers. So one of the things that one can observe has been a struggle has been moving laterally and not stabbing at the ball backhand.