Backyard Sports Academy isn’t far from Turlock, just a 10 minute drive from the Northern California city’s downtown. But, the facility’s baseball diamond couldn’t feel more remote.
The field is nestled into a sprawling orchard of almond trees, the outfield modest in size eno. . .
What the younger Soderstrom can learn on his phone only compounds what the elder taught him about the game’s intangibles. On June 11, the Soderstroms became the 10th father-son duo to be drafted in the MLB Draft’s first round.