Baseball is hard. That might be the understatement of all understatements. At its core, baseball is fundamentally a game of failure. And when you are driven to be the best you can be, set high standards for yourself and demand excellence, that failure can take a toll mentally. You can be told a million times to “focus on the next pitch” or “flush it”, but there’s no denying that failure affects us all to a degree. Learning to manage failure is a skill, a skill that even professional athletes struggle with and take years to “master”. Bottom line … Mental Health is REAL. For players. For coaches. For everyone. May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. Check on your teammates. They may need you more than you know. ❤️💚🎗️