🎥 2021 Highlights 🎞 How do you combine a year’s worth of magical ⚾️ moments into 179 seconds? It’s nearly impossible, but we gave it a shot in the ‘21 highlights vid! Thank you to all for the great memories. Let’s make more in 2022! ⬇️ Full video ⬇️ youtu.be/v-YBTonUwcs

🏟️ More than a game. A connection across generations. Years after Papá shared Cardinals games with Abuelo and Abuela, Liam & Lila got to share one with them too. Different generations. Same family. Same game. New memories. ❤️⚾ #reidbaseball #beyondtheballplayer

One more memory from Perú. Some experiences stay forever. Standing together at Machu Picchu, high in Andes, alongside Grandpa Don — 90yrs young — is one. Had the opportunity to share the game along the way. This experience became much more than baseball. #beyondtheballplayer

90 years young & he jumped right in. Having the opportunity to coach alongside Grandpa Don in Peru was very special. More than 5 decades separate us, but on this day we were just two coaches sharing the space & the experience together. Grateful for this one! #beyondtheballplayer

So much more than baseball. Different backgrounds, experiences, languages. Through the game, we connected. Played, laughed, learned, built relationships, shared experiences we will always remember. The power of the great game — bringing people together. 🤝🇵🇪 #beyondtheballplayer

The session ended. The playing didn’t. Took the game from the field to the sidewalk. No field. No equipment setup. Just a ball, some kids who wanted to keep playing & a little more time together. Sometimes the best moments happen after the plan is finished. #beyondtheballplayer

⚾ 𝙒𝙝𝙤’𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡? Sometimes it doesn’t take much to keep the game going. One ball. A group of kids ready to play. And a street that became our next field. #reidbaseball #beyondtheballplayer #positivecoaching – at Chincha Baja, Peru

Watch. Track. Catch. Tennis balls + chance to try something new. Working on hand-eye coordination, tracking, reactions. Biggest thing was giving them a chance to try, learn, have fun. Keep it simple. Keep it fun. Keep them smiling. #reidbaseball #beyondtheballplayer

Create the energy. Then teach the game. “¡Listo! ¡Vamos!” 👏🏼Get them engaged. Get them communicating. Get them smiling. Then give them a chance to learn the game. Sometimes the best coaching starts with creating an environment kids simply want to be part of. #beyondtheballplayer

𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝙬𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙. Run. Jump. Balance. React. Coordinate. And do it all with a smile! For kids experiencing baseball for the first time, we started with movement, fun and learning. Then we added the baseball! #beyondtheballplayer

Sometimes the road to the field looks a little different. Ball in hand. Mototaxi. On our way to share the game with a group of kids in Peru, many experiencing ⚾️ for the first time. Opportunity to introduce the game, create some smiles & have fun. ¡Vamos! #beyondtheballplayer

🌎 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚. 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝. Different places. Different people. Same purpose. Developing the person. Developing the ballplayer. That’s what it means to coach Beyond the Ballplayer. #reidbaseball #beyondtheballplayer #positivecoaching

Memories last. We’ll bring home a few keepsakes. But the greatest souvenirs can’t be packed in a suitcase. They were found between the lines. In the friendships. Shared experiences. The lessons. The memories we created together. Those memories truly go Beyond the Ballplayer. – at Hwaseongsi, Republic of Korea

All in. All win. When every person commits to something bigger than themselves, everybody wins. Not just in the game. But in how we learn, grow & support others. That’s how we continue elevating ourselves & one another. #reidbaseball #beyondtheballplayer #positivecoaching

⚾️ 𝙏𝙤𝙥 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨. Being a great teammate isn’t measured by what you do when it’s your turn. You can make your team better from wherever you are. That’s how we continue elevating ourselves & one another. #reidbaseball #beyondtheballplayer #positivecoaching – at Hwaseongsi, Republic of Korea

The strongest teams chose each other. A team isn’t built in 1 game. It’s built in moments between them. Bus rides. Practices. Conversations. Shared experiences. Day after day, this group chose each other. Together, they were committed to elevating themselves & one another.

⚾️ 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝. The pre-game huddle and chant didn’t make us a team. They reminded us we already were. Play ball! #reidbaseball #beyondtheballplayer #positivecoaching – at Hwaseongsi, Republic of Korea

One Pitch At A Time. Two simple signs from young Korean baseball fans. Play Your Game. One Pitch At A Time. Those words reflect exactly how we strive to approach the game — be present and be yourself. The game may be global, but its values are universal. #BeyondTheBallplayer – at Hwaseongsi, Republic of Korea

🧠 The best coaches — and the best leaders — never stop being students. South Korea’s head coach congratulated us after our first win. After they won the championship, we had the opportunity to return the congratulations. Leadership. Character. Connection. #BeyondTheBallplayer – at Hwaseongsi, Republic of Korea

🏆 We saw it up close. South Korea punched its ticket to Williamsport. Earlier in the tournament, our ballplayers shared the field with this group—and witnessed a flawless performance. There is value in experiencing the standard up close. #ReidBaseball #BeyondTheBallplayer – at Hwaseongsi, Republic of Korea

❤️ It takes a community. Ballplayers. Coaches. Parents. Families. Supporters. Different roles. One community. No team makes a journey like this alone. This experience belonged to all of us. 💚🇸🇦 #ReidBaseball #BeyondTheBallplayer #PositiveCoaching