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Cranston West Southpaw, Professional Baseball Player, Coach Joe Nicolace Available For Lessons

Posted on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 by The Baseball Storyteller

I received an email yesterday from Cranston West High School standout, professional baseball player, now Stonehill College Pitching Coach Joe Nicolace. Joe emailed me to Continue Reading

Rhode Island Hitting Coaches Available For Instruction This Off Season

Posted on January 7, 2022February 1, 2023 by The Baseball Storyteller

I received an email this past week from a parent looking to explore some options for a hitting coach/consultant for his two AAU sons. I Continue Reading

Rhode Island’s Kayla Baptista Shows The RIBBE How To Hit A Baseball Traveling 90 MPH

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 by The Baseball Storyteller

A few years ago, as I was just about to post something on my Twitter account, I saw a notification that I had been “tagged” Continue Reading

Positive Coaching Alliance To Host Coaching Workshop on Zoom This April

Posted on April 16, 2021April 17, 2021 by The Baseball Storyteller

Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is a national sports mentoring and coaching advisory organization whose goal is to “be a catalyst for a positive youth sports Continue Reading

Play The Ball, Don’t Let the Ball Play You!!!

Posted on September 5, 2018 by The Baseball Storyteller

One of the most popular phrases a baseball coach will yell out during a game to a fielder is “Hey, play the ball. Don’t let Continue Reading

Your Dad, the Magician
May 21, 2026
Ahead of his final Roland Garros, Elina Svitolina pens a tribute to Gaël Monfils for their daughter, Skaï: “Gaël Monfils, he meant so much to tennis … but also something so much deeper than tennis.”
Dear Villa
May 19, 2026
Ahead of the Europa League final, defender Ezri Konsa penned a letter to Aston Villa fans: “Nothing would mean more to me than to win this trophy. This club means everything to me.”
The Full Story Behind Why I Stepped Away from the NFL
May 13, 2026
Jaire Alexander opens up about his mental health and his decision to step away from the NFL: “Deciding to step away from the game was one of the toughest things I’ve ever had to do. But I absolutely did have to do it.”
Born Crazy
April 29, 2026
Valtteri Bottas was going absolutely crazy with no F1 for the last month. So he wrote about …. everything: “My whole identity was the car.”
What’s Up, Jordyn
April 24, 2026
After Jordyn Tyson was drafted by the New Orleans Saints, his brother, Cleveland Cavaliers SF Jaylon Tyson, left him a sweet voicemail: “You inspire me every day, not only as an athlete, but as a human being.”