How To Turn A Double Play Video

One of baseball's most exciting plays! Learn how to turn a double play from a professional in this baseball video.

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Help pitcher
Give good feed to second baseman
Push off of back foot when throwing to first

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Jimmy Goethals is a Triple A baseball catcher.

One of the greatest plays in baseball is turning a double play. It can get one of your pitchers out of a jam and it creates a lot of momentum for your team to go get some offense. The key to a double play is making sure that whoever starts it, whether the second base man, shortstop, third base, first base, in my case, it's the shortstop, I want to make sure I get the ball first. You see, a lot of times, guys lift their head trying to do something before they get that ball. Get the ball, have the momentum going towards the second basemen, making sure you'll give them a good feed so he can clear himself, land on his back foot, and give a good strong throw to the first basemen because you have to get two guys out in one play. So you got to be quick. Any type of slip up and you're probably not going to get that out. [demonstration] Textbook double play right there. I was behind the ball, I gave him a good feed, our second basemen came through, touch the bag, landed on his back foot, and cleared himself making sure that that runner doesn't slide into him, pushing off that back foot to turn a good double play.

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