Baseball Ireland is excited to welcome two familiar names from Major League Baseball, Chris Woodward and Shawn Kelley, for a week of coaching, player development and community engagement from 22–29 November!
Woodward, currently a first base and infield coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers and former Texas Rangers manager, will join Kelley, an 11 season MLB veteran pitcher, for a series of coaching clinics, club visits and events across Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Waterford.
From working with young players and adult athletes to sharing their knowledge and experience with our volunteer coaches, this is an incredible opportunity to learn from people who have competed and coached at the highest level of the game.
And the ambition doesn’t stop there. Both are excited about helping grow baseball in Ireland and building towards a future where Ireland can compete on the world stage. As Shawn Kelley put it: “There’s zero excuse for Ireland to not be on the grand stage!” We couldn’t agree more. The future of Irish baseball starts here.
Details need to be finalised but the intention is for coaches Woodward and Kelley to conduct sessions with the Irish Baseball Academy at Strike Zone on November 22, 25 and 28th with sessions in Belfast (November 24), Cork (November 26) and Waterford (November 27).
Further details to follow.
Calling all Irish Baseball Players