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On a warm summer night at Dodger Stadium, July 2, 2025, Clayton Kershaw carved his name into yet another corner of baseball history. With a perfectly spotted slider that froze White Sox infielder Vinny Capra for a called third strike, Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to record 3,000 career strikeouts.
One of the biggest myths high school players carry into college is that the game will eventually “slow down” once they get comfortable. They think if they train harder, study more, or get enough at-bats, the chaos will settle and the pace will mellow.
It won’t.
So systems respond with uniformity. Everyone trains the same. Everyone gets the same message. Deviate from the path, and you’re labeled, benched, or filtered out.
That approach feels strong — until the game actually starts. Then the variance hits. Growth loops. Roles shift. Belief rises and falls. Players surge, stall, and struggle — just like they always have.
