Season 4 Episode 4 is out with Matt Rienzi. Matt is currently an assistant coach at St. Joseph College- Brooklyn, assistant coach for the Ocean State Waves (NECBL), and a sidearm pitcher for the Polish National Team.
Matt goes into detail about St. Joseph’s pitching program style including:
Preseason and off-season development process
Matt’s style of coaching
Evaluation of a pitcher at a smaller school (does this include technology and the overall process)
His coach to player interaction on the field
Matt has an interesting playing background including playing for the Polish national team and transitioning to a sidearm pitcher.
Some key points that we talked about include:
Transitioning to a side arm pitcher
Europe baseball growth
Leagues that are very competitive in Europe
Overall culture of baseball in Europe
As most know, I really like to see how an overall person thinks and their knowledge of the game. Matt and I go in-depth about the state of baseball in 2022 and some pressing topics over the 2022 MLB offseason:
Matt was a great conversation and I am really looking forward to his bright future in coaching. Please join me in listening to Matt and “Always Remember Be Yourself”