Baseball Cutoff / Relay Fundamentals & Footwork // Proper Mechanics for Cutoff Players

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When you break down the game of baseball to its simplest form, the overall job of the offense is to hit the ball the furthest distance they can from home plate.
The overall job of the defense is to get the ball back to infield as quickly as possible, so the offense stops running.
But what happens if the outfielders get to the ball, and they can’t throw it all the way to the infield? That’s where the cutoff player comes in. The cutoff player is an essential part of the game, but the details of how to properly cut the ball off is often overlooked.
When you're a cutoff player, the difference between the baserunner being out or safe comes down to how you set up for the throw, and how you receive the throw and the footwork you use.
Today’s bullpen bulletin is all about how to properly cut the ball off. We’ll answer a few basic cutoff questions and review the fundamentals and footwork, so you can make sure you get the ball to where it needs to be as fast as possible.
3 Parts:
1) What & Who is a Cutoff Player?
2) The Proper Set-Up
3) The Catch & Throw
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[@buildingbetterbaseball]

Let me know one thing you learned today about being an effective cutoff player, did everything make sense? I'd love to hear from you!

[@RyanPHill77]

This is excellent. Thanks for breaking down the details with thorough explanations! I especially like the glove hand on the destination side.

[@buildingbetterbaseball]

@@RyanPHill77 Thank you for the feedback Ryan, much appreciated. I’m glad you found it helpful!

[@rslwannabe9475]

Im playing second base cause of a previous ucl injury so yeaaaa

[@buildingbetterbaseball]

Very nice - hopefully this video started you on the right track!

[@rslwannabe9475]

@@buildingbetterbaseball turns out im gonna be at third and the outfield throwing the ball 20mph in cause im working my arm backup lol

[@buildingbetterbaseball]

@@rslwannabe9475 you're going to be great, best of luck!

[@rslwannabe9475]

@@buildingbetterbaseball Thanks