COLUMBIA, MD. (WBFF) — Only 10 players in Major League Baseball history played more seasons than Rick Dempsey.
He credits his longevity — landing on the injured list only twice during his 24-year career — to his work in the offseason, and he’s hoping to pass on that knowledge to the next generation.
Dempsey has revamped his baseball training facility in Columbia, splitting off from The Baseball Warehouse to go off on his own. The facility, called Rick Dempsey Sports, is still located at 9515 Gerwig Lane in Columbia, offering private lessons, practice sessions for teams and clinics for youth ballplayers.
“The game of baseball has changed,” Dempsey said. “I think it’s so much better to get these young kids oriented and doing the right things, spending the time conditioning themselves before baseball season starts. I think I probably know as good as anybody how to condition kids to play baseball for a long time and make their careers last.”
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