For about an hour, father would throw son batting practice. Instead, he crafted his trademark, line-drive, opposite-field approach through simpler methods — starting with the near-daily batting practice sessions with his dad. Every time they went to the field, Fred would throw Freeman three buckets' worth of balls. "Wow," Fred thought, the seeds of his own future batting practice drills taking root. It's the way his dad first encouraged him to swing in their daily batting practice sessions.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 22, 2023 10:01 UTC