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Ducey, USA Baseball Group providing opportunities for players and teams

OTTAWA- Do you want to experience the life of a professional baseball player? Do you think you have what it takes to make it to the next level? How would you like your team to benefit from professional level instructional in a professional baseball environment?

Former MLB, National Team player and recent Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Rob Ducey and the USA Baseball Group can provide all of this and more for individuals and teams looking for a baseball experience like no other.

“Our goal is to help any type of player,” said Ducey who is the Director of Baseball Operations with USA Baseball Group.  “We operate in a professional environment giving players the opportunity to experience the professional baseball life.”

USA Baseball Group operates their programs at Tiger Town in Lakeland, Florida, the Spring Training home of the Detroit Tigers with access to fields, batting cages and baseball facilities.

“Some players or teams have come in for a weekend, others have come in for two months,” explained Ducey.  “Basically, we cater to the needs of individual players and teams.”

In addition to Ducey, USA Baseball Group staffs 21-year MLB veteran Darrell Evans as the President of Baseball Operations. Evans has been working with USA Baseball Group for three years.

Ducey and Evans combine to offer over 30 years of MLB experience.

“We are on the field 6 days a week working towards reaching each players baseball goals,” said Ducey.

Other services that USA Baseball Group can offer include accommodations in a 24 hour secure environment, three meals a day and entertainment room along with baseball laundry services and Wi-Fi.

To date, many Venezuelan prospects have taken advantage of the USA Baseball Group services to land scholarships at US schools or showcase their talent to big-league scouts.  They have been successful in signing Venezuelan prospects directly to MLB contracts and to US schools in very unconventional ways, e.g. out of Venezuela, Canada or USA during their stay in one of our Academy programs,

Some of these players have benefitted from English classes that Tiger Town can make available.

Interested teams are able to utilize the same services that are available to players while in Tiger Town. If teams are interested in playing games, USA Baseball Group can assist in setting up a schedule depending on the size of the group.

Other services include setting up try-out camps for players with professional teams and/or showcase events for colleges and universities. This year USA Baseball Group will be Hosting an International U18 / U 16 Tournament / Showcase with players from Venezuela, Colombia, USA, Japan and hopefully Canada.

“Our staff has contacts with Major League Baseball organizations, Independent teams and many schools,” added Ducey. “Operationally, this is the best academy I have worked with in terms of tailoring to individual player and team needs.”

For more information on USA Baseball Group and how you can get in contact with them, please visit their website at www.usabaseballgroup.com


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