READING, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — When these aspiring ball players step up to the plate, they can do so with a real big leaguer in their corner.<\/p>\n
“EL1” is a national organization with a home base out in Reading, PA.<\/p>\n
There, future stars are being trained by former MLB Players, such as Rich DeLucia from the Seattle Mariners.<\/p>\n
“I went to Wyomissing High School. I graduated in 1982, got drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 1986. Got to the big leagues with Seattle in 1990…All that that I learned in the big leagues, they learn here,” said DeLucia.<\/p>\n
“My hope is each one of them gets what they want out of baseball. There’s so many lessons to be learned. It’s a team game, work ethic and working hard. You can learn so much,” he continued.<\/p>\n
For the kids who are a part of their program, they think it’s a big hit.<\/p>\n
“They’ve helped me so much and I can’t thank them enough for it…I believe that they have the tools and they have the mindset to get anyone in the world a better baseball player,” said Greyson Bell from Douglassville, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
For more information, check out the video above.<\/p>\n