Local professional ball player coaches young athletes at baseball clinic

Bonnie Marrocco News10NBC

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Dick’s Sporting Goods hosted sports clinics on Sunday with Fairport native, and professional baseball player, Greg Cullen. Cullen and DSG coaches rotated participants through a hitting clinic, defensive clinic, and a pitching clinic. There was even a clinic for parents where they learned about pitching and the associated injuries, ways to decrease injury risk, and services available to monitor, detect risk factors and improve performance.

This was a free event for ScoreCard members.

Cullen is currently the 2nd baseman with Baltimore Orioles Minor League Team, Bowie Baysox, he also has played with the AAA team Norfolk Tides. He was drafted in 2018 by the Atlanta Braves. On his off-season, he coaches up and coming young players at Diamond Pro.

Dick's Sporting Goods hosted sports clinics on Sunday with Fairport native, and professional baseball player, Greg Cullen. Cullen and DSG coaches rotated participants through a hitting clinic, defensive clinic, and a pitching clinic. There was even a clinic for parents where they learned about pitching and the associated injuries, ways to decrease injury risk, and services available to monitor, detect risk factors and improve performance.