Moving up (1)

The outfield training was more or less what he was used to, though the training was light. Fly balls, grounders and the like before throwing back into the infield.

The first thing Ken noticed was that everyone on the team was good. The atmosphere was different, even though it was only a light training session.

'So this is how professionals train…' Ken thought, his mind adjusting. He had yet to shift his perspective from that of a college player. Everyone here was fighting for a spot to move up to the big leagues, of course they would not slack off.

However, this did not intimidate Ken. If anything, it only fueled the fire within him.

"Let's head over to the batting cages." One of the assistant coaches directed. The outfielders complied, making their way over to the plate. There were 8 players, and each needed to hit around 20 balls.